wharfage

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Recent Examples of wharfage Blue Harvest has charged captains and crew on its vessels for maintenance, electronics and wharfage fees, among other expenses. Will Sennott, ProPublica, 22 July 2022 Stimpson said last year that cruising, before the pandemic halted the industry, attracted around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone. al, 25 Feb. 2022 Stimpson said in November that cruising attracts around $6 million in annual gross revenues from wharfage and parking alone. al, 4 Feb. 2022 Stimpson said that cruising brings in $6 million in annual gross revenues to the city from wharfage and parking alone, and some of that money is utilized to offset the existing debt on the Alabama Cruise Terminal. al, 11 Nov. 2021 The money was generated from wharfage and parking fees. al, 17 Mar. 2020 The money came from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship being docked in Mobile. al, 4 May 2020 The money comes from parking fees from visitors and wharfage fees assessed on the cruise ship. al, 13 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharfage
Noun
  • For example, Gil Smart, policy director of Friends of the Everglades, raised a concern that the bill could leave open the possibility of building a large marina in a state park.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Portoferraio, Italy Discreet and picturesque Portoferraio, on the island of Elba, encompasses a marina lined with brightly colored fishing boats.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Head became a female welder in the Richmond shipyards.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
  • While Chinese shipyards produce over 1,000 oceangoing vessels a year, the U.S. produces fewer than 10, according to data from Clarksons Research cited by the unions’ petition to the USTR.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The rural setting is not just beautiful but bucolic to die for, with shots of Galicia’s coastline constantly present to counter darker scenes and contrast with Ferrol’s dockyards.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
  • An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That’s when Art Seavey, 67, and his business partners began growing abalone beneath the wharf in Monterey.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity upgrades.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024

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“Wharfage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharfage. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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