---
title: "Collect demurrage facts and write no claim"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-a-demurrage-claim/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A37-B8-3-US"
practice_area: "Maritime, Shipping & Transport"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Collect demurrage facts and write no claim

> Copy the demurrage clause the charter already contains, and the dates and times the statement of facts already states. Write no claim, no invoice, and no figure.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-a-demurrage-claim/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Copy the demurrage clause the charter already contains, and the dates and times the statement of facts already states. Write no claim, no invoice, and no figure. |
| What the lawyer must review | No demurrage formula, rate, or exception was opened. The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act does not apply to charter parties and does not state a demurrage sum. A claim for demurrage is a document you write. The tool stops at the clause and the times. Opinion 512. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft a demurrage claim](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/draft-a-demurrage-claim.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Copy the demurrage clause the charter already contains, and the dates and times the statement of facts already states. Write no claim, no invoice, and no figure.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not compute laytime, despatch, or a balance. No method was opened.
- A statement of facts is not a claim.

## Sources

- [46 USC 30701 note, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/46/30701) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Demurrage claim letter with laytime statement (voyage charter)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/demurrage-claim-letter-and-laytime-statement.md) | Letter | Yellow | Owners' claim to charterers for demurrage under a voyage charter: the charter terms relied on, notice of readiness, laytime allowed and used, exceptions, time on demurrage, the amount, and the… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*