Tonnage
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The terms "Tonnage" and "Ton" have different meanings and are often confused. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship's cargo; however, in modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume or cargo volume of a ship. The term is still sometimes incorrectly used to refer to the weight of a loaded or empty vessel. Measurement of tonnage can be less than straightforward, not least because it is used to assess fees on commercial shipping.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The terms "Tonnage" and "Ton" have different meanings and are often confused. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship's cargo; however, in modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume or cargo volume of a ship. The term is still sometimes incorrectly used to refer to the weight of a loaded or empty vessel. Measurement of tonnage can be less than straightforward, not least because it is used to assess fees on commercial shipping.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09786130330408
- Editor Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
- Sprache Englisch
- Genre Physik & Astronomie
- Größe H220mm x B150mm x T4mm
- Jahr 2009
- EAN 9786130330408
- Format Fachbuch
- ISBN 978-613-0-33040-8
- Titel Tonnage
- Untertitel Cargo, Gross Register Tonnage, Volume, Cubic Foot, Tonne, Mass, International System of Units, United States Customary Units, Gross tonnage, Net tonnage
- Gewicht 124g
- Herausgeber Betascript Publishers
- Anzahl Seiten 72