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lighterage

/ˈlaɪtərɪdʒ/

Translations

lighteragenoun

lighterages

allègementMaritime : transfert de cargaison entre un navire et le quai (ou un autre navire) au moyen d’une allège.

Because the harbour was too shallow for large ships, most freight had to be moved by lighterage before it could be unloaded.

Comme le port était trop peu profond pour les grands navires, la majeure partie du fret devait être transférée par allègement avant de pouvoir être déchargée.

Additional translations

allègementMaritime : droit ou frais facturés pour le transport de marchandises au moyen d’une allège.

Synonyms

lighterage charge

lighterage cost

lighterage operations

ship-to-shore transfer

cargo transfer

transshipment

lighterage service

lighterage charges

lighterage fee

lightering

lighterageadjective

/ˈlaɪtərɪdʒ/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g. "lighterage charges", to describe things relating to the transfer of goods by lighter.

d’allègementMaritime : qui concerne le transfert de marchandises par allège ou les frais correspondants.

The port authority announced new lighterage regulations affecting river transport.

L’autorité portuaire a annoncé de nouvelles réglementations d’allègement concernant le transport fluvial.

Definitions

lighteragenoun

The act or process of transferring cargo between a vessel and the shore (or another vessel) by means of a lighter, a flat-bottomed barge.

Because the harbour was too shallow for large ships, most freight had to be moved by lighterage before it could be unloaded.

The fee charged for the use of a lighter to transport goods to or from a ship.

The shipping company had to pay lighterage to move the containers from the vessel to the shore.

lighterageadjective

Relating to the transfer of goods by lighter or to the fees charged for such transfer.

The port authority announced new lighterage regulations affecting river transport.