Summary
In short
- A detention and demurrage log is a log used in KnowLogistics that records time a vehicle or container spent beyond its free period, why, and who is liable. It is built against Contract requirements and forms part of the Yard and Mobile Plant programme.
- Maintained per event. Completed by the yard controller.
- The template holds 33 fields across 3 sections, with events repeating for each entry.
- Scoring is detention hours, where high is bad.
- Contract requirements is contract requirements. Obligations accepted in a customer or supplier agreement rather than imposed by law.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Trailer Inventory and Dock Schedule Review.
What it is
What it is
What is a detention and demurrage log?
A detention and demurrage log is a log used in KnowLogistics that records time a vehicle or container spent beyond its free period, why, and who is liable. It is built against Contract requirements and forms part of the Yard and Mobile Plant programme.
When is a detention and demurrage log completed?
A detention and demurrage log is completed continuously, as entries occur. Maintained per event.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This log is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this log covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Yard and Mobile Plant programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links trailer inventory and dock schedule review
Not for
- Freight Claim Record, which pursues a claim against a carrier for loss or damage in transit.
- Carrier Service Failure Record, which records a carrier failing to deliver the service agreed, covering late collection, missed delivery, refusal or a damaged load.
- Shortage Investigation Record, which investigates stock that left as one quantity and arrived as another, before anybody assumes theft.
- Anything outside KnowLogistics, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
Contract requirementsContract requirements
Obligations accepted in a customer or supplier agreement rather than imposed by law.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the detention and demurrage log template based on?+
It is built against Contract requirements. Contract requirements is contract requirements. Obligations accepted in a customer or supplier agreement rather than imposed by law.
What sections does the detention and demurrage log contain?+
There are 3 sections: header, events, period summary. Together they hold 33 fields, 25 of which are required.
How many detention and demurrage log records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the detention and demurrage log belong to?+
It is part of Yard and Mobile Plant, Yard and Gate Control, Claims and Carrier Performance. Separation designed in, and operators observed rather than assessed once and forgotten.
How is a detention and demurrage log scored?+
Scoring is detention hours. High is bad. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the detention and demurrage log template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the detention and demurrage log library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowLogistics — supply chain execution. Inbound, outbound, inventory, yard, claims, supplier lifecycle and customs.
Meet KnowLogistics→Sources
Sources
- Contract requirements — Contract requirements