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WHARFAGE DUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ports
- Cargo (Water Transport)
- Maritime Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wharfage
1, record 1, English, wharfage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- quayage 2, record 1, English, quayage
correct
- wharfage charge 3, record 1, English, wharfage%20charge
correct
- wharfage due 4, record 1, English, wharfage%20due
- quay due 5, record 1, English, quay%20due
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A charge for placing goods on a wharf or for loading goods on or unloading goods from a vessel at a wharf. 6, record 1, English, - wharfage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wharfage charge; wharfage due; quay charge; quay due : terms usually used in the plural. 7, record 1, English, - wharfage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wharfage charges
- wharfage dues
- quay dues
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ports
- Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
- Droit maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit de quai
1, record 1, French, droit%20de%20quai
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- droit de quayage 2, record 1, French, droit%20de%20quayage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Droit exigé pour placer les marchandises sur un quai ainsi que pour charger ou décharger des marchandises d'un navire à quai. 2, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20quai
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit de quai; droit de quayage : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20quai
Record 1, Key term(s)
- droits de quai
- droits de quayage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Puertos
- Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
- Derecho marítimo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- derechos de muelle
1, record 1, Spanish, derechos%20de%20muelle
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gastos de muelle 2, record 1, Spanish, gastos%20de%20muelle
masculine noun, plural
- gastos de muellaje 2, record 1, Spanish, gastos%20de%20muellaje
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cuotas prescritas por la utilización de un muelle con objeto de embarque, desembarque o atraque de un buque. 3, record 1, Spanish, - derechos%20de%20muelle
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ports
- Pricing (Water Transport)
- Transport of Goods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- top wharfage
1, record 2, English, top%20wharfage
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- top wharfage charge 2, record 2, English, top%20wharfage%20charge
- top wharfage due 3, record 2, English, top%20wharfage%20due
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A charge assessed by a pier or dock owner against freight handled over the pier or dock. 4, record 2, English, - top%20wharfage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
top wharfage: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB). 5, record 2, English, - top%20wharfage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ports
- Tarification (Transport par eau)
- Transport de marchandises
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- quaiage
1, record 2, French, quaiage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- droit de quaiage 2, record 2, French, droit%20de%20quaiage
correct, masculine noun
- droit d'utilisation de la plateforme 3, record 2, French, droit%20d%27utilisation%20de%20la%20plateforme
masculine noun
- quayage de surface 4, record 2, French, quayage%20de%20surface
masculine noun
- droit de terre-plein 5, record 2, French, droit%20de%20terre%2Dplein
masculine noun
- mise à quai de surface 6, record 2, French, mise%20%C3%A0%20quai%20de%20surface
feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Somme d'argent exigée] par le propriétaire d'une jetée ou d'un dock pour la manutention de marchandises sur cette jetée ou ce dock. 6, record 2, French, - quaiage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mise à quai de surface : terme normalisé par l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC). 7, record 2, French, - quaiage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 8, record 2, French, - quaiage
Record 2, Key term(s)
- quayage
- droit d'utilisation de la plate-forme
- droit de quayage
- quaiage de surface
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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