United States - Demurrage & Detention Updates – Effective April 1, 2023

(Florham Park, NJ)…This advisory serves as notification that effective April 1, 2023, we are making the following key updates to our Demurrage & Detention program for United States cargo:

1. These changes clarify that Hamburg Süd will only assess import demurrage, import detention, and export detention charges with respect to United States shipments only on days when the pickup or return location for equipment is open for the pick-up or return of equipment and cargo. These updates will streamline and simplify our approach to demurrage and detention and provide greater transparency to customers.
2. For the purposes of calculating free time, we will consider Monday through Saturday as working days provided the pickup or return location is open. We encourage you to review the operating schedules of the pickup and return locations you use.
3. In reviewing the impact of inflation on landside costs and in order to continue to incentivize cargo and equipment flow during terminal operating periods, demurrage and detention charges will have provided for a modest (average six percent (6%)) increase in our rates as per the levels attached to this advisory.

United States Import Demurrage Charges April 1, 2023

United States Import/Export Detention Charges April 1, 2023

Please contact your Hamburg Süd representative with any questions that you may have.

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