Tonnage is a measure of the cargo-carrying capacity of a ship, and is commonly used to assess fees on commercial shipping. The term derives from the taxation... 12 KB (1,565 words) - 02:34, 26 March 2024 |
measures of gross tonnage or net tonnage (and the legacy measures gross register tonnage and net register tonnage). Deadweight tonnage was historically... 4 KB (378 words) - 13:14, 17 June 2023 |
Gross register tonnage (GRT, grt, g.r.t., gt), or gross registered tonnage, is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which... 3 KB (363 words) - 16:32, 8 October 2023 |
Displacement (ship) (redirect from Displacement tonnage) The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight. As the term indicates, it is measured indirectly, using Archimedes' principle, by first... 9 KB (887 words) - 12:23, 27 November 2023 |
Net register tonnage (NRT, nrt, n.r.t.) is a ship's cargo volume capacity expressed in "register tons", one of which equals to a volume of 100 cubic feet... 3 KB (312 words) - 08:05, 21 October 2022 |
A tonnage tax is a taxation mechanism that can be applied to shipping companies instead of ordinary corporate taxation. The tax is determined by the net... 2 KB (273 words) - 09:42, 12 August 2023 |
A tonnage monitor is a meter used on a stamping press to measure the force applied by the ram. In a press, the cutting and forming tools in the die will... 1 KB (200 words) - 13:09, 5 October 2023 |
Tonnage and poundage were English duties and taxes first levied in Edward II's reign on every tun (cask) of imported wine, which came mostly from Spain... 4 KB (579 words) - 15:02, 2 February 2024 |