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deadweight cargo
noun[ C or U ]
TRANSPORTukus
goods that are very heavy in relation to the space that they take up. The cost of transporting these goods is calculated by their weight:
The tanker has sufficient cubic capacity to depart with a full deadweight cargo of coal slurry, using only the five center tanks.
Examples of deadweight cargo
deadweight cargo
In addition to this considerable source of revenue, the ship carries 1720 tons of deadweightcargo on a draught of 14 ft.
From Project Gutenberg
In 1930, 307,000 tons deadweightcargo was brought in by foreign ships; in 1931, 386,000 tons; and in 1932, 460,000 tons.
From the
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