Shipping & logisticslaytime
Laytime
The time allowed under the charterparty for loading and discharging cargo.
Laytime is the time allowed under the charterparty for the charterer to load and discharge cargo. Once laytime runs out, demurrage starts accruing.
Laytime clocks differ across SHINC (Sundays and holidays included), SHEX (excluded), WWD (weather working days), and whether NOR triggers laytime immediately or after a fixed hours-in-berth.
Frequently asked
- What does Laytime mean in oil and commodity trading?
- The time allowed under the charterparty for loading and discharging cargo.
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- The term itself is not enough to clear or condemn a deal. What matters is the counterparty behind the pitch. Screen that name for free against OilFlow's first-party fraud-cluster corpus in seconds, and confirm identity documents and banking details independently before you transact.
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