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GENERAL CARGO CONTAINER [6 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

UNITISED CARGO CARRIERS. The conventional cargo ship is now being displaced... This is due to the almost standard practice of carrying all cargo in pallets, containers or conveyed in roll on/roll off(RO/RO) ferries. In the sea transportation of general cargo there are four major modes of unitised carriage of goods : 1) Container ships... 2) Roll-on/Roll-off(RO/RO) ;3) Pallet ships; 4) Barge Carriers...

Key term(s)
  • unitized cargo carrier
  • unitized ship
  • unitized vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Navires à unités de charge. Ces unités de charge peuvent être très diverses : des conteneurs mais aussi des plates-formes, des véhicules automobiles et des barges; les navires qui les transportent peuvent se répartir en navires porte-conteneurs cellulaires [...]; navires à manutention horizontale [...]; navires porte-barges [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

Domestic ship types include tankers, conventional dry cargo vessels, self unloading bulk carriers, general cargo, container and Ro-Ro ships, ferries and tug/barge units. Much of the domestic industry is concentrated in Great Lakes and east, but tug and barge fleet operations on the West Coast are extensive.

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Économie agricole
OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
OBS

Halterm Limited operates Canada's largest Atlantic coast container terminal on a 70-acre site in the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 1969, Halterm opened the first container terminal in Halifax, one of the first on North America's East Coast. Built at a cost of $15 million, Halterm was an investment in the door-to-door movement to general cargo. Over the years, Halterm developed into one of the first common-user facilities in North America. Halterm has since become a cornerstone of the Port of Halifax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
OBS

This is a general term applicable to all general cargo containers having constructional features either for the "specific purpose" of facilitating packing and emptying other than by means of doors at one end of the container, or for other specific purposes such as ventilation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
OBS

Terme général applicable à tous les conteneurs pour marchandises diverses possédant des caractéristiques de construction dont la fonction spécifique est de faciliter le chargement ou le déchargement autrement que par la (les) porte(s) d'extrémité, ou ayant d'autres fonctions spécifiques telles que la ventilation.

Spanish

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Record 5 - external organization data 2002-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
  • Transport of Goods
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A container used for the carriage of general cargo without any special requirements for the transport and or the conditioning of the goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Conteneur de forme rectangulaire, étanche à la pluie, destiné au transport et à l'entreposage d'un certain nombre d'unité de charge, de colis ou de matériaux en vrac.

OBS

conteneur pour usage général : terme uniformisé par le CN.

Spanish

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Record 6 1980-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A container freight station 600 feet by 200 feet and two general cargo sheds, 600 feet by 100 feet, for loading rail cars and truck trailers.

French

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

Un parc de 600 pieds sur 200 pour les marchandises containérisées et deux hangars de 600 pieds sur 100 pour le chargement des wagons et des véhicules routiers.

Spanish

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