The payment to be made for loading (freighting; freighting a vessel; stowing; then also called stowage) or unloading (discharging, unloading) goods in port or ashore. – In the past, seagoing vessels needed a certificate of stowage from the port authorities to leave port. This also certifies to the insurance company that the cargo has been loaded by competent people (stevedores). – See handling charges, discharge charges, ford charges, quay charges, cargo charges, demurrage charges, lighthouse charges, pilotage charges, cap charges, shipowner charges, lock charges, bulky cargo charges, transshipment charges, loading charges, packing charges, waiting charges.
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