Demurrage Charges by Shipping Line
Singapore Demurrage and Detention Charges
Singapore carriers on this page publish free-day allowances that vary by container type and direction (see 20GP import, 40GP import, 45HC import below) before per-day demurrage and detention slab rates apply. This page tracks 421 source-backed rows across 6 carriers, each tied to a published carrier tariff.
What This Page Covers
This Singapore page is generated from promoted ShippingRates demurrage and detention charges rows that include source URL or source file provenance. It is meant for operators, developers, and logistics agents comparing carrier-backed cost signals before a quote becomes commercial.
Rows that do not have source provenance, cannot be represented safely, or fall below the configured coverage threshold are not used for this public page. That keeps this content cluster aligned with the ShippingRates methodology.
How Singapore Demurrage & Detention Charges Work
Demurrage applies when a container sits inside the terminal beyond its allotted free days; detention applies once the container leaves the terminal but is returned late. For Singapore, both are billed as escalating daily slabs — the per-day rate rises the longer the container is held, which is why a short delay and a long delay are not simply multiples of each other.
Free-day allowances and slab rates differ by carrier, by direction, and by container type, and they change as carriers refile tariffs. The 6 carriers on this page are therefore shown as individual source-backed tariff rows. Comparing them side by side is the fastest way to see which carrier carries the lowest free-time risk on a given lane.
Use the rows below to estimate worst-case free-time exposure before booking, to validate a carrier invoice after the fact, or to drive an automated risk score inside a logistics workflow. Each row is tied to the tariff source it was validated against.
Top Covered Ports
- ALL
350 source-backed rows - SGSIN
71 source-backed rows
Top Covered Carriers
- ONE
120 source-backed rows - Hapag-Lloyd
96 source-backed rows - CMA CGM
86 source-backed rows - Yang Ming
51 source-backed rows - Maersk
48 source-backed rows - MSC
20 source-backed rows
Example Source-Backed Rows
| Carrier | Port | Direction | Charge | Container | Amount | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | ALL | import | demurrage | 20GP | Free (SGD 0) | 2026-07-01 | CMA CGM published tariff |
| CMA CGM | ALL | import | demurrage | 40GP | Free (SGD 0) | 2026-07-01 | CMA CGM published tariff |
| CMA CGM | ALL | import | demurrage | 45HC | Free (SGD 0) | 2026-07-01 | CMA CGM published tariff |
| CMA CGM | ALL | import | detention | 20GP | Free (SGD 0) | 2026-07-01 | CMA CGM published tariff |
| CMA CGM | ALL | import | detention | 40GP | Free (SGD 0) | 2026-07-01 | CMA CGM published tariff |
| CMA CGM | ALL | import | detention | 45HC | Free (SGD 0) | 2026-07-01 | CMA CGM published tariff |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between demurrage and detention at Singapore?
How many free days do carriers give at Singapore?
How are Singapore demurrage and detention charges calculated?
Use This Data in Workflows
Use this crawlable page for discovery, then move into the ShippingRates API docs, MCP server for logistics agents, or the broader Demurrage Charges by Shipping Line guide.