moneythat must bepaidwhen achartered(=rented)shipis used forlongerthanagreed, or whengoodsarecollectedlaterthan theagreedtimeafter being taken off acharteredship
Not to go over, after all the trouble and expense I have incurred—after all the risk of discovery, and the expense of freight and demurrage!
That the ship was delayed, at a demurrage of an hundred dollars a day, for upwards of three months, waiting in vain for a better market.
The factory estimate the loss to the Company, including port charges, demurrage, and factory charges allowed the captain, at sixty-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-three dollars, or about twenty thousand pounds sterling.
The net result was that these vessels were held up for nearly two weeks and the high price of transportation coupled with the very large demurrage practically wiped out all the profits.
Who knows anything about this claim for demurrage?
demurrage| Business English
demurrage
noun[U]
TRANSPORTuk/dɪˈmʌrɪdʒ/us
moneythat has to bepaidwhen achartered(=rented)shipis used forlongerthanagreed, or whengoodsarecollectedlaterthan theagreedtimeafter being taken off acharteredship
One has two days to clear the wagon beforedemurrageis payable.
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Some of the cost was fordemurragebecause the ships could not get into port.
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It is quite realised thatdemurragewas only imposed owing to the abnormal conditions.
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Rates ofdemurrageare at present under consideration.
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The present position is that traders who fail to clear railway wagons within a reasonable period are liable todemurrageor siding rent charges.
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If not, what is the estimate of the outstanding claims for compensation ordemurrageor damage?
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We do not know what claims are expected from ship owners fordemurrage, damages, etc.
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For an aeroplane to stand idle on a runway, in shipping terms, would be calleddemurrage.
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As a resultdemurrageand other charges mount up which the exporter cannot recover.
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Who pays thedemurragecharge for these particular wagons?
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It would not be fair to the collieries, whose wagons are delayed much longer, not in the form ofdemurrage, but on the railways.
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I do not quite understand what is meant by chargingdemurrage.
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The ordinarydemurragecharged on vessels of 10,000 tons and over is approximately £80 per day.
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It is possible, and, if so, has anything been done, to increase thedemurragecharges, and to place sanctions upon these delinquents.
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I want to see the time when there will be nodemurragepayable.
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