Maersk free time at Hamburg
DEHAM · Germany. Customs inspection dwell at the Zollamt is regularly billed as demurrage although the merchant did not cause it.
Maersk · Hamburg · 40' dry (GP) · import
- Demurrage clock starts
- Discharge of the container from the vessel (some filings start the following day).
- Detention clock starts
- Gate-out of the loaded container from the terminal.
- Weekend & holiday policy
- Calendar days; German filings often start the clock the day after discharge.
Escalation after free time
| Band | Chargeable days | Relative daily rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 1–7 | 1× |
| Tier 2 | 8–14 | 2× |
| Tier 3+ | 15+ | 3× |
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
- Merged "D&D" lines hide which clock produced the charge — always demand the split before paying.
- Customs inspection dwell at the Zollamt is regularly billed as demurrage although the merchant did not cause it.
- This lane is commonly billed as one merged D&D clock. Two separate free periods do not apply — count one continuous window from discharge to empty return.
Derived from the carrier’s published tariff structure plus the prevailing local norm for this port. Your service contract overrides it. Maersk Local Information — D&D lookup
Know the exact date, not just the free days
Enter your discharge date for Maersk at Hamburg and get the dated last free day plus per-day exposure — and a free email reminder three days out, one day out and the day it expires.
Last Free Day calculator