Logistics & Freight Debt Collection
Freight demurrage, detention and shipping invoice recovery. Multi-jurisdiction enforcement for carriers and forwarders.
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SECTOR INTELLIGENCE / LOGISTICS
The cargo arrived. The payment did not.
Freight and logistics debt collection involves CMR conventions, bills of lading, demurrage claims, multimodal transport disputes, and a chain of subcontractors where everyone points at someone else. We follow the chain. We collect from the party that owes.
A shipper contracts a freight forwarder who subcontracts a haulier who uses a port agent. The invoice goes unpaid. Who owes? Under the CMR Convention, liability follows the contract chain — but identifying the correct debtor requires tracing every link. We trace them.
Bills of lading, CMR notes, air waybills, warehouse receipts, proof of delivery — logistics debt is documentation-heavy. The debtor who claims 'goods not received' when you hold a signed CMR note with their warehouse stamp is not disputing in good faith.
Demurrage and detention
Container demurrage and truck detention charges accumulate daily. Debtors dispute these charges more than any other logistics cost — 'the port was congested,' 'customs clearance was delayed,' 'we had no notice.' Our team analyses the timeline, the terms, and the evidence.
Cross-border jurisdiction gaps
Freight crosses borders. Payment obligations do not cross with it. A shipment from Rotterdam to Istanbul involves Dutch, Belgian, German, Austrian, and Turkish jurisdictions. The debtor's registered office determines collection jurisdiction — not the route.
We map the contractual chain from shipper to consignee, identifying every intermediary and every contract. The debtor is the party that contracted with you — not necessarily the cargo owner.
CMR notes, PODs, rate confirmations, booking confirmations — we compile the evidence package before collection begins. A well-documented freight claim is difficult to dispute.
Dutch dagvaarding for Netherlands-based forwarders. German Mahnbescheid for German hauliers. Turkish ilamsız icra for Istanbul-based agents. We match the instrument to the debtor's jurisdiction.
AVG CASE VALUE
NL, DE, AE, TR
Logistics debt follows trade routes. Netherlands (Rotterdam is Europe's freight hub), Germany (road and rail network), UAE (Dubai — air and sea gateway), and Turkey (Europe-Asia land bridge) are our most active logistics jurisdictions. Each has different transport conventions, court systems, and enforcement mechanisms — and we operate natively in all four.
DECLASSIFIED | LOGISTICS | NL → TR
Dutch freight forwarder (Rotterdam)
Turkish logistics company (Istanbul)
€87,000 (6 months unpaid freight invoices)
Debtor claimed "rate was renegotiated verbally." No written confirmation.
InterStation's Istanbul team presented the signed rate confirmations, CMR notes with delivery stamps, and proof of 14 prior payments at the original rate. İlamsız icra filed. Debtor paid in full within 28 days to avoid haciz.
They renegotiated the rate verbally. We presented the contract in writing.
Do you understand CMR Convention claims?
Yes. CMR (Convention on the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Road) governs most European road freight. We assess liability under CMR Articles 17-29 and collect accordingly.
How do you handle demurrage disputes?
We analyse the booking terms, free time allowances, port records, and customs documentation. If the charges are contractually valid, we collect. If the debtor has a legitimate defence, we advise.
What about multimodal transport?
Different conventions apply to different modes — CMR (road), CIM (rail), Hague-Visby (sea), Montreal (air). We identify the applicable convention and the liable party for each segment.
Which logistics jurisdictions are most active?
Netherlands (Rotterdam is Europe's freight hub), Germany (road and rail), UAE (Dubai — air and sea gateway), and Turkey (Europe-Asia land bridge).
Do you handle freight forwarding chain disputes?
Yes. We trace the contractual chain, identify the party that contracted with you, and collect from them — regardless of where the cargo ended up.
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