Fig. A3 / Recovery

Disputes & recovery agent

Most disputable charges are never disputed, not because the case is weak but because assembling free-time terms, event timestamps, and carrier tariffs takes hours per container. The disputes and recovery agent assembles the case automatically and pursues it to settlement.

What it does

  • Validates demurrage and detention invoices against contracted free time and actual container events
  • Assembles dispute files with terminal, carrier, and tracking evidence
  • Files disputes and manages carrier correspondence to resolution
  • Prepares laytime statements and demurrage claims for bulk and tanker fixtures
  • Reports recovered amounts and win rates by carrier and lane

Inputs

  • Carrier invoices
  • Contracts and free-time terms
  • Container event data
  • Charter party terms where applicable

Outputs

  • Dispute filings with evidence
  • Recovery ledger
  • Carrier performance reports
  • Laytime calculations
Demurrage and detention cost the industry an estimated US$22B per year