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Tonnage is a
measure of the
capacity of a ship, and is
commonly used to ****ess fees on
commercial shipping. The term
derives from the
taxation paid on...
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gross tonnage nor
gross register tonnage should be
confused with
measures of m**** or
weight such as
deadweight tonnage or displacement.
Gross tonnage, along...
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measures of
gross tonnage or net
tonnage (and the
legacy measures gross register tonnage and net
register tonnage).
Deadweight tonnage was historically...
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Gross register tonnage (GRT, grt, g.r.t., gt), or
gross registered tonnage, is a ship's
total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which...
- Net
tonnage (NT, N.T. or nt) is a
dimensionless index calculated from the
total moulded volume of the ship's
cargo spaces by
using a
mathematical formula...
- Net
register tonnage (NRT, nrt, n.r.t.) is a ship's
cargo volume capacity expressed in "register tons", one of
which equals to a
volume of 100
cubic feet...
- A
tonnage tax is a
taxation mechanism that can be
applied to
shipping companies instead of
ordinary corporate taxation. The tax is
determined by the net...
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displacement or
displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight. As the term indicates, it is
measured indirectly,
using Archimedes' principle, by first...
- A
tonnage monitor is a
meter used on a
stamping press to
measure the
force applied by the ram. In a press, the
cutting and
forming tools in the die will...
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Tonnage and
poundage were
English duties and
taxes first levied in
Edward II's
reign on
every tun (cask) of
imported wine,
which came
mostly from Spain...
