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Demurrage vs Boatage - What's the difference?

demurrage | boatage | coordinate terms |

Demurrage is a coordinate term of boatage.


As nouns the difference between demurrage and boatage

is that demurrage is (nautical) the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading while boatage is the total capacity of boats, as of lifeboats on a ship.

demurrage

English

Noun

(wikipedia demurrage)
  • (nautical) 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

    • Antonyms

    * despatch

    Coordinate terms

    * cranage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage

    References

    boatage

    English

    Noun

  • The total capacity of boats, as of lifeboats on a ship.
  • Conveyance by boat.
  • A charge for transporting goods by boat.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (fee for boat transport) anchorage, ballastage, beaconage, cartage, cranage, demurrage, moorage, pilotage, porterage, shippage, shorage, sledage, tonnage, towage, wharfage (Webster 1913)