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Demurrage & Detention Free Time and Charges
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All Surcharge and Fees shown are maximum rates and valid until further notice (unless specified).

 

*Demurrage & Detention Free Time and Charges for all Trades except Trans-Pacific Trade. Please refer to Rule Tariff for details of United States related Services. http://moc.oocl.com/wls_prs_rp/public/ruleTariff/OOLL-100/E-40-14/display/today

Definition of Key Terms
​Free Time​“Free Time” is the period that the Carrier offers as free of charge for Demurrage, Detention and/or Demurrage & Detention (DD2in1), if applicable.
​Storage​“Storage'' charge for utilizing the port, terminal or depot facilities beyond free time, incurred in relation to both Containers supplied by the Carrier and by the Merchant.
Detention​Charge payable when the Merchant holds Carrier's container outside the port, terminal or depot beyond free time.
​Demurrage​Charge payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container inside the terminal, port or depot beyond free time.
​Demurrage & Detention (DD2in1)​Charge payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container beyond free time for the combined period of inside and outside the terminal, port or depot.
​Tariff Applicable ​​For Import Shipments, DD2in1 shall commence at 00:00am on the first calendar day after vessel complete discharge and expires at 23:59pm on the day empty container returned to carrier's designated facility.
​For Export Shipments, DD2in1 shall commence at 00:00am on the same day as empty gate out and end at 23:59pm on the same day of cargo cut off​.


 

Import Tariff (DD2in1)

​Cargo/Equipment Type​Free Time​Tier​20'​40'
Dry 8 days1 - 3 days​KWD 6​KWD 12
4 - 7 days​​KWD 12KWD 24​​
8 - 12 days​​​KWD 24​KWD 48
​thereafterKWD 36KWD 72
Special​ ​8 days ​1 - 5 days​KWD 10​KWD 40
​6 - 10 days​​KWD 20​KWD 80​​​
​11 - 15 days​​​​KWD 40​KWD 160​
​thereafter​KWD 60KWD 240
Reefer​ ​4 days ​1 - 4 days​KWD 20​KWD 40
​5 - 9 days​​​​KWD 40​KWD 80
10 - 14 days​​​KWD 60​KWD 120​
​thereafter​​KWD 80​KWD 160
Non-Operating Reefer (NOR)​​ ​8 days​ ​1 - 4 days​​KWD 20​KWD 40
5 - 9 days​​​​KWD 40​​KWD 80​
10 - 14 days​​​KWD 60KWD 120​
​thereafter​​​​KWD 80​​​KWD 160​

 

Export Tariff (DD2in1)

​Cargo/Equipment Type​Free Time​Tier​20'​40'
Dry 
8 days1 - 5 days​KWD 5​KWD 10
​6 - 10 days​​KWD 10KWD 20​​
​11 - 15 days​​​KWD 20​KWD 40
​thereafterKWD 30KWD 60
Special​ ​8 days ​1 - 5 days​KWD 6KWD 12
​6 - 10 days​​KWD 12KWD 24​​
​11 - 15 days​​​KWD 24​KWD 36
​thereafter​KWD 36KWD 72
Reefer​ ​4 days ​1 - 4 days​KWD 20​​KWD 40
​5 - 9 days​​​​​KWD 40​KWD 80​​​
10 - 14 days​​​​KWD 60​KWD 120
​thereafter​​KWD 80​KWD 160
Non-Operating Reefer (NOR)​ ​8 days​ ​1 - 4 days​​KWD 20​KWD 40
5 - 9 days​​​​KWD 40​​KWD 80​
10 - 14 days​​​KWD 60KWD 120​
​thereafter​​​​KWD 80​​​KWD 160​

 

Notes:

  • Unless otherwise specified, port storage and reefer monitoring for cargo in Kuwait will be assessed per local terminal tariff.