Hapag-Lloyd free time at New York / New Jersey
USNYC · United States. Port Authority terminal storage is separate from carrier demurrage — check you are not paying both for the same day.
Hapag-Lloyd · New York / New Jersey · 40' dry (GP) · import
- Demurrage clock starts
- Discharge date, counted from the day after in most filings.
- Detention clock starts
- Gate-out; ends on empty return to a nominated depot.
- Weekend & holiday policy
- Calendar days; terminal-side free time and carrier demurrage run on different schedules and are often double-billed.
Escalation after free time
| Band | Chargeable days | Relative daily rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 1–5 | 1× |
| Tier 2 | 6–10 | 1.8× |
| 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
- Hapag files demurrage and detention as strictly separate clocks — a combined line on the invoice is itself a red flag.
- Port Authority terminal storage is separate from carrier demurrage — check you are not paying both for the same day.
- 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. Hapag-Lloyd demurrage & detention tariff
Know the exact date, not just the free days
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