Storage demurrage

A charge made on property remaining on the dock past the prescribed “free-tie period”. See demurrage.

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Storage in transit

The stopping of freight traffic at a point located between the point or origin and destination to be stored and forwarded at a later date.

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Stowage

The arranging and packing of cargo in a vessel for shipment. Sometimes the shipper or his agent give specific instructions concerning the way in which cargo is to be stowed. For example, a shipper may require that his shipment be…

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