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Port of Felixstowe Demurrage Calculator

Estimate import container demurrage at the Port of Felixstowe (UK) with editable free time and tariff tiers.

Tariff tiers (editable โ€” paste your carrier's rates)
Tier 1days @ยฃ/day
Tier 2days @ยฃ/day
Tier 3days @ยฃ/day

Set a tier's days to 0 to mean โ€œall remaining daysโ€.

Example tariff shaped for Felixstowe import flows โ€” replace with your carrier's published UK tariff or service-contract terms for exact figures.

ยฃ885
total for 1 container ยท 7 chargeable days
Free time used5 of 5 days
Tier 1 (3d @ ยฃ95/day)3d โ†’ ยฃ285
Tier 2 (4d @ ยฃ150/day)4d โ†’ ยฃ600

With your numbers: 12 days โˆ’ 5 free = 7 chargeable days = 3ร—ยฃ95 + 4ร—ยฃ150 = ยฃ885 per container.

Sources & references

  • Port of Felixstowe / terminal operator published tariff (storage & free time)
  • Carrier demurrage & detention tariff for the relevant trade lane

Demurrage, detention and storage tariffs are set by each carrier, terminal and contract and change frequently. The preloaded figures are editable industry-typical examples, not quotes โ€” always verify against the current published tariff or your service contract before paying or disputing an invoice.

Importers routing through Felixstowe โ€” the UK's busiest container port, handling roughly half of Britain's deep-sea boxes โ€” face the same two-clock reality as every major gateway: carrier demurrage on the box and terminal storage on the ground slot. This tool models the demurrage layer with Felixstowe-realistic defaults (5 free days, escalating to ยฃ230/day).

About Port of Felixstowe Demurrage Calculator

Past industrial actions and haulage shortages have produced quayside backlogs โ€” and a body of precedent for free-time extensions during disruption. That local context matters when disputing: charges driven by the port's own dynamics rather than your idleness are the recoverable kind, and knowing the pattern is half the evidence. Work the math before the deadline, not after: enter days since discharge, your contracted free time and the tariff tiers. The per-tier breakdown mirrors how the carrier's billing system itemises the invoice, so any mismatch you find is a concrete dispute line โ€” not a feeling that the bill is high.

How to use Port of Felixstowe Demurrage Calculator

  1. 1Enter days since discharge and how many containers are affected.
  2. 2Set your free days and edit the tariff tiers to match the published tariff or your contract โ€” every figure is editable.
  3. 3Read the per-tier breakdown and the worked example showing exactly how the total is built, day by day.
  4. 4Change the inputs to compare scenarios (pick up now vs later) before the charges harden into an invoice.

Why use Port of Felixstowe Demurrage Calculator?

  • โœ“Per-tier breakdown mirrors how carrier and terminal billing systems itemise invoices
  • โœ“Every figure โ€” free time, tier days, rates โ€” is editable to match any published tariff
  • โœ“Instant what-if comparisons before charges harden into an invoice
  • โœ“Free and private โ€” all math runs in your browser

Frequently asked questions

How much demurrage would a container at Felixstowe owe after 12 days?+

Under the preloaded example (5 free days, then ยฃ95 for 3d, ยฃ150 for 4d, ยฃ230 after): 7 chargeable days = 3 ร— ยฃ95 + 4 ร— ยฃ150 = ยฃ885 per container. Your tariff's actual brackets may differ โ€” edit the tiers to match before relying on the figure.

What triggers the demurrage clock at Felixstowe?+

Carrier tariffs key the clock to discharge or availability, and at Felixstowe the distinction matters during heavy vessel exchanges when availability notices lag the crane. Compare the notice timestamp on your arrival notice with the invoice's day one โ€” mismatches there are the easiest demurrage dollars to recover.

What happens to free time during Felixstowe disruptions?+

During strike or backlog periods carriers have typically extended free time or waived demurrage for affected windows โ€” but rarely automatically. Keep the port's customer advisories from the disruption dates; quoting the advisory with your container's timeline converts a discretionary waiver into a near-formality.

Does this calculator cover detention (per diem) too?+

The math engine handles any free-time-plus-tiers structure, so yes โ€” switch the inputs to your detention free days and per-diem tiers and it prices the after-gate-out leg identically. Just don't mix the two tariffs in one calculation; carriers bill them as separate line items with separate clocks.

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