News / Shipper anger and confusion as 'opaque' global D&D charges double

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A doubling of detention and demurrage charges (D&D) during the pandemic has resulted in complaints across the US, Europe and Asia.

Some shippers claim they have been charged thousands of dollars, without really knowing why.

Contentious additional charges imposed by shipping lines are nothing new, but online ...

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  • Andy Lane

    July 03, 2021 at 3:28 am

    More spurious “claims” from GSF. Did the “arrival notices” suddenly stop? Just about every carrier offers some form of track & trace, based on actual interchanges. What extra value would IoT add if the actual interchanges are not being used to control dwell? D&D is up 100% because dwell is up 100% – it’s not rocket science hardly! This is more about shipper competency and understanding their vendors products than anything else.

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