Despatch may refer to:

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 The Merchants Despatch Transportation Company (MDT, also known as the Merchants Despatch Refrigerator Line) was established in 1857 or 1858 by the American Express Company of New York (then a freight forwarding service). The entity was reformed ...

, a refrigerated freight transporting company, which founded the village of Despatch, New York

Military terminology

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 us ...

, a military motorcycle courier *

Mentioned in despatches To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...

, a military tradition for commending notable achievements *

Military communications Military communications or military signals involve all aspects of communications, or conveyance of information, by armed forces. Military communications span from pre-history to the present. The earliest military communications were delivered b ...

, particularly historically

Places

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 Eli ...

, 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 El ...

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

Business

Military terminology

Places

Ships

See also