Terminal, Port Everglades
King Ocean drayage
Drayage off King Ocean at Port Everglades: the only terminal here with no appointment system. When a truck is free, it can go.
King Ocean Services is a carrier berth inside Port Everglades, not a terminal operator. Drivers still say “picking up at King Ocean”, 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, long established at Port Everglades on the Central America trades.
The only one here with no appointment system
Every other terminal at Port Everglades books by slot. King Ocean does not. That makes it the one place at this port where the answer to “can you get it today” depends on whether we have a truck free, rather than on whether a slot exists.
It is a genuine difference and it is worth using. If your last free day is close and the box is at King Ocean, the odds are better here than anywhere else at this port, and we can usually tell you within the hour instead of after checking a booking system.
A carrier berth, on the Central America trades
King Ocean is a shipping line rather than a terminal operator, long established at Port Everglades on the Central America trades. Drivers still say they are going to King Ocean, so it belongs on this list as a place.
The gate is the same as the rest of the port otherwise: TWIC and a Port Everglades ID badge, 8 to 5.
Checking it yourself
Schedules, hours and container status live on their own site: kingocean.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 King Ocean?
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.