Evergreen Line free time at Houston
USHOU · United States. Empty return depot rotation changes weekly — a refused return stops the detention clock at the tender timestamp.
Evergreen Line · Houston · 40' dry (GP) · import
- Demurrage clock starts
- Discharge.
- Detention clock starts
- Gate-out.
- Weekend & holiday policy
- Calendar days; weekend gates are limited and several filings suspend the clock on days the gate was shut.
Escalation after free time
| Band | Chargeable days | Relative daily rate |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 1–5 | 1× |
| Tier 2 | 6–10 | 1.8× |
| Tier 3+ | 11+ | 2.6× |
Bands are relative multipliers of the first chargeable day, not dollar rates — per-diem amounts are contract- and lane-specific. Use the carrier lookup below for the filed figure.
Enter the discharge / availability date and we count the free period the way this port counts it.
Before you quote — watch for
- Evergreen filings escalate steeply after the first band — day 8 can cost triple day 4.
- Empty return depot rotation changes weekly — a refused return stops the detention clock at the tender timestamp.
- US import: the FMC rule (46 CFR 541) requires the charge to serve an incentive purpose and the invoice to carry 13 specific elements. A defective invoice eliminates the obligation to pay.
Derived from the carrier’s published tariff structure plus the prevailing local norm for this port. Your service contract overrides it. Evergreen local tariff pages
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