Tonnage also known as tonnage

In the past, a tax (duty, impost) on ship cargo, calculated according to the weight of the cargo (amount per ton; based on tons carried). Tonnage was levied especially for the use of canals; the revenue from this was mostly appropriated for the construction and maintenance of gateways. – See handling charges, anchor charges, discharge charges, boarding charges, harbor charges, quay charges, crane charges, loading charges, burden charges, demurrage, lighthouse charges, pilotage charges, poundage, space charges, shipowner charges, cap charges, lock charges.

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