Demurrage and detention at Santos: the clock that eats bamboo margin

Four clocks run at once on a bamboo container at Santos. Which one your paperwork starts, which one you can negotiate, and how to build the timeline backwards from the ETA.

Four clocks run at once on a bamboo container at Santos. Which one your paperwork starts, which one you can negotiate, and how to build the timeline backwards from the ETA.

CIF looks cheaper on the quotation and usually costs more by arrival. A buyer-level comparison of FOB and CIF on a Santos-bound bamboo container: who controls freight, who pays for surprises, and the question to ask your forwarder before you choose.