Tonnage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 m...
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Ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A ship Audio (US) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and passenger capacity. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they al...
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n ocean liner may have different gross tonnage, depending on which country's rules were used in determining the weight. Below is an article from 1932 that provides a good explanation on just what the tonnages for ships really are. ... Archives Home » Steamship Articles » Ship Tonnage Explained...
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Subject: Gross Tonnage does not equal Displacement; In reply to: Attila Roman 's message, "Re: Weight of ship fully loaded? Sorry this is tuff!" on 12:05:35 10/17/99 Sun; One thing to always remember when looking at weight is that Net tonnage, Gross Tonnage, and displacement are not the same things.
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The total internal volume of a ship is its gross tonnage, and if we subtract all the volume not used for cargo, we get the net tonnage." As for displacement, he says: "The total weight of the ship and everything in it is the displacement, measured in long tons of 2240 lb. A long ton is only a little larger than a metric...
www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99446.htm
Home > Business > Budget 2004-05 > Report; Shipping: Tonnage tax to be levied ; July 08, 2004 16:59 IST; ... "The shipping industry has demanded the levy of a tonnage tax to make it competitive. Tonnage tax will also induce more ships to fly the Indian flag. I propose to accept the request," Finance Minister P...
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Fees and Taxes of shipping companies in Cyprus. ... To counteract the above tax exemption, a special tax is charged on the basis of the tonnage of ships for which ship management services have been rendered. This special tax is applicable to any ship managed by a Cypriot ship manager (whether of Cyprus or foreign flag).
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Ancient anchors off Tamil Nadu coast and ship tonnage analysis; N. Athiyaman1,* and P. Jayakumar2; 1Centre for Underwater Archaeology, Tamil University, Thanjavur 613 005, India; 2Department of Archaeology, Tamil University, Thanjavur 613 005, India;
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Cargo throughput at Hong Kong port has been rising in the past decade, with gross tonnage of ships registered in the city now topping 35 million, Director of Marine Roger Tupper says. ... With regard to Port State Control our ship selection system has proved to be effective in targeting substandard ships for inspection.
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Cargo throughput at Hong Kong port has been rising in the past decade, with gross tonnage of ships registered in the city now topping 35 million, an official said on Monday.
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