wharfage

Example Sentences

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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
  • World-class marinas like Port Vell and Port Olimpic add to Barcelona’s credentials.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • The Blue Flag is granted to beaches and marinas that meet stringent requirements for sustainable practices and environmental education.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • The boat, which features a sleek and sloped white exterior, made its photogenic debut at the Ferretti Group shipyard in Ancora, Italy, earlier this year.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • During our layover, a worker at the dockyard had told me of the attacks and the threat of starvation incapacitating the capital.
    EW.com, EW.com, 25 Apr. 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
  • Santa Cruz damaged wharf bayarea maps This map was made with Google My Maps.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
  • The municipal wharf will be closed until further notice, Santa Cruz Fire Department said.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024

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“Wharfage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharfage. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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