Shipping

Shipping

Relating to the mass transport of goods on massive cargo ships.

Industry: Transportation

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load factor

Transportation; Shipping

Percentage of cargo or passengers carried e.g. 4000 tons carried on a vessel of 10,000t capacity has a load factor of 40%.

LNG carrier

Transportation; Shipping

Liquefied natural gas carrier, perhaps the most sophisticated of all commercial ships. The cargo tanks are made of a special aluminium alloy and are heavily insulated to carry natural gas in its ...

liner ship operators

Transportation; Shipping

Operators who trade ships regularly from one port to another.

Vessels operating on fixed itineraries or regular schedules and established rates available to all shippers. The freight rates which are charged are based on the shipping company's tariff or if the ...