Terminal, Port Everglades
Port Everglades Terminal drayage
Drayage off Port Everglades Terminal (PET). It also operates the ground under MSC's lease, so a booking that says MSC and a driver who says PET are often the same place.
Port Everglades Terminal (PET) is a terminal inside Port Everglades, not a separate port. Same gates and the same last free day rules as the rest of Port Everglades.
The name on the booking may not be the name at the gate
PET is one of the two operators handling most of the container traffic at Port Everglades, alongside FIT. It also operates the ground under MSC's terminal lease in Southport.
That is the practical part. A booking can say MSC while the driver says PET, and both are describing the same patch of concrete. If your paperwork and your trucker seem to disagree about where the box is, this is usually why, and it is not worth a phone call to resolve.
Appointments here too
PET books by slot, the same as FIT and almost everything else at this port. King Ocean is the exception at Port Everglades, and it is the only one.
Gates run 8 to 5. Send us the container number as early as you can and the slot becomes our problem instead of yours.
Checking it yourself
Schedules, hours and container status live on their own site: www.petpev.com. Charges and holds sit between you and the line or the terminal. We move the box.
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What we do with the box from here
Equipment we pull from here
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Questions
Straight answers
Do you pull containers from Port Everglades Terminal?
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.