PORT OF SYDNEY · AUSYD

Sydney Port Charges 2026: TACs, Detention Free Time & Park Fees

Every published charge that lands on an import container at Sydney, in one place: terminal access charges, detention free time by line, and the fixed park fees. Each figure is read from the source schedule and cited.

ECP NOTIFICATION

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VBS BOOKING

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TERMINALS

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Import container detention by shipping line: free time, tier rates, and the clock rules that apply.

Container

Port

10 lines

Line ↕	Container ↕	Port ↕	Free time ↕	Day basis ↕	Clock starts ↕	Tier 1 rate ↓	Median notice ↕	Status ↕
ANL / CMA CGM	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
COSCO Shipping	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
Hapag-Lloyd	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
HMM	20ft	Sydney	$•••	working	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
Maersk	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
Ocean Network Express	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
OOCL	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
Swire Shipping	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
Yang Ming	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED
ZIM	20ft	Sydney	$•••	calendar	vessel discharge	$•••	$•••	✓ VERIFIED

Upcoming at Sydney

EFF
NaN Jan 2026

HMM publishes import free-time rule (8 days)

HMM

new source

EFF
NaN Jan 2026

HMM publishes import detention

HMM

new source

EFF
NaN Jan 2026

ZIM publishes import free-time rule (7 days)

ZIM

new source

EFF
NaN Jan 2026

ZIM publishes import detention

ZIM

new source

EFF
NaN Jan 2026

ACFS Port Logistics publishes ECP_HANDLING

ACFS Port Logistics

new source

EFF
NaN Jan 2026

Patrick Terminals publishes ECP_HANDLING

Patrick Terminals

new source

NEXT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS · SYDNEY

Labour Day (NSW)5 Oct 2026

Christmas Day25 Dec 2026

Boxing Day (observed)28 Dec 2026

New Year's Day1 Jan 2027

Australia Day26 Jan 2027

Full holiday calendar →

TERMINAL GATE HOURS · SYDNEYOPERATIONAL

Gate opening hours, receival cutoffs and closure notices appear here as terminal operational notices are onboarded, timestamped as-at, held apart from the verified reference schedules.

DETENTION BY LINE AT SYDNEY

ANL / CMA CGM →COSCO Shipping →Evergreen Line →Hapag-Lloyd →HMM →Maersk →MSC →Ocean Network Express →OOCL →Pacific Int. Lines →SeaLead →SITC →Swire Shipping →TS Lines →Yang Ming →ZIM →

01What charges apply to an import container at Sydney?

Terminal access charges from the stevedore, empty-park notification (ECP) and VBS fees, plus carrier detention if the box runs past free time. All are published and shown here.

02What is the ECP notification fee at Sydney?

See the landside calculator for the current figure.

PORT OF SYDNEY

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