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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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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 ...
liner ship operators
Transportation; Shipping
Operators who trade ships regularly from one port to another.
liner service
Transportation; Shipping
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 ...
liner
Transportation; Shipping
A cargo or passenger-carrying ship which is operated between scheduled, advertised ports of loading and discharge on a regular basis.
lightering
Transportation; Shipping
Conveying cargo with another vessel known as a lighter from ship to shore, or vice versa.
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