Detention in port

• A charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
• Detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Demurrage is the cost associated with owning or holding currency over a given period. It is sometimes referred to as a carrying cost of money. For commodity money such as gold, demurrage is the cost of storing and securing the gold. For paper currency, ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, from Old French demorage , from demorer (see demur ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Demurrage \De*mur"rage\, n. [Cf. OF. demorage delay. See Demur .] (Law) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing. The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading 2 compensation paid for such detention 3 a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion