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Boats & ships
Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.
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Harbour dues
Transportation; Boats & ships
Various local charges levied against all seagoing vessels entering a harbour, to cover maintenance of channel depths, buoys, lights, etc. Not all harbours raise this charge.
Hague rules
Transportation; Boats & ships
Code of minimum conditions for the carriage of cargo under a bill of lading.
Gross registered tonnes
Transportation; Boats & ships
A common measurement of the internal volume of a ship with certain spaces excluded.
Gross & net tonnage(GT and NT)
Transportation; Boats & ships
Gross tonnage is the basis on which manning rules and safety regulations are applied, and registration fees are reckoned. Port fees are also often reckoned on the basis of GT and NT. GT and NT are ...
Great lakes ship
Transportation; Boats & ships
Cargo ship developed to carry raw materials and manufactured goods on the Great Lakes. Most carry bulk cargoes of grain, iron ore or coal.
Great lakes ports
Transportation; Boats & ships
Ports in the lakes of Canada and/or USA popular for grain shipments. Also refers to ports on the Great lakes of East Africa.
Gross national product (GNP)
Transportation; Boats & ships
GDP plus the net income accruing from foreign sources.
