https://freightbenchmarks.com/updates/What changed in the Freight Benchmarks US import container fee data each month: demurrage, per diem, chassis and other fees, nationally and by port.en-usThu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://freightbenchmarks.com/updates/2026-10/https://freightbenchmarks.com/updates/2026-10/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Freight Benchmarks' October 2026 update is its first release: 8,298 ocean container shipments into US ports first invoiced from July 2024 to June 2026, with 13 ports and rail hubs published. Freight Benchmarks added new measures on October 22, 2026: the Freight Benchmarks D&D Rate, fees per container, per-day rates for per diem and chassis extra days, chassis days billed per container, the share of the bill beyond ocean freight and fees by container size. Freight Benchmarks' October 2026 update puts the Freight Benchmarks D&D Rate at 1.6% for Q2 2026: the share of 807 ocean container shipments into US ports first invoiced April to June 2026 that were billed demurrage or per diem at least once, against 3.7% in Q2 2025. Freight Benchmarks' October 2026 update found that 34.8% of ocean container shipments into US ports paid at least one delay fee (8,298 shipments first invoiced July 2024 to June 2026). Freight Benchmarks' October 2026 update found that extra fees averaged $174 per shipment across ocean container shipments into US ports (8,298 shipments first invoiced July 2024 to June 2026). Freight Benchmarks' October 2026 update found the highest share of shipments paying a delay fee at the Minneapolis–St. Paul rail hub: 74.4% of 536 ocean container shipments first invoiced July 2024 to June 2026.