What is Detention?
Detention runs from when the container leaves the terminal until the empty is returned (or, for exports, from empty pick-up until the full container is returned). Slow unloading at the warehouse is the usual cause.
Glossary · Shipping
A daily charge for keeping a carrier's container outside the terminal beyond free time.
Detention runs from when the container leaves the terminal until the empty is returned (or, for exports, from empty pick-up until the full container is returned). Slow unloading at the warehouse is the usual cause.
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