Difference between revisions of "Deadweight"
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'''Deadweight''' is a shipping term used to denote the number of [[Cargo Tonnage|long tons]] of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of [[cargo]], stores and bunker fuel. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces when unladen ("light") and the number of tons it displaces when submerged to the "load line." | '''Deadweight''' is a shipping term used to denote the number of [[Cargo Tonnage|long tons]] of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of [[cargo]], stores and bunker fuel. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces when unladen ("light") and the number of tons it displaces when submerged to the "load line." | ||
| − | A '''Deadweight Cargo''' is a long ton of cargo that can be stowed in less than 40 cubic feet.<ref> | + | A '''Deadweight Cargo''' is a long ton of cargo that can be stowed in less than 40 cubic feet.<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 07:29, July 13, 2016
Deadweight is a shipping term used to denote the number of long tons of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of cargo, stores and bunker fuel. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces when unladen ("light") and the number of tons it displaces when submerged to the "load line."
A Deadweight Cargo is a long ton of cargo that can be stowed in less than 40 cubic feet.[1]
