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Business

* despatch, the inverse of
demurrage The term "demurrage" from Old French ''demeurage'', from ''demeurer'' – to linger, tarry – originated in vessel chartering and referred to the period when the charterer remained in possession of the vessel after the period normally allowed ...
, paid by the shipowner to the charterer under a voyage charter when a ship is loaded or unloaded in less time than allowed in the charter party * Merchants Despatch, a refrigerated freight transporting company, which founded the village of Despatch, New York


Military terminology

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Despatch rider A despatch rider (or dispatch) is a military messenger, mounted on horse or motorcycle (and occasionally in Egypt during World War I, on camels). In the UK 'despatch rider' is also a term used for a motorcycle courier. Despatch riders were use ...
, a military motorcycle courier * Mentioned in despatches, a military tradition for commending notable achievements * Military communications, particularly historically


Places

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Despatch, Eastern Cape Despatch is a small town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa situated between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage with an estimated population of 40 000. It forms part of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which includes Port Eliza ...
, a small town near
Uitenhage Uitenhage ( ; ), officially renamed Kariega, is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. Along with the city of Port E ...
and Port Elizabeth in South Africa * Despatch, New York, United States, village now known as "East Rochester"


Ships

* ''Despatch'' (brig), ran aground near Newfoundland in 1828 * HMS ''Despatch'', the name of various British Royal Navy ships * USS ''Despatch'', the name of various United States Navy ships * ''Dispatch'' (sternwheeler), alternatively spelled ''Despatch'', a steamboat in Oregon, United States, in the early 20th century


See also

* Dispatch (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, ship