Recently, a maritime container in Brazil paid a demurrage fee of $257k!!..
Freight cost was only $6k, which means that the demurrage fee was more than 42 times more!
See details (in Portuguese) at: https://www.portosenavios.com.br/artigos/artigos-de-opiniao/us-257-mil-de-demurrage-de-um-conteiner-nao-e-obra-do-acaso.
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Learn more about demurrage: Demurrage FAQ.