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OCEAN EXPORTS TIMELINE

Earliest Date the

SLine will release

a container for

pickup

Some lines do not have an

earliest pickup date. You need

to decide how early you want

to pickup to avoid Per Diem

charges (explained later)

Last Date for SLine

to receive Bill of

Lading from us

Last Date to

deliver Container

to port

Earliest Date the

Port will accept

containers for the

intended vessel

Some ports will accept the container if

returned before the ERD.

However, demurrage/storage could apply at

the port in this case (explained later)

It can be on the same

date as the Port Cutoff

for some lines.

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OCEAN EXPORTS TIMELINE WITH RAMP

Earliest Date the

SLine will release

a container for

pickup

Some lines do not have an

earliest pickup date. You need

to decide how early you want

to pickup to avoid Per Diem

charges (explained later)

Last Date for

SLine to receive

Bill of Lading

from us

Last Date for the

rail to arrive to

port and deliver

for vessel

Earliest Date the

rail will accept

containers for the

intended vessel

Last Date to

return the

container to the

ramp

Some rails will accept the container if

returned before the ERD.

However, demurrage/storage could

apply at the port in this case

(explained later)

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TIMELINE PROCESS FOR OCEAN EXPORTS

Container inside Port

Generally, to avoid demurrage you only need to return on or after the Earliest Receiving Date (ERD)

Some lines don’t accept the container before the ERD

If booking is rolled with container inside the port, demurrage will most likely apply for next vessel

Some lines count the day of return as part of the free days

Demurrage/Storage is paid to the Shipping Line

All this also applies at Destination!

* Some lines bill Demurrage/Storage until Port Cutoff , not Sailing

Unit returned

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DEMURRAGE/STORAGE CHARGES

Free time with

unit in port

Demurrage/storage

charges until sailing*

Paid to

SLine

Container inside Port

Generally, to avoid per diem you need to return the container to the

port before the free days are over.

Make sure demurrage will not apply if you return it too early!

Some lines start counting the number of days from day of pickup

Per Diem is paid to the Trucker (the terminal bills the trucker)

All this also applies at Destination!

Per Diem

Charges until

returned

Free time

with unit

out of port

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PER DIEM CHARGES

Unit returned

to port

Unit picked

up at port

Paid to

Trucker

Container out of Port

Container out of Port

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Unit returned

to port

Unit picked

up at port

Per Diem

Charges until

returned

Free time

with unit

out of port

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PER DIEM AND DEMURRAGE CHARGES

COMBINED

Demurrage/storage

charges until sailing

Free time with

unit in port

Container out of Port Container inside Port

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Generally, to avoid per diem you need to return the container to the

ramp before the free days are over.

Some lines start counting the number of days from day of pickup

Generally, the rails depart every day so storage often does not apply at

ramp terminals. However, they could apply at the port

To avoid demurrage, always return after ERD date

If the container was returned after ERD but the rail arrives too early to

the port, demurrage could apply. However this is generally absorbed

by the line depending on the situation

If it was returned before ERD (and the rail accepted it) but it arrives to

the port too early, demurrage could apply and we are responsible for it

Per Diem

Charges until

returned

Free time

with unit

out of ramp

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PER DIEM/DEMURRAGE CHARGES

AT RAMPS

Unit returned

to ramp

Unit picked

up at ramp

Paid to

Trucker

Container out of Ramp

Rail arrives

to Port