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LASH SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

A system of shipping in which barges loaded with cargo are placed on board the ship directly instead of being unloaded.

OBS

LASH stands for Lighter Aboard Ship; lighter refers to a 380 ton, 61 foot long barge, which carries the cargo.

OBS

Often used attributively.

Key term(s)
  • Lighter Aboard Ship

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
CONT

Dans le système LASH («lighter aboard ship»), le navire, de structure cellulaire comme le porte-conteneurs, embarque des barges standardisées (L = 18,7 m, B = 9,5 m, C = 3,95 m, 350 tpl) par l'arrière à l'aide d'un portique qui les met en place superposées dans des cellules.

Key term(s)
  • LASH
  • L.A.S.H.

Spanish

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