total tonnage

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• tonnage — ton‧nage [ˈtʌnɪdʒ] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. the total number of tons that something weighs: • The aim is to obtain the maximum saleable tonnage at reasonable cost. 2. TRANSPORT the size of a ship or the amount of goods it can carry,… …   Financial and business terms

• Tonnage — Ton nage (?; 48), n. [From {Ton} a measure.] [1913 Webster] 1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship. [1913 Webster] 2. The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tonnage — [tun′ij] n. [ME < MFr: see TUN & AGE] 1. a duty or tax on ships, based on tons carried 2. a charge per ton on cargo or freight on a canal, at a port, etc. 3. the total amount of shipping of a country or port, calculated in tons 4. the carrying …   English World dictionary

• Tonnage — Not to be confused with Ton. Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship s cargo; however, in… …   Wikipedia

• tonnage — /tun ij/, n. 1. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons. 2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 3 …   Universalium

• Tonnage — Le tonnage est la mesure du volume d un bateau (une image de la capacité de transport d un navire de commerce). Il représente le volume intérieur, exprimé en tonneaux (le tonneau est équivalent à 2,83 m³) pour les petits bateaux et, en unités UMS …   Wikipédia en Français

• Tonnage war — A tonnage war is a military strategy aimed at merchant shipping. The premise is that an enemy has only a finite number of ships, and a finite capacity to build replacements for them. The concept was made famous by U boat commander Karl Dönitz,… …   Wikipedia

• tonnage — [[t]tʌ̱nɪʤ[/t]] tonnages 1) N VAR The tonnage of a ship is its size or the amount of space that it has inside it for cargo. [TECHNICAL] 2) N VAR Tonnage is the total number of tons that something weighs, or the total amount that there is of it …   English dictionary

• TONNAGE — n. m. Capacité, déplacement d’eau d’un bateau. Droit de tonnage, Droit que paie un navire de commerce en raison de sa capacité. TONNAGE se dit aussi du Total des tonnes que représentent tous les vaisseaux d’une flotte, tous les navires entrant… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

• tonnage — The capacity of a vessel for carrying freight or other loads, calculated in tons. But the way of estimating the tonnage varies in different countries. Per ton duty or charge on cargo. Total shipping tonnage of country or port …   Black's law dictionary

• Total autorisé de capture — Dans le domaine des pêches maritimes, pour le droit européen et français, un « total autorisé de capture » ou TAC est (sur un stock déterminé d une espèce halieutique) la « quantité en poids de capture que l on décide de ne pas… …   Wikipédia en Français