How many free days does MSC give at Le Havre?

MSC commonly bills one merged demurrage & detention clock at Le Havre, with roughly 7 free days on a 40' dry import container. The filed figure for your date of discharge governs.

Do weekends count against free time at Le Havre?

Calendar days; industrial action days are frequently creditable on request.

What makes MSC charges at Le Havre disputable?

Detention stops at the nominated depot only. A refused return still stops the clock if you keep the rejection note. Strike days at French terminals are carrier-side in most filings — always claim them.

Free-Time Matrix/MSC

MSC free time at Le Havre

FRLEH · France. Strike days at French terminals are carrier-side in most filings — always claim them.

Carrier

Port of discharge

Container type

Direction

MSC · Le Havre · 40' dry (GP) · import

Typical filing

Combined D&D free days

One continuous clock

Day counting

Calendar days

Weekends included

Demurrage clock starts: Vessel discharge.
Detention clock starts: Gate-out; stops only on return to a nominated depot.
Weekend & holiday policy: Calendar days; industrial action days are frequently creditable on request.

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.

Last free day calculator

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

Before you quote — watch for

Detention stops at the nominated depot only. A refused return still stops the clock if you keep the rejection note.
Strike days at French terminals are carrier-side in most filings — always claim them.
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. MSC local demurrage & detention tariffs

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Know the exact date, not just the free days

Enter your discharge date for MSC at Le Havre 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