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SHORTSEA SHIPPING [1 record]

Record 1 2022-01-17

English

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

... commercial waterborne transportation that does not transit an ocean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
CONT

Le transport maritime courte distance (TMCD) [...] est un concept multimodal de transport lié à tout transport maritime de marchandises ou de passagers qui se fait sans traverser l'océan, soit principalement sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent, les Grands Lacs et le long de la côte est américaine. Bien qu'il s'agisse principalement de transport maritime intérieur, le TMCD comprend le trafic transfrontalier entre le Canada, les États-Unis et le Mexique.

Spanish

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