Live Free-time guard
Free time and demurrage alerts, before the charges start
Demurrage alerts that come before the bill: for each container we show when terminal free storage and the line’s free time end, what each extra day costs, and we warn you 24 hours before.
3 free days, then R5 396 on day 4 and R8 773 a day. Source: Maersk import D&D revision, effective 15 Apr 2026.
Free-storage end dates as the terminals publish them, per ship, block or discharge day.
An alert the day before free time ends, and another if it runs out.
Durban Gateway storage and Maersk’s SA demurrage tariff are built in, with their sources. Add your own line terms if they differ.
When a terminal adds hours for wind or a system failure, your dates move with it.
Every container shows the rand at risk if it is collected late.
Everyone who books trucks sees the same dates.
Questions
The short answers. The rest is on the live port board and in the guides.
Where does the information come from?
From the files the terminals publish themselves: Transnet Port Terminals’ vessel updates, berthing lists, stack dates and import storage lists, and Durban Gateway Terminal’s own updates. We check them every 30 minutes and keep every version, so we can show what changed and when.
Is this official?
No. We are independent and not part of Transnet, the ports authority, ICTSI or Durban Gateway. We present what the terminals publish, faster and in one place. Always confirm critical dates with your terminal, line or forwarder.
How do you know my container’s free time?
Terminals publish free-storage end dates per ship, and per block or discharge day. We match your container to its ship and show the earliest date that could apply. If you know the discharge date, add it and the date becomes exact.
Which shipping-line charges do you use?
We use the line’s published South African demurrage tariff where we have it (Maersk’s 15 April 2026 tariff is built in), or the free days and daily rate you enter for your own contract.
Which terminals are covered?
Durban Gateway Terminal, Durban Container Terminal Pier 1, Cape Town Container Terminal, Cape Town Multipurpose Terminal, Ngqura and Port Elizabeth Container Terminal.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It works in the browser, and alerts arrive by email (SMS on the Business plan).