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Yes, probably! This is directly related to the detention issue: many containers stay on the same chassis from pickup at the empty depot until they get delivered
by superice 5y ago
Yes, probably! This is directly related to the detention issue: many containers stay on the same chassis from pickup at the empty depot until they get delivered at the sea terminal. Equipment to handle containers properly is not cheap (think reachstackers, not regular forklifts). ETAs of ships getting pushed back means longer waiting times till the containers can be delivered and thus they spend longer on chassis. I’m not too sure who bears the financial impact of that, it might be that trucking companies include chassis rent in the transport, or they might similarly charge after X days of usage. Pretty sure the shipping line does never assume liability for this though, so either the shipper or the trucker is getting shafted.