shippingrates_dd_calculate
Calculate Demurrage & Detention Costs
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Calculate demurrage and detention (D&D) costs for one carrier in one country.
Use this when the user needs a detailed cost breakdown for a specific carrier. Returns free days, per-diem rates for each tariff slab, and total cost. This is the core tool for logistics cost analysis — it answers "how much will I pay if my container is detained X days?"
To compare D&D costs across all carriers at once, use shippingrates_dd_compare instead.
By default this returns carrier detention/demurrage. Pass charge_type="storage" to instead get TERMINAL port storage — a distinct charge billed by the terminal, not the carrier, and never mixed into the default D&D answer. Storage coverage is thin — only a handful of carrier/country lanes have it. Any uncovered combo returns an explicit 'no data' error (never a false $0), and that error names the lanes that ARE covered, derived live from the database rather than from a hardcoded list that would go stale.
PAID: $0.10/call via x402 (USDC on Base or Solana). Without payment, returns 402 with payment instructions.
Returns: { line, country, container_type, days, free_days, breakdown, total_cost, currency, charge_type_served, charge_family: 'carrier_dd'|'terminal_storage' }
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| line | string | yes | Shipping line slug — maersk, msc, cmacgm (or cma-cgm), hapag-lloyd, one, cosco, zim, evergreen, yangming, hmm, arkas, oocl, pil |
| country | string | yes | ISO 2-letter country code (e.g. IN, AE, SG) |
| container_type | string | yes | ISO 6346 container type — 20GP, 40GP, 40HC, 20RF, 40RF, 20OT, 40OT, 45HC, 40FR, 20FR, 40DG, 20DG, 45RF, 45OT, 45DG, 40TK, 20TK, 45GP, 45TK, 40NOR |
| days | integer | yes | Number of detention days |
| direction | string | no | import or export (default import) |
| charge_type | string | no | Override the charge type; default is the engine's detention→demurrage→combined priority. 'storage' is a distinct TERMINAL charge (not carrier D&D) and is ONLY ever returned when explicitly requested here — thin coverage, see tool description. |
| x_payment | string | no | x402 payment proof header (optional — required for paid access) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"line": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"maersk",
"msc",
"cmacgm",
"cma-cgm",
"hapag-lloyd",
"one",
"cosco",
"zim",
"evergreen",
"yangming",
"hmm",
"arkas",
"oocl",
"pil",
"wanhai"
],
"description": "Shipping line slug — maersk, msc, cmacgm (or cma-cgm), hapag-lloyd, one, cosco, zim, evergreen, yangming, hmm, arkas, oocl, pil"
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2,
"description": "ISO 2-letter country code (e.g. IN, AE, SG)"
},
"container_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"20GP",
"40GP",
"40HC",
"20RF",
"40RF",
"20OT",
"40OT",
"45HC",
"40FR",
"20FR",
"40DG",
"20DG",
"45RF",
"45OT",
"45DG",
"40TK",
"20TK",
"45GP",
"45TK",
"40NOR"
],
"description": "ISO 6346 container type — 20GP, 40GP, 40HC, 20RF, 40RF, 20OT, 40OT, 45HC, 40FR, 20FR, 40DG, 20DG, 45RF, 45OT, 45DG, 40TK, 20TK, 45GP, 45TK, 40NOR"
},
"days": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 365,
"description": "Number of detention days"
},
"direction": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"import",
"export"
],
"description": "import or export (default import)"
},
"charge_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"detention",
"demurrage",
"combined",
"storage"
],
"description": "Override the charge type; default is the engine's detention→demurrage→combined priority. 'storage' is a distinct TERMINAL charge (not carrier D&D) and is ONLY ever returned when explicitly requested here — thin coverage, see tool description."
},
"x_payment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "x402 payment proof header (optional — required for paid access)"
}
},
"required": [
"line",
"country",
"container_type",
"days"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}