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Transportation
Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.
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classification society
Transportation; Shipping
Private organisations that undertake inspections and provide advise on the hull and machinery of a ship, also supervise ships during their construction and afterwards in respect ...
chief mate
Transportation; Shipping
The officer in the deck department next in rank to the master; second in command of a ship.
chief engineer
Transportation; Shipping
The senior engineer officer responsible for the satisfactory working and upkeep of the main and auxiliary machinery and boiler plant on board ship.
charter party
Transportation; Shipping
A contractual agreement between a ship owner and a cargo owner, usually arranged by a broker, whereby a ship is chartered (hired) either for one voyage or a period of time.
charterer
Transportation; Shipping
The person who has chartered the ship for a specified period of time.
charter rates
Transportation; Shipping
The tariff applied for chartering tonnage in a particular trade.
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