registered tonnage — noun : register tonnage … Useful english dictionary
registered tonnage — The cubical contents of a ship expressed in tons, or the amount of weight which she will carry as entered upon some official record. The carrying capacity of a ship, measured in tons, as stated in the ship s papers under which she is sailing. See … Ballentine's law dictionary
net registered tonnage — ➔ tonnage * * * net registered tonnage UK US noun [C or U] (ABBREVIATION NRT) TRANSPORT, MEASURES ► a measure in tons of the size of the inside of a ship for carrying goods, which does not include the space used for fuel, engines, etc … Financial and business terms
gross registered tonnage — ➔ tonnage … Financial and business terms
tonnage — ton‧nage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. the total number of tons that something weighs: • The aim is to obtain the maximum saleable tonnage at reasonable cost. 2. TRANSPORT the size of a ship or the amount of goods it can carry,… … Financial and business terms
tonnage — n. dead weight; displacement; gross; net, registered tonnage * * * [ tʌnɪdʒ] displacement gross net registered tonnage dead weight … Combinatory dictionary
tonnage duty — A charge on a vessel, according to its tonnage, as an instrument of commerce, for entering or leaving a port, or navigating the public waters of the country; any tax for the bare privilege of entering a port and navigating the navigable waters of … Ballentine's law dictionary
gross registered tonnage — a measure of a vessel s volume and size, and therefore of fishing capacity … Dictionary of ichthyology
Tonnage — Unter Schiffsmaßen versteht man unterschiedliche technische Daten wie Masse und Raumangaben, Verdrängung, Tragfähigkeit, Tiefgang, Länge und Geschwindigkeit eines Schiffes. Die folgenden Angaben gelten für Seeschiffe. Angaben zu Schiffsgrößen und … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tonnage — Not to be confused with Ton. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship s cargo; however, in… … Wikipedia