# Demurrage and demurrage

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## Definition

Payment to the shipowner (Reeder; proprietor of a ship) if the ship is not loaded or discharged in accordance with the contractual agreement between the shipowner and the charterer (idle period, detention), see for Germany § 568 ff. HGB. The same applies to other means of transport (a corresponding regulation shall apply to other cargo conveyances). - In the case of purchases on the commodity exchange, the additional payment to the price if the purchased goods are not collected within the agreed period; in this case often also called storage charge, warehousing charges. - Fee for anchoring yachts in a boat harbor (marina: a dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers, usually also offering supply, repair, and other facilities for pleasure boats), also called yacht groundage and boat harbor fee. - See Auseisunggeld, Bordinggeld, Furtgeld, Gussgeld, Hafengeld, Kaaggeld, Kaigeld, Krangeld, Lastgeld, Leichtergeld, Leuchtturmgeld, Lotsengeld, Mützengeld, Packhofgeld, Pratikageld, Standgeld, Wartegeld, Schleusengeld. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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