Practical operating detail for forwarders, BCOs and NVOCC desks.
Demurrage is charged while a full container sits in the terminal; detention while the carrier's box is out of it. Here is how each clock runs and what shortens the bill.
A full container costs a flat rate; a shared one costs by the cubic metre. Where the two lines cross, and what else changes when cargo is consolidated.
Air freight is billed on the greater of actual and volumetric weight. The formula, the 1:6000 divisor, worked examples, and how packing changes the bill.
Internal dimensions, cubic capacity and pallet counts for the standard dry containers, plus the weight limits that decide how much you can really load.