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Demurrage


1. A penalty or storage charge for cargo or containers held beyond the allowed number of days "free time" at a warehouse or railhead before it is picked up by the consignee.

2. A penalty that a Charterer pays the vessel owner for keeping the vessel at the port of loading or discharge longer than agreed in the voyage Charter Party.