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CMA CGM free time by port

Import free days on a 40′ dry container across the ports we track, plus where each clock starts. APL and ANL bills of lading are filed separately — a group-brand booking rated on the CMA CGM schedule is mis-rated.

PortDemurrage freeDetention freeDays countedClock
Los Angeles / Long BeachUSLAX4 days4 daysCalendarSeparate
New York / New JerseyUSNYC4 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
SavannahUSSAV5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
HoustonUSHOU5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
Seattle / TacomaUSSEA5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
NorfolkUSORF5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
CharlestonUSCHS5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
VancouverCAVAN5 days5 daysWorkingSeparate
MontrealCAMTR6 days5 daysWorkingSeparate
RotterdamNLRTM6 days6 daysCalendarMerged (7)
Antwerp-BrugesBEANR6 days6 daysCalendarMerged (7)
HamburgDEHAM6 days5 daysCalendarMerged (7)
ValenciaESVLC7 days6 daysCalendarMerged (8)
Le HavreFRLEH6 days5 daysCalendarMerged (7)
PiraeusGRPIR6 days5 daysCalendarMerged (7)
FelixstoweGBFXT5 days5 daysCalendarMerged (6)
ShanghaiCNSHA5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
Ningbo-ZhoushanCNNGB5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
ShenzhenCNSZX5 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
SingaporeSGSIN6 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
BusanKRPUS6 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
Port KlangMYPKG6 days5 daysCalendarSeparate
Jebel AliAEJEA6 days6 daysCalendarSeparate
CallaoPECLL5 days4 daysCalendarMerged (6)
SantosBRSSZ5 days4 daysCalendarMerged (6)
Manzanillo (MX)MXZLO5 days4 daysCalendarMerged (6)
CartagenaCOCTG5 days4 daysCalendarMerged (6)
Lagos — ApapaNGAPP3 days3 daysCalendarSeparate
Lagos — Tin Can IslandNGTIN3 days3 daysCalendarSeparate
OnneNGONN4 days3 daysCalendarSeparate

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CMA CGM · Los Angeles / Long Beach · 40' dry (GP) · import

Typical filing
Demurrage free days
4
Box inside the terminal
Detention free days
4
Equipment outside the terminal
Day counting
Calendar days
Weekends included
Demurrage clock starts
Discharge; combined tariffs run one clock from discharge to empty return.
Detention clock starts
Gate-out of the loaded container.
Weekend & holiday policy
Calendar days including weekends; most filings exclude the day of discharge itself.

Escalation after free time

BandChargeable daysRelative daily rate
Tier 11–51×
Tier 26–101.8×
Tier 3+11+2.6×

Bands are relative multipliers of the first chargeable day, not dollar rates — per-diem amounts are contract- and lane-specific. Use the carrier lookup below for the filed figure.

Enter the discharge / availability date and we count the free period the way this port counts it.

Before you quote — watch for

  • APL and ANL bills of lading are filed separately — a group-brand booking rated on the CMA CGM schedule is mis-rated.
  • Appointment scarcity is the top reversal ground here: days when no dual-transaction slot existed are not merchant-caused under the FMC rule.
  • US import: the FMC rule (46 CFR 541) requires the charge to serve an incentive purpose and the invoice to carry 13 specific elements. A defective invoice eliminates the obligation to pay.

Derived from the carrier’s published tariff structure plus the prevailing local norm for this port. Your service contract overrides it. CMA CGM local agency D&D finder Group brands filed separately: APL, ANL, Containerships.

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