Ports & congestion
Dwell, berth waits and the knock-on to your ETAs.
The component for this: TrackingMCP
Insight 2 Jul 2026
MSC demurrage & detention free time, port by port: how to read it
Demurrage and detention are two different clocks, and most shippers misread which one is running. Here is how MSC free time actually works, why it changes by port, and how to check the live figure before the charges start.
News 22 Jun 2026
North European congestion is back: what berth waits do to your ETA
When Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg clog up, the carrier’s published ETA is the last thing to admit it. Here’s the knock-on, and how to see it first.
News 22 Jun 2026
When a US West Coast hub backs up, your ETA knows before the news does
Rising dwell at LA/Long Beach or Oakland shows up in your container’s real timeline days before it makes a headline. Watch the port, not the press.