FMC to Host Demurrage and Detention Research Symposium

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will host a research symposium on March 31, 2027, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event will bring together scholars conducting research on demurrage and detention (DnD) practices and policies, as well as industry experts who will share insights regarding the use of DnD to incentivize cargo fluidity and velocity.

The symposium will foster research and discussion that can advance the understanding of DnD practices and their broader economic and operational implications for freight fluidity. The symposium will focus on the following overarching research question: What economic theories or quantifiable frameworks can be developed and used to evaluate the relationships among compensatory costs, DnD charge levels, and the behavioral responses necessary to effectively incentivize cargo movement and freight fluidity?

The FMC is now accepting submission from individuals interested in sharing their papers examining the policies and effects of DnD.

The Commission especially encourages the submission of papers that develop and/or evaluate methodologies for setting DnD charges above compensatory costs in order to maintain and demonstrate an effective incentive. Papers may also develop or examine methodologies to assess behavioral responses to DnD charges and how those responses can be deployed to improve cargo velocity and freight fluidity.

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