- Tonnage - Wikipedia
Tonnage is a measure of the capacity of a ship, and is commonly used to assess fees on commercial shipping The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine In modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume or cargo volume of a ship
- TONNAGE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of TONNAGE is the cubical content of a merchant ship in units of 100 cubic feet
- What Is Ship Tonnage? All Types And Use Explained!
Have you ever wondered about a ship’s weight or encountered terms like gross tonnage, net tonnage, displacement, and lightship weight? This guide clarifies these concepts, explaining what ship tonnage truly means, its history, and its importance in modern shipping
- TONNAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The figures do not represent the ships' tonnage, but their actual load, including almost empty or overloaded ships
- TONNAGE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
The tonnage of a ship is its size or the amount of space that it has inside it for cargo
- Ton vs. Tonnage — What’s the Difference?
A ton is a unit of weight, while tonnage refers to the volume or carrying capacity of a ship or the weight of cargo a ship carries
- Tonnage | Definition, Formula, Facts | Britannica
tonnage, in shipping, the total number of tons registered or carried or the total carrying capacity Gross tonnage (GT) is calculated from the formula GT = K1V, where V is the volume of a ship’s enclosed spaces in cubic metres and K1 is a constant calculated by K1 = 0 2 + 0 02 log 10 V
- Tonnage - definition of tonnage by The Free Dictionary
2 (Commerce) the weight of the cargo of a merchant ship 3 (Commerce) the total amount of shipping of a port or nation, estimated by the capacity of its ships 4 (Commerce) a duty on ships based either on their capacity or their register tonnage
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