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OCCUPATION UTILE POSTES QUAI [1 record]

Record 1 2003-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

The percentage of the total time during the year that a grain unloading berth (or berths) is occupied by a ship to be unloaded.

OBS

Obviously, this depends on quantities imported annually, average ship size, and average unloading rates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Pourcentage de temps dans l'année où un poste (des postes) est (sont) occupé(s) par des bateaux transportant du grain.

OBS

Ce pourcentage dépend évidemment des importations annuelles, de la taille moyenne des bateaux et de la durée moyenne de déchargement.

Spanish

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