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“The contract may also provide that if … the loading time exceeds that fixed by the charter,

the charterer will pay a liquidated compensation termed ‘contract demurrage.’ ” Frank L. Maraist,

Admiralty in a Nutshell 56 (2d ed. 1988).

noncontract demurrage.Demurrage not provided by contract, but ordered by a court. — Also

termed damages for detention.

“After the … days on contract demurrage  have expired, the charterer of course still remains

liable for further delay, but the liability now is one for noncontract demurrage, which will be fixed

by the court just as would any other unliquidated claim for damages. Non-contract demurrage may D

also be referred to as ‘damages for detention.’ ” Grant Gilmore & Charles L. Black Jr., The Law of

Admiralty § 4–8, at 212 (2d ed. 1975).

2. A charge due for the late return of ocean containers or other equipment. [Blacks Law 8th]