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FREIGHT TYPES [8 records]

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Record 1 2024-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
CONT

Transport modes are the means supporting the mobility of passengers and freight. They are mobile transport assets and fall into three basic types; land(road, rail, pipelines), water... and air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Climate Change
OBS

To help decarbonize vehicles already on the road, Budget 2022 proposes to provide $199. 6 million over five years, starting in 2022-23, and $0. 4 million ongoing, to Natural Resources Canada to expand the Green Freight Assessment Program, which will be renamed the Green Freight Program. This will support assessments and retrofits of more vehicles and a greater diversity of fleet and vehicle types.

Key term(s)
  • Green Freight Programme
  • Green Freight Assessment Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

Pour aider à décarboniser les véhicules déjà sur les routes, le budget de 2022 propose de verser 199,6 millions de dollars sur cinq ans, à compter de 2022-2023, et 0,4 million de dollars par la suite, à Ressources naturelles Canada pour élargir le Programme d'évaluation écoénergétique des flottes de transport des marchandises, qui sera renommé le Programme de flottes de transport des marchandises écoénergétiques. Ce financement appuiera l'évaluation et la modernisation d'un plus grand nombre de véhicules et une diversité accrue des flottes et des types de véhicules.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
  • Transport of Goods
DEF

Types of notations made at the origin or destination point to indicate discrepancies between billing received and freight on hand.

OBS

over, short and damage; O.S.&D.: terms officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

Key term(s)
  • over, short and damaged
  • OS&D

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
  • Transport de marchandises
DEF

Mentions portées au point d'origine ou de destination pour indiquer des avaries ou des écarts entre la marchandise décrite dans le connaissement ou la feuille de route et celle qui est reçue par le transporteur ou remise au destinataire.

OBS

surplus, manquants et avaries; S.M.A. : termes uniformisés par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Key term(s)
  • excédents, manquants, et avaries
  • EMA

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Organizations
  • Maritime Law
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Two or more shipping lines operating a service in common between designated geographical areas.

OBS

The lines agree on a set of freight rates and any special rates for shippers and each line charges the same as the others. The ships used are of types suitable for the trade. Unlike tramp shipping where freight rates are a function of daily supply and demand, conference rates are relatively stable : base rates are altered by means of a general rate increase which in many cases is once a year. Lines in a conference are governed by the rules of membership which may include rights to load or discharge at certain ports and pooling of cargo.

OBS

shipping conference: term standardized by CGSB [Canadian General Standards Board].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisations maritimes
  • Droit maritime
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

conférence de navigation : terme normalisé par l'ONGC [Office des normes générales du Canada].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organizaciones marítimas
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Agrupación de líneas marítimas que hacen una misma ruta, y que se ponen de acuerdo con la finalidad de informar y estabilizar los fletes y suministrar los servicios en las condiciones de explotación que se fije para esa ruta, se le denomina Conferencia Marítima, Conferencia de Fletes o Conferencia Naviera.

OBS

La conferencia es pues un oligopolio que elimina toda competencia, no solo de fletes, sino en condiciones de prestación del servicio, en tal forma que el usuario no tiene ninguna alternativa para buscar fletes más económicos ni para lograr un mejor servicio.

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Record 5 2013-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
CONT

Intermodal loading unit(ILU) is defined as different types of load carriers used for intermodal freight transport [including] swap bodies, semi-trailers and containers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
CONT

L'unité de chargement intermodal (UCI) désigne les différents types de transporteurs de charge pour le transport intermodal de marchandises. [Elle] englobe les caisses mobiles, les semi-remorques et les conteneurs.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuous Handling
CONT

Vertical circulation systems may be divided into two classes. Class I systems are intended for movement of both people and goods and include ramps, stairs, escalators, and elevators. Class II systems, including dumbwaiters and vertical conveyors, in contrast, may not be used for movement of people.

CONT

Vertical transportation systems.... The two most common types of vertical public transportation are the passenger elevators and the escalator. The freight elevator and the dumbwaiter are the primary types used for materials handling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention continue
CONT

Les mines les plus profondes (...) ainsi que les puits de pétrole, comportent des appareils de transport vertical humain et matériel dont la course est bien plus considérable que celle de tous les ascenseurs des édifices les plus élevés.

Spanish

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Record 7 2007-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
CONT

Mobile Refrigeration Section. All types of mechanical refrigeration systems designed for installation in : railway freight cars [;] trucks and trailers [;] U. S. domestic(demountable truck body) containers over 64 square feet floor area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
CONT

Service de cuisine : traiteur et réfrigération mobile.

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
  • Air Freight
CONT

Aircraft that carry only freight and mail may be provided a separate cargo apron adjacent to a cargo terminal building. The separation of cargo and passenger aircraft is desirable because of the different types of facilities each requires both on the apron and at the terminal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport
  • Fret aérien
CONT

Une aire de trafic de fret distincte, adjacente à l'aérogare de fret, est parfois prévue pour des avions qui ne transportent que du fret et de la poste. La séparation des avions cargo et des avions de passagers est souhaitable, car chaque type d'avion exige des types d'installations différents sur l'aire de trafic et à l'aérogare.

Spanish

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