Under CQD voyage charter terms, can the owner earn demurrage for delays at the discharge port?

Under CQD voyage charter terms, can the owner earn demurrage for delays at the discharge port?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only if delays are caused by weather
• D. Only if explicitly stated in the charter party

Answer: (B)

In CQD voyage charter terms, the time allocated for discharging is typically treated as the charterer’s risk and responsibility. Demurrage is the compensation to the shipowner when the voyage is delayed beyond the agreed laytime due to actions or inactions of the charterer. Since CQD arrangements shift or limit the owner’s exposure to discharge-port delays, those delays aren’t charged as demurrage to the owner. The owner would only have a demurrage claim if a delay occurred for a reason that falls under the owner’s fault or beyond what the CQD terms allocate to the charterer. Therefore, delays at the discharge port do not entitle the owner to demurrage under CQD terms.

In CQD voyage charter terms, the time allocated for discharging is typically treated as the charterer’s risk and responsibility. Demurrage is the compensation to the shipowner when the voyage is delayed beyond the agreed laytime due to actions or inactions of the charterer. Since CQD arrangements shift or limit the owner’s exposure to discharge-port delays, those delays aren’t charged as demurrage to the owner. The owner would only have a demurrage claim if a delay occurred for a reason that falls under the owner’s fault or beyond what the CQD terms allocate to the charterer. Therefore, delays at the discharge port do not entitle the owner to demurrage under CQD terms.