Freight & logistics
Freight Demurrage Exposure
When a container sits at the port too long, the fees add up fast. This tool shows you what those late days really cost — for one box, for a month, and for a whole year.
Two fees stack up: demurrage for a container that stays in the yard past its free days, and detention for holding the box after you take it out. The longer the wait, the higher the daily rate climbs. Put in your numbers and see the total.
Your exposure
Per container
$1,300
Per month
$13,000
Per year
$156,000
That is $700 in demurrage plus $600 in detention on every container, at 150 dollars a day for detention.
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Ship positions via AISStream. Each of these ships is carrying containers that start racking up charges the moment they sit too long. Open the full ship tracker.
The rates we use
Demurrage rates climb the longer a container waits. Here is the daily rate per 40-foot dry container at each port, in three steps.
| Port | Days 1–5 | Days 6–10 | Days 11+ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles / Long Beach | $175/day | $350/day | $700/day | View source |
| New York / New Jersey | $150/day | $300/day | $500/day | View source |
| Savannah | $140/day | $280/day | $450/day | View source |
| Houston | $135/day | $275/day | $450/day | View source |
| Other U.S. port | $150/day | $300/day | $500/day | View source |
| Detention (all ports) | $150/day flat | View source | ||
These rates are 2025-2026 published-tariff midpoints for a standard 40-foot dry container. Your real bill depends on the carrier, the terminal, and the container type — refrigerated (reefer) containers run higher. This tool gives you a defensible ballpark, not a quote. Under the FMC 2024 Final Rule on demurrage and detention billing, an invoice issued more than 30 days late, or missing required content, may be unenforceable — so late or incomplete charges are worth disputing.
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