{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Parking time","description":"Dwell time – also called idle time – is the period during which transport equipment such as trucks, containers, or rail wagons sits stationary at a location without loading, unloading, or onward movement. It arises at terminals and transshipment points through congestion, administrative hold-ups, or limited handling capacity. Idle equipment ties up capital and reduces terminal throughput. Logistics providers therefore charge dwell time separately: in sea freight, demurrage applies to containers ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/parking-time","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T20:03:31.824707","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwell_time","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/parking-time","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Parking time · Dwell time – also called idle time – is the period during which transport equipment such as trucks, containers, or rail wagons sits stationary at a location without loading, unloading, or onward movement. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwell_time"}