Boats & ships

Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

Industry: Transportation

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non vessel operating (NVOCC common) container carriers

Transportation; Boats & ships

A carrier issuing bills of lading for carriage of goods on vessels that he neither owns nor operates.

non-vessel-operating common carrier(NVO )

Transportation; Boats & ships

A ships' agent, who conducts business for the ship but does not operate the vessel.

net registered tons(NRT)

Transportation; Boats & ships

This tonnage is frequently shown on ship registration papers; it represents the volumetric area available for cargo at 100 cubic feet = 1 ton. It often is used by port and canal authorities as a ...

non-liner service

Transportation; Boats & ships

A shipping service that does not operate to a fixed itinerary or regular schedule. Someone once compared a non-liner service to a taxi service, going here, going there, anywhere to pick up a ...

non-conference line

Transportation; Boats & ships

A shipping line which operates on a route served by a liner conference but which is not a member of that conference.

Equals gross tonnage minus deductions for space occupied by crew accommodations, machinery, navigation equipment and bunkers. It represents space available for cargo (and passengers). Canal tolls are ...

net capacity

Transportation; Boats & ships

The number of tons of cargo which a vessel can carry when loaded in salt water to her summer freeboard marks. Also called cargo carrying capacity, cargo deadweight, useful deadweight.