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FRET VOYAGE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Goods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deadheading
1, record 1, English, deadheading
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- dead-heading
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport de marchandises
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- voyage à vide
1, record 1, French, voyage%20%C3%A0%20vide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Voyage sans fret à bord. 2, record 1, French, - voyage%20%C3%A0%20vide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Maritime Law
- Law of Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bottomry
1, record 2, English, bottomry
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bottomree 2, record 2, English, bottomree
correct, noun, obsolete
- bummaree 3, record 2, English, bummaree
correct, noun, obsolete
- bottomage 4, record 2, English, bottomage
correct, noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A maritime contract (now almost obsolete) by which the owner of a ship borrows money for equipping or repairing the vessel and, for a definite term, pledges the ship as security. 5, record 2, English, - bottomry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit maritime
- Droit des sûretés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nantissement à la grosse sur corps
1, record 2, French, nantissement%20%C3%A0%20la%20grosse%20sur%20corps
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- nantissement à la grosse 1, record 2, French, nantissement%20%C3%A0%20la%20grosse
correct, masculine noun
- prêt à la grosse 1, record 2, French, pr%C3%AAt%20%C3%A0%20la%20grosse
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sûreté réelle grevant le navire seul(le «corps») ou l'ensemble du navire de la cargaison et du fret, qui permettait autrefois au capitaine, en cours de route, d’emprunter des fonds pour faire exécuter les réparations d’urgence nécessaires à la poursuite du voyage. 1, record 2, French, - nantissement%20%C3%A0%20la%20grosse%20sur%20corps
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le plus proche équivalent en droit français est bien évidemment le prêt à la grosse. Cependant, le droit anglais distingue la notion de «bottomry» (qui désigne une sûreté) de la notion de «bottomry loan» (qui désigne le prêt). D’où la proposition de rendre «bottomry», au sens strict, par le néologisme «nantissement à la grosse», ce qui n’empêche pas, en pratique, de parler du «prêt à la grosse» si le contexte le permet. 1, record 2, French, - nantissement%20%C3%A0%20la%20grosse%20sur%20corps
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le qualificatif «sur corps» ne sera nécessaire en fait que lorsque la notion de «bottomry» s’oppose à celle de «respondentia». 1, record 2, French, - nantissement%20%C3%A0%20la%20grosse%20sur%20corps
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho marítimo
- Derecho de cauciones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- préstamo a la gruesa
1, record 2, Spanish, pr%C3%A9stamo%20a%20la%20gruesa
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- préstamo con hipoteca del barco 1, record 2, Spanish, pr%C3%A9stamo%20con%20hipoteca%20del%20barco
correct
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-03-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
- Transport of Goods
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- voyage freight
1, record 3, English, voyage%20freight
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The logical place to discuss time charter hire and matters associated with it is together with associated problems which have in the past arisen in respect of voyage freight. 1, record 3, English, - voyage%20freight
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
- Transport de marchandises
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fret de voyage
1, record 3, French, fret%20de%20voyage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-03-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Pricing (Road Transport)
- Pricing (Water Transport)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
1, record 4, English, Ground%20and%20water%20transport%20ticket%20agents%2C%20cargo%20service%20representatives%20and%20related%20clerks
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks, quote fares and rates, make reservations, issue tickets, process cargo shipments, check baggage and perform other related customer service duties to assist travellers. They are employed by bus and railway companies, freight forwarding and shipping companies, boat cruise operators and other public transit establishments and by travel wholesalers. 1, record 4, English, - Ground%20and%20water%20transport%20ticket%20agents%2C%20cargo%20service%20representatives%20and%20related%20clerks
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
6524: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification. 2, record 4, English, - Ground%20and%20water%20transport%20ticket%20agents%2C%20cargo%20service%20representatives%20and%20related%20clerks
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Tarification (Transport routier)
- Tarification (Transport par eau)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Agents/agentes à la billetterie, représentants/représentantes du service en matière de fret et personnel assimilé dans le transport routier et maritime
1, record 4, French, Agents%2Fagentes%20%C3%A0%20la%20billetterie%2C%20repr%C3%A9sentants%2Frepr%C3%A9sentantes%20du%20service%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20fret%20et%20personnel%20assimil%C3%A9%20dans%20le%20transport%20routier%20et%20maritime
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les agents à la billetterie, les représentants du service en matière de fret et le personnel assimilé dans le transport routier et maritime font des réservations, délivrent des billets aux clients, traitent le fret, vérifient les bagages et effectuent d’autres fonctions connexes de services à la clientèle pour aider les passagers. Ils travaillent pour des compagnies d’autobus et des compagnies ferroviaires, des entreprises d’expédition et d’acheminement de fret, des organisateurs de croisières, des services de transport en commun et des grossistes en voyage. 1, record 4, French, - Agents%2Fagentes%20%C3%A0%20la%20billetterie%2C%20repr%C3%A9sentants%2Frepr%C3%A9sentantes%20du%20service%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20fret%20et%20personnel%20assimil%C3%A9%20dans%20le%20transport%20routier%20et%20maritime
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
6524 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions. 2, record 4, French, - Agents%2Fagentes%20%C3%A0%20la%20billetterie%2C%20repr%C3%A9sentants%2Frepr%C3%A9sentantes%20du%20service%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20fret%20et%20personnel%20assimil%C3%A9%20dans%20le%20transport%20routier%20et%20maritime
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-03-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Maritime Law
- Regulations (Water Transport)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lump sum charter
1, record 5, English, lump%20sum%20charter
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- lumpsum charter 1, record 5, English, lumpsum%20charter
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of chartering by which a lump sum, as distinct from a rate per ton of cargo, or per month, is paid by charterers to owners. It is principally used when a vessel is chartered to load "on the berth," that is, where a vessel is chartered in anticipation of loading it with a general cargo by advertising the intended voyage. 1, record 5, English, - lump%20sum%20charter
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit maritime
- Réglementation (Transport par eau)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- affrètement en bloc
1, record 5, French, affr%C3%A8tement%20en%20bloc
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- affrètement en travers 2, record 5, French, affr%C3%A8tement%20en%20travers
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] «affrètement en travers» [...] tend aujourd’hui à [désigner] un affrètement au voyage sans indication de la nature et du tonnage de la marchandise à transporter [...] [Il] se développe sous le couvert des chartes-parties au voyage courantes, comme la charge uniforme «Gencon». Sa caractéristique la plus nette, et qui paraît subsister aux changements d’habitudes, est que le fret y est forfaitaire. 3, record 5, French, - affr%C3%A8tement%20en%20bloc
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho marítimo
- Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- fletamiento a tanto alzado 1, record 5, Spanish, fletamiento%20a%20tanto%20alzado
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-04-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Tourism (General)
- Mass Transit
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ticket agent
1, record 6, English, ticket%20agent
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks (except airline), quote fares and rates, make reservations, issue tickets, process cargo shipment, check baggage and perform other related customer service duties to assist travellers. They are employed by bus and railway companies, freight forwarding and shipping companies, boat cruise operators and other public transit establishments and by travel wholesalers. 2, record 6, English, - ticket%20agent
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Tourisme (Généralités)
- Transports en commun
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- billettiste
1, record 6, French, billettiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- agent à la billetterie 2, record 6, French, agent%20%C3%A0%20la%20billetterie
correct, masculine noun
- agent de billetterie 2, record 6, French, agent%20de%20billetterie
correct, masculine noun
- agente de billetterie 2, record 6, French, agente%20de%20billetterie
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Employé d’une agence de voyages qui délivre un billet après avoir réuni les informations nécessaires à son établissement. 1, record 6, French, - billettiste
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les agents à la billetterie et les représentants du service en matière de fret et le personnel assimilé(sauf transport aérien) font des réservations, délivrent des billets aux clients, traitent le fret, vérifient les bagages et effectuent d’autres fonctions connexes de services à la clientèle pour aider les passagers. Ils travaillent pour des compagnies d’autobus et des compagnies ferroviaires, des entreprises d’expédition et d’acheminement de fret, des organisateurs de croisières, des services de transport en commun et des grossistes en voyage. 2, record 6, French, - billettiste
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-10-21
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Maritime Law
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- maritime hypothecation
1, record 7, English, maritime%20hypothecation
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit maritime
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- nantissement maritime
1, record 7, French, nantissement%20maritime
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sûreté réelle grevant le navire, la cargaison ou le fret, ou les trois à la fois, qui permettait autrefois au capitaine, encours de route, d’emprunter des fonds pour faire exécuter les réparations d’urgence nécessaires à la poursuite du voyage. 1, record 7, French, - nantissement%20maritime
Record 7, Key term(s)
- hypothécation maritime
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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