46 CFR § 541.3 - Definitions.

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title: "46 CFR § 541.3 - Definitions."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "541.3"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE"
part_number: "541"
part_name: "DEMURRAGE AND DETENTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 553; 46 U.S.C. 40101, 40102, 40307, 40501-40503, 41101-41106, 40901-40904, and 46105; and 46 CFR 515.23."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 14362, Feb. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 541.3 Definitions.

In addition to the definitions set forth in 46 U.S.C. 40102, when used in this part:

*Billed party* means the person receiving the demurrage or detention invoice and who is responsible for the payment of any incurred demurrage or detention charge.

*Billing party* means the ocean common carrier, marine terminal operator, or non-vessel-operating common carrier who issues a demurrage or detention invoice.

*Consignee* means the ultimate recipient of the cargo; the person to whom final delivery of the cargo is to be made.

*Demurrage or detention* mean any charges, including “per diem” charges, assessed by ocean common carriers, marine terminal operators, or non-vessel-operating common carriers related to the use of marine terminal space (*e.g.,* land) or shipping containers, but not including freight charges.

*Demurrage or detention invoice* means any statement of charges printed, written, or accessible online that documents an assessment of demurrage or detention charges.

*Person* means an individual, corporation, or company, including a limited liability company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company existing under or authorized by the laws of the United States or of a foreign country.