demurrage

Noun

Meaning

The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing.

The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

earth land attack ground simple bill tax care easy floor delay arrest plain mere burden
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Antonyms

complex difficult despatch magic complicated sophisticated
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Hypernyms

charge delay holdup

Examples

A Licensed customs agent confirmed paying 80 percent demurrage on goods that were not cleared during the COVID-19 lockdown. Source: Internet

That is not to speak of the demurrage that we have to pay to ship owners for keeping their vessels longer than expected. Source: Internet

However, the figure of N400 million excludes the cost of transporting the rice from the ports to the ware houses of the agency and further revealed that about half of the goods are still at the ports accumulating more demurrage. Source: Internet

In the case of these tankers, they are sustaining heavy demurrage charges every day they stay at sea without offloading. Source: Internet

He said that the company was negotiating on demurrage charges “which is so huge”. Source: Internet

The regulator also warned that the suspension of demurrage charges is not an excuse to delay or abandon cargo at the ports, adding that erring shippers will be sanctioned in addition to having to pay the demurrage due on their cargoes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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