(FAQ) Difference Between Demurrage and Detention

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Demurrage and Detention are 2 crucial things seafarers face at ports on a regular basis yet most of them aren’t that much aware of the difference between them and often get tangled in legal issues. To remedy that Green Worldwide has done a thorough article explaining the terms. 

Let’s look at Demurrage and Detention today.

Differentiating One from Another

Demurrage is charged while the container is still at the port. Detention is outside the port no matter full or empty.

To give you an example,...

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