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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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lighterage
Transportation; Shipping

Charge for conveying cargo by lighters or barges.

lighter aboard ship
Transportation; Shipping

An ocean ship which carries barges. These barges are loaded with cargo, often at a variety of locations, towed to the ocean ship, sometimes referred to as the mother ship, and ...

lighter
Transportation; Shipping

General name for a broad, flat-bottomed boat used in transporting cargo between a vessel and the shore. The distinction between a lighter and a barge is more in the manner of use ...

light displacement tonnage
Transportation; Shipping

The weight of a ship's hull, machinery, equipment and spares. This is often the basis on which ships are paid for when purchased for scrapping. The difference between the loaded ...

lifeboat drill
Transportation; Shipping

An exercise conducted on board every ship to familiarise crew and any passengers with how to evacuate the ship in an emergency. The master of every vessel is bound by ...

lifeboat
Transportation; Shipping

A specially constructed (often double-ended) boat, which can withstand heavy, rough seas.

less than container load(LCL )
Transportation; Shipping

A consignment of cargo which is insufficient to fill a shipping container. It is grouped with other consignments for the same destination in a container at a container freight ...

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