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OVER-TONNAGING [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

... Surplus of ships in relation to the level of available cargoes.

OBS

... [the] overtonnaging has the effect of depressing freight rates to the extent that some shipowners no longer find it economical to trade their ship, preferring to lay them up until there is a reversal in the trend.

Key term(s)
  • over-tonnaging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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