How to take action against carriers for delays, blanked sailings and D&D overcharges

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If you are facing unprecedented delays in shipping and route cancellations that are compounded by the inability to get your containers out of the port, with huge charges for demurrage and detention adding insult to injury, you are not alone.

I have seen numerous articles talking about these issues, but none advising on practical steps to take. Here is that long overdue article.

Let’s take these issues one by one:

Delays

If delays cause damage to the product because it goes bad or ...