Detention and demurrage charges for breakbulk shipping might be getting high, but an owner said its for good reason.
Speaking on a panel on the changing nature of project cargo logistics at the Journal of Commerce’s Breakbulk22 conference, Intermarine president Richard Seeg understood why shippers might be upset with the fees.
“It is [ridiculous], but carriers also have costs we didn’t have five years ago,” he said on Tuesday.
