Definition of Lighterage. Meaning of Lighterage. Synonyms of Lighterage

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Definition of Lighterage

Lighterage
Lighterage Light"er*age (-[asl]j; 48), n. 1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter. 2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.

Meaning of Lighterage from wikipedia

- Lightering (also called lighterage) is the process of transferring cargo between vessels of different sizes, usually between a barge (lighter) and a bulker...
- forty years). In the book, ****an mentions the exploitative nature of lighterage and expresses his disdain for what he called a "free-for-all capitalist...
- across Europe. TDG Plc timeline 1922 The General Lighterage Co Ltd. was formed from the lighterage department of the London Cologne Steam Ship Company...
- The Navy Lighterage pontoon (NLP) was a type of pontoon developed in World War II by Capt. John N. Lay**** Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) and used by United...
- shipping by ice when the vessel arrives or after the vessel's arrival. A lighterage clause is inserted into charter-parties which show as port of discharge...
- Pacific Lighterage Company operated the Tugboat Warrior and two sealed steel barges from San Francisco to Alaska starting in 1917, the Lighterage in the...
- used to transfer goods to and from moored ships Lightering, also called "lighterage", the process of transferring cargo between vessels of different sizes...
- port. The Singapore River was the initial site of trade and formation of lighterage services was indispensable in Singapore's initial success as the river...
- Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage worker operations. Tourism employs others. The unemployment rate was 6...
- The company was originally founded in 1884 as the London and Tilbury Lighterage Company Limited, and retained the Tilbury name until 2001. From 1991 it...