Wondering how to use Demurrage in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as charge or delay.
Demurrage in a sentence
Demurrage meaning
- the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
- compensation paid for such detention
- a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
Using Demurrage
- The main meaning on this page is: the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading | compensation paid for such detention | a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
- Useful related words include: charge, delay, holdup.
- In the example corpus, demurrage often appears in combinations such as: demurrage charges, the demurrage, and demurrage.
Context around Demurrage
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Demurrage
- In this selection, "demurrage" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heavy, pay, word, charges, due and fees stand out and add context to how "demurrage" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bridging and demurrage apart from and demurrage and rent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "demurrage" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with demurrage
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Demurrage and rent payments have become the norm with no respite in sight. (13 words)
He said that the company was negotiating on demurrage charges “which is so huge”. (14 words)
We talk about all the different definitions of the word demurrage that are related to shipping. (16 words)
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. (41 words)
By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – A US Federal Maritime Commission small claims officer’s (SCO) decision to uphold trucker TCW Inc’s complaint over detention and demurrage (D&D) charges by Taiwan carrier. (33 words)
Gold or other metals are sometimes used in a price system as a store of perceived value that does not break down due to environmental deterioration and that can be easily stored ( demurrage ). (33 words)
Example sentences (12)
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.
By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – A US Federal Maritime Commission small claims officer’s (SCO) decision to uphold trucker TCW Inc’s complaint over detention and demurrage (D&D) charges by Taiwan carrier.
Demurrage and rent payments have become the norm with no respite in sight.
He said that the company was negotiating on demurrage charges “which is so huge”.
In the case of these tankers, they are sustaining heavy demurrage charges every day they stay at sea without offloading.
That is not to speak of the demurrage that we have to pay to ship owners for keeping their vessels longer than expected.
He stressed that factors including fuel subsidy, debt servicing, and demurrage among other economic policies which he described as “unfavourable economic policies,” are consuming revenue of the nation.
The financial implications became more striking because the Nigerian government was liable to pay demurrage fees by the shippers.
Mr. Maihaja, while appearing on Thursday before the committee, admitted that his agency has so far paid N400 million as part of the demurrage.
This has forced airlines into using tankers to convey fuel to the airport with the attendant cost of bridging and demurrage, apart from other charges paid to access the airport.
We talk about all the different definitions of the word demurrage that are related to shipping.
Gold or other metals are sometimes used in a price system as a store of perceived value that does not break down due to environmental deterioration and that can be easily stored ( demurrage ).
Common combinations with demurrage
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: