Maersk free time at Lagos — Tin Can Island
NGTIN · Nigeria. Same mechanics as Apapa with heavier gate congestion; empty return depot rotation is the usual driver of detention overruns.
Maersk · Lagos — Tin Can Island · 40' dry (GP) · import
- Demurrage clock starts
- Discharge of the container from the vessel (some filings start the following day).
- Detention clock starts
- Gate-out of the loaded container from the terminal.
- Weekend & holiday policy
- Calendar days. No Sunday or public-holiday relief on either the carrier or the terminal clock.
Escalation after free time
| Band | Chargeable days | Relative daily rate |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 after free time | 1–7 | 1× |
| Week 2 | 8–14 | 2× |
| Week 3+ | 15+ | 3× |
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
- Merged "D&D" lines hide which clock produced the charge — always demand the split before paying.
- Same mechanics as Apapa with heavier gate congestion; empty return depot rotation is the usual driver of detention overruns.
- Terminal storage generally starts on day 3 after discharge and is billed independently of carrier demurrage.
- Carrier free time is 3–5 days; weekly escalation bands (1×/2×/3×) apply after expiry.
- Transire approval must exist before delivery — the timestamp is the pivot of any dispute.
- Waivers come from the line, not the terminal. Terminal storage is only reversible with documented terminal-caused delay.
Local mechanics verified on 2026-08-17 by Anyanwu Bede Obinna (Lagos, Nigeria), report SLX-AR-2026-0207-NG-R1. Day counts remain carrier-tariff derived; your service contract overrides them. Maersk Local Information — D&D lookup
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