Bunkerage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bunkerage is a noun meaning (nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal).
Meaning
(nautical) The act of bunkering (loading a vessel with oil or coal).
More Meanings
- (nautical) Oil or coal used for the engine of a vessel
Example Sentences
18 October 2017, Italy busts gang smuggling Zawia diesel to Sicily in Libya Herald Gazzettinonline reported that the smuggled diesel was in fact low grade and normally used as bunkerage for ships.
These agencies had been largely engaged in supplying coal for the bunkers of vessels sailing for foreign ports and had accumulated a considerable fund by reason of the fact that the bunkerage premium had been collected on all such coal
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bunkering, bunker, bunk, berthing, bunkspace, harborage.
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