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Record 1 2014-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

A port at which cargo from outlying points is routinely collected for onward carriage.

OBS

For example, cargo moving from Philadelphia and Norfolk to Europe may be transported by barge or other means to Baltimore where it is loaded upon a Europe-bound vessel. The purpose of operating a load centre is to eliminate a call by a ship at a port which does not, of itself, generate sufficient cargo.

Key term(s)
  • load center port

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Port dans lequel des conteneurs acheminés par des navires principaux repartent vers d’autres ports après avoir été chargés sur des navires collecteurs.

OBS

port d'éclatement; port pivot : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 21 décembre 2013.

Spanish

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