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FRET VIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pricing (Water Transport)
- Cargo (Water Transport)
- Foreign Trade
- Maritime Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dead freight
1, record 1, English, dead%20freight
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deadfreight 2, record 1, English, deadfreight
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Freight charges paid by the charter of a vessel for the contracted space, which is left partially unoccupied. 3, record 1, English, - dead%20freight
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Whilst the shipowner has the right to enforce dead freight on all shipments, it is usually applied only to charter party contracts. 4, record 1, English, - dead%20freight
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tarification (Transport par eau)
- Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
- Commerce extérieur
- Droit maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faux-fret
1, record 1, French, faux%2Dfret
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faux fret 2, record 1, French, faux%20fret
correct, masculine noun
- fret à la boîte 3, record 1, French, fret%20%C3%A0%20la%20bo%C3%AEte
correct, masculine noun
- taxation à la boîte 3, record 1, French, taxation%20%C3%A0%20la%20bo%C3%AEte
correct, feminine noun
- fret sur le vide 4, record 1, French, fret%20sur%20le%20vide
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Somme à payer, pour l'espace restant vide dans un navire, par celui qui ne fait pas un chargement complet après s'y être engagé. 5, record 1, French, - faux%2Dfret
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tarificación (Transporte por agua)
- Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
- Comercio exterior
- Derecho marítimo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- falso flete
1, record 1, Spanish, falso%20flete
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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