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BARGE CONTAINER [7 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 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
OBS

lo/lo: lift-on/lift-off.

Key term(s)
  • container lo-lo barge carrying vessel
  • container lo lo barge carrying vessel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-02-06

English

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

An ocean-going barge and container carrier with a capacity of 21, 000 dwt's [deadweight ton] which may carry 500 TEU's [twenty equivalent units] plus twelve barges below deck.

OBS

The barges are transhipped from the mother vessel on arrival at the port area to be towed along the various inland waterways thereby providing a door to door service.

Key term(s)
  • BACO liner

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
Key term(s)
  • porte-barges hybride BACO

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-08-30

English

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

French

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

Navire de charge conçu et armé pour le transport de marchandises unitisées en conteneurs.

Key term(s)
  • navire porte-conteneurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por barcos especiales
  • Tipos de barcos
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 6 1994-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
OBS

Terminology standardized by NATO Military Agency for Standardization (MAS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
OBS

Terminologie normalisée par le NATO MAS.

Spanish

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Record 7 1982-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
  • Cargo (Water Transport)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
OBS

Réservoirs à double paroi étanche, arrimés en convois. En cas de tempête, on peut le mettre en submersion en laissant pénétrer de l'eau dans les alvéoles ménagés dans la double paroi.

Spanish

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