A '''Ballast Bonus''' ([[B.B.]]) is a special [[payment]] above the chartering price when a ship has to sail a long way on [[ballast]] to reach the loading [[port]].<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref>
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A '''Ballast Bonus''' ([[B.B.]]) is a special payment above the chartering price when a ship has to sail a long way on ballast to reach the loading [[port]].<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref>