Legal Definitions - quayage

Quayage

Quayage is a fee that is charged for loading or unloading goods on a quay or wharf. It is also known as keyage.

• The shipping company had to pay quayage to the port authority for unloading their cargo at the wharf.
• The quayage for unloading a container of goods at the quay was quite expensive.

These examples show that quayage is a fee that is charged for loading or unloading goods at a quay or wharf. The first example shows that the shipping company had to pay quayage to the port authority for unloading their cargo at the wharf. The second example shows that the quayage for unloading a container of goods at the quay was quite expensive.