Terminal, Port Everglades
Crowley drayage
Drayage off Crowley at Port Everglades. A carrier berth rather than a terminal operator, on the Caribbean and Central America trades. Books by appointment.
Crowley is a carrier berth inside Port Everglades, not a terminal operator. Drivers still say “picking up at Crowley”, so it is listed here. Same gates and the same last free day rules as the rest of Port Everglades.
A carrier rather than a terminal operator, with long-standing Caribbean and Central America services out of Port Everglades.
A carrier, not a terminal operator
Crowley is a shipping line with a long-standing presence at Port Everglades on the Caribbean and Central America trades. It is not a terminal operator in the way FIT and PET are, but drivers and dispatchers say “picking up at Crowley”, so it is listed here as a place rather than as a company.
If your booking is with Crowley, this is where the container is, and the gate procedure is the same as anywhere else at this port: a TWIC and a Port Everglades ID badge, and 8 to 5.
Slot-based, like almost everything here
Crowley books by appointment. The exception at Port Everglades is King Ocean and only King Ocean, so plan on needing a slot.
For an export against a sailing date, the useful thing to give us is the cut-off rather than a preferred collection day. We work back from the cut-off; you should not have to.
Checking it yourself
Schedules, hours and container status live on their own site: www.crowley.com. Charges and holds sit between you and the line or the terminal. We move the box.
What we do with the box from here
Equipment we pull from here
Where it goes
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Questions
Straight answers
Do you pull containers from Crowley?
Yes, daily. 20ft, 40ft, 45ft, high cube, reefer with genset, flat rack, open top, overweight and bonded.
What happens if my last free day is tomorrow?
Tell us today. A pre-pull gets the container out of the terminal and onto the yard before per diem and demurrage start, and it is almost always cheaper than the charges it avoids.
Are your drivers TWIC-carrying?
Yes. Every driver working the terminals holds a valid TWIC, which is required to enter.
What is a pre-pull?
We collect the container from the terminal before you are ready for it and hold it on a yard. It stops demurrage running at terminal rates and it takes the pressure off your receiving schedule.
What is the difference between demurrage, per diem and detention?
Three different charges from different parties. Demurrage is the terminal charging you for cargo sitting inside the gate past free time. Per diem is the shipping line charging you for keeping their container out past free time. Detention is the trucker's time, charged when a driver waits at your dock beyond the free window. They can run at the same time, which is how a bill gets ugly fast.
What is a chassis split?
When the chassis you need is not at the same location as the container, so the truck makes an extra trip to collect it before it can even pick up. It costs a move and it is the single most common surprise line on a drayage invoice.
Is it a live unload or a drop and pick?
Either. Live means the driver waits while you unload, which starts detention once the free window is up. Drop and pick means we leave the container and collect it later, which usually costs less if you have the yard space.
Do your drivers carry a TWIC?
Yes. Every driver working the terminals holds a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential, which is required to get through the gate at all.