demurrage
demurrage n. 滞期费 １因船舶滞留的时间超过租船合同或提单中规定的载货、卸货或航运的天数，由承租人或托运人向船东或承运人支付费用作为补偿，此项规定旨在加速载货、卸货，便于商业流通；２适用于铁路运输时，指托运人如果不能按价目表中规定的时间完成载货、卸货，承运人向其收取的费用。
DEMURRAGE
demurrage
demurrage (di-m[schwa]r-ij). (usu. pl.) Maritime law. 1. Liquidated damages owed by a charterer to a shipowner for the charterer’s failure to load or unload cargo by the agreed time. [Cases: Shipping 170. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 431–432.] contract demurrage. A demurrage paid by a vessel’s charterer if the time to load or unload the vessel at