Demurrage and detention

Put an end to unnecessary demurrage & detention charges

D&D charges show up on invoices months after containers are sat at ports, often grouping multiple shipments hiding the real issues. By the time you see them, it's too late to do anything about it.

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Take control of your Demmurage and Detention costs

There's a unique frustration to detention and demurrage charges. You get an invoice months after the fact for thousands in fees. You have no idea which containers caused it. You can't explain to finance why costs spiked. And worst of all? You have no way to prevent it from happening again next month.

Customer Testimonials

Our Customers taking control of
their D&D Costs.

We’re able to spot inconsistencies and errors quickly, which means we can resolve problems much faster than we did before. We now understand our freight spend much better than previously.
— Sam Presland, Logistics Manager, Fever-Tree
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Real live data on the status of our containers all in one place instead of having to interrogate all of the individual shipping websites. Also numerous filters to interrogate your data and useful Live Boards to share information privately to other parties"
- Colin L, Logistics Coordinator, Tata Consumer Products
Transparent overview of your supply chain and brilliant visualization. Friendly team, superb customer service, keen to learn about our business needs. Very smooth relationship so far.
— Christian D, Supply Chain Manager, Tilda Rice

FAQs

Our Frequently Asked Questions explained - helping you get a clear picture of how Beacon can help your business.

How quickly can I start tracking demurrage and detention exposure?

As soon as you upload your shipments into Beacon, we start tracking container dwell time and free days remaining. You can see your first at-risk containers within 24 hours.

Can I track which ports and or hauliers cause the most D&D charges?

Absolutely. Compare ports to see which have longest average dwell times. Analyze carrier performance to identify pickup delays. This granular visibility lets you have specific, data-backed conversations with partners about improving performance and reducing shared costs.

 How do I build the business case to about reducing D&D costs?

Step 1: Establish your current D&D spend baseline
 Pull your total D&D charges from last quarter or year. Break down by cost type (demurrage vs detention) and by location and carrier/forwarder.

Step 2: Identify your top cost drivers using Beacon data
 Run reports to determine what percentage of charges come from specific ports or carriers. Pinpoint your highest-impact problem areas.

‍Step 3: Quantify the root cause impact
Calculate how much each root cause costs you. For example: containers from Supplier X average Y days of demurrage at $Z per day.

‍Step 4: Project cost reduction from addressing root causes
 Estimate savings from proposed changes: shifting arrival days, changing pickup procedures, or switching underperforming partners. Be conservative in your projections.

‍Step 5: Present the ROI case
Show finance: current annual D&D spend, breakdown of root causes by cost impact, proposed operational changes, projected annual savings, and expected payback period.

Use your own data throughout—not industry averages or gut feelings.

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