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Record 1 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
DEF

A ship delivering cargo on a local basis to and from another vessel calling only at a major port.

CONT

Additional to the [container] "generation vessels", has been the development of feeder ships, notably on short sea routes for the transshipment of containers from major to smaller ports. Sizes of feeder ships may vary ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
DEF

Dans une opération associant des navires gros porte-conteneurs faisant peu d'escales et des navires plus petits desservant d'autres ports de la région, se dit d'un des navires plus petits.

Spanish

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