Definition of tonnage in English:

tonnage

noun ˈtʌnɪdʒˈtənɪdʒ

mass noun

1Weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight.
（尤指货物，货运的）吨位
road convoys carry more tonnage
公路运输车队能运载更多吨位的货物。
Example sentencesExamples
- Railroads carried much more tonnage than wagons.
- In the United States today, common carrier and private trucking fleets transport about two-thirds of all freight tonnage and, thus, play a critical role in the economy.
- By then, New York City was handling more tonnage than Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans combined.
- In 1959 freight tonnage reached an all-time high, and decline followed caused in part by the building of the Trans Canada Highway through the area in 1960.
- Adding the tonnage moved by scheduled carriers to that by private operators finally produces an estimate of the overall total tonnage of freight on the roads.
- Cargo tonnage also rose by 2.9 per cent in May, with 15, 801 tonnes handled by the airport.
- He said highways engineers had looked at the bridge on the lane and maintained it could take ‘two-way traffic’ and extra tonnage.
- The quarterly results were helped by a surge in March when there was double digit month-on-month growth in both the number of passengers and cargo tonnage.
- In October and November 1944, Harris's force dropped more than 60% of their bomb tonnage on German cities.
- Based on advice from the Land Transport Safety Authority, I am satisfied that the East Coast main trunk line carrying tonnage to and from the Port of Tauranga is safe.
- Some truckers have been known to convey cargo up to the Zambian frontier in small loads to respect the stipulated tonnage allowed on the road in the neighbouring countries.
- Total tonnages of all grains for the region by the end of last week stood at 208,000 tonnes.
- At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped, the greatest tonnage in one night so far in the war.
- The drop in dry cargo tonnage was disappointing but you can't legislate for bad harvests.
- According to U.S. Army figures, 70% of the bulk tonnage required to sustain a military force in the battlefield is fuel.
- Next month we'll be dropping twice the tonnage of bombs we are dropping this month.
- In tonnage alone, more bombs were dropped on Laos, a compact nation about the size of Oklahoma, than on Germany and Japan combined during World War II.
- Most histories of the air war focus on the bombing of North Vietnam; yet the United States dropped far more tonnage in the South over the course of the war.
- Two thirds of the bomb tonnage of the five year air war fell in February, March and April of 1945, most of it on militarily insignificant targets.
- Overall tonnage at Tilbury increased under his tenure from 6m tonnes in 1995 to 9.5m tonnes, while the workforce stayed at around 800.
Synonyms
heaviness, mass, load, burden, pressure, force
1. 1.1 The size or carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons.
  船舶吨位
  a galleon of greater tonnage than any ship Kit had sailed
  count noun a ship with a gross tonnage of 552
  Example sentencesExamples
  Before 1836 the registered tonnage of sailing ships was a notional figure calculated by a formula based on the length, breadth and depth of the hold.
  The book includes a host of pictures and an extensive listing of ships that served in the Transport Service, often including their date of purchase, tonnage, and dates of service.
  Under EU regulations, a new vessel can only be introduced into a national fleet after its equivalent, in terms of tonnage and power, is replaced.
  Such a charge is based on a vessel's gross registered tonnage as a practical approximation to recover the costs associated with delivered benefits.
  The naval aviation managed to sink 19 ships and vessels, including the Pelagos, a tanker whose tonnage exceeded 12,000 grt, which made it the biggest ship sunk in the Polar Regions.
  Now, unlike the master shipbuilders of the Mediterranean civilizations, the Viking shipwrights didn't think in terms of cargo tonnage, military logistics, or naval tactics.
  They can supply details such as the name, tonnage, date of sinking and depth of wreck of any vessel sunk since 1913.
  It led to a doubling of the number of fishermen, and an increase of 65 per cent in fleet tonnage and of 45 per cent in production.
  In 1880 alone the port attracted 549 vessels with a total tonnage of 90,932.
  Japanese coast guard officials said the ship's registry gave the vessel's tonnage at 243 ton gross tons and indicates that it had previously sailed to Japan.
  The average tonnage was around thirteen tons, with the bulk of the vessels either fourteen or twenty tons with an upper limit of twenty-eight tons.
  Prior to this only ships of low tonnage and shallow draught had been able to cross the sand bar at the entrance to the bay.
  The ships on both these routes are the world's largest cruise ferries with gross register tonnages approaching 60,000.
  Included are ship names, ship captains, merchants, tonnage, disembarkation port, and dates of departure and arrival.
  The Landing Ship Infantry Empire Broadsword was built in Wilmington, USA in 1942, gross tonnage 7177 tons, and given to Britain as part of Lend Lease.
  The Prince Rupert had a net registered tonnage of 1,172 tons.
  The owner is entitled to limit his liability, according to a formula related to the tonnage of the ship, and to an overall total, currently £12 million under the 1969 Convention.
  Synonyms
  value, amount, quantity, area, length, height, depth, weight, width, range, acreage, footage, mileage
2. 1.2 Shipping considered in terms of total carrying capacity.
  船舶总吨位
  the European Community's total tonnage
  欧盟的船舶总吨位。
  Example sentencesExamples
  EU policy required the fleet to be kept at a certain engine size and tonnage.
  Chinese-owned steamship tonnage was reckoned in 1935 at 675,000 tons.
  The total tonnage handled by the 13 minor ports came to just 100,000 last year, whereas Kochi handled 12.8 million tonnes.
  In terms of tonnage, about 30 per cent of the world's merchant fleet is registered in Panama or Liberia.
  No statistic better illustrates Marblehead's decline than comparisons of shipping tonnage before and after the war.
  Singapore port is set to retain its position as the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage for the 14th year running.
  This position would soon improve, since the United States had, thanks to Theodore Roosevelt, more tonnage under construction than any other country except Britain.
  Immingham, on the south bank of the estuary, is the seventh biggest general port in Europe and the biggest in Britain in terms of tonnage.
  Even though US shipyards were beginning to produce new merchant ships in record numbers, there was still a drop in overall available merchant and tanker tonnage.
  Singapore has been the world's top port in terms of shipping tonnage in the past decade or more.
  Ironically, in a reversal of fortune particularly bitter for Chicago, the port of St Louis surpassed it in terms of tonnage handled in 1984.
  The whole issue came to light recently when it emerged that Ireland had exceeded its European level of tonnage.
  Bantry Bay is the third biggest port in the country in terms of tonnage.
  They produced at least one-third of British tonnage - mostly specialist vessels - every year from 1870 to 1914.
  Though the total British tonnage continued to increase, as a proportion of the world's shipping it fell steadily.
  The ship will serve to lift capability in a broad range of scenarios and this is expected to lead to the acquisition of more tonnage in the future.
  The port was the fastest growing in terms of tonnage handled on the U.S. East Coast, outperforming Philadelphia, New York, and Hampton Roads / Norfolk.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a charge per ton on cargo): from ton¹ + -age.

Rhymes

dunnage

Definition of tonnage in US English:

tonnage

nounˈtənijˈtənɪdʒ

1Weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight.
（尤指货物，货运的）吨位
road convoys carry more tonnage
公路运输车队能运载更多吨位的货物。
Example sentencesExamples
- The quarterly results were helped by a surge in March when there was double digit month-on-month growth in both the number of passengers and cargo tonnage.
- Adding the tonnage moved by scheduled carriers to that by private operators finally produces an estimate of the overall total tonnage of freight on the roads.
- Two thirds of the bomb tonnage of the five year air war fell in February, March and April of 1945, most of it on militarily insignificant targets.
- In the United States today, common carrier and private trucking fleets transport about two-thirds of all freight tonnage and, thus, play a critical role in the economy.
- Some truckers have been known to convey cargo up to the Zambian frontier in small loads to respect the stipulated tonnage allowed on the road in the neighbouring countries.
- Cargo tonnage also rose by 2.9 per cent in May, with 15, 801 tonnes handled by the airport.
- Based on advice from the Land Transport Safety Authority, I am satisfied that the East Coast main trunk line carrying tonnage to and from the Port of Tauranga is safe.
- The drop in dry cargo tonnage was disappointing but you can't legislate for bad harvests.
- Overall tonnage at Tilbury increased under his tenure from 6m tonnes in 1995 to 9.5m tonnes, while the workforce stayed at around 800.
- He said highways engineers had looked at the bridge on the lane and maintained it could take ‘two-way traffic’ and extra tonnage.
- In October and November 1944, Harris's force dropped more than 60% of their bomb tonnage on German cities.
- Railroads carried much more tonnage than wagons.
- Next month we'll be dropping twice the tonnage of bombs we are dropping this month.
- At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped, the greatest tonnage in one night so far in the war.
- Total tonnages of all grains for the region by the end of last week stood at 208,000 tonnes.
- In 1959 freight tonnage reached an all-time high, and decline followed caused in part by the building of the Trans Canada Highway through the area in 1960.
- In tonnage alone, more bombs were dropped on Laos, a compact nation about the size of Oklahoma, than on Germany and Japan combined during World War II.
- Most histories of the air war focus on the bombing of North Vietnam; yet the United States dropped far more tonnage in the South over the course of the war.
- According to U.S. Army figures, 70% of the bulk tonnage required to sustain a military force in the battlefield is fuel.
- By then, New York City was handling more tonnage than Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans combined.
Synonyms
heaviness, mass, load, burden, pressure, force
1. 1.1 The size or carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons.
  船舶吨位
  Example sentencesExamples
  The average tonnage was around thirteen tons, with the bulk of the vessels either fourteen or twenty tons with an upper limit of twenty-eight tons.
  The book includes a host of pictures and an extensive listing of ships that served in the Transport Service, often including their date of purchase, tonnage, and dates of service.
  The Landing Ship Infantry Empire Broadsword was built in Wilmington, USA in 1942, gross tonnage 7177 tons, and given to Britain as part of Lend Lease.
  Japanese coast guard officials said the ship's registry gave the vessel's tonnage at 243 ton gross tons and indicates that it had previously sailed to Japan.
  The naval aviation managed to sink 19 ships and vessels, including the Pelagos, a tanker whose tonnage exceeded 12,000 grt, which made it the biggest ship sunk in the Polar Regions.
  They can supply details such as the name, tonnage, date of sinking and depth of wreck of any vessel sunk since 1913.
  Under EU regulations, a new vessel can only be introduced into a national fleet after its equivalent, in terms of tonnage and power, is replaced.
  Prior to this only ships of low tonnage and shallow draught had been able to cross the sand bar at the entrance to the bay.
  The ships on both these routes are the world's largest cruise ferries with gross register tonnages approaching 60,000.
  The Prince Rupert had a net registered tonnage of 1,172 tons.
  Such a charge is based on a vessel's gross registered tonnage as a practical approximation to recover the costs associated with delivered benefits.
  The owner is entitled to limit his liability, according to a formula related to the tonnage of the ship, and to an overall total, currently £12 million under the 1969 Convention.
  It led to a doubling of the number of fishermen, and an increase of 65 per cent in fleet tonnage and of 45 per cent in production.
  In 1880 alone the port attracted 549 vessels with a total tonnage of 90,932.
  Now, unlike the master shipbuilders of the Mediterranean civilizations, the Viking shipwrights didn't think in terms of cargo tonnage, military logistics, or naval tactics.
  Included are ship names, ship captains, merchants, tonnage, disembarkation port, and dates of departure and arrival.
  Before 1836 the registered tonnage of sailing ships was a notional figure calculated by a formula based on the length, breadth and depth of the hold.
  Synonyms
  value, amount, quantity, area, length, height, depth, weight, width, range, acreage, footage, mileage
2. 1.2 Shipping considered in terms of total carrying capacity.
  船舶总吨位
  the port's total tonnage
  欧盟的船舶总吨位。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This position would soon improve, since the United States had, thanks to Theodore Roosevelt, more tonnage under construction than any other country except Britain.
  In terms of tonnage, about 30 per cent of the world's merchant fleet is registered in Panama or Liberia.
  The port was the fastest growing in terms of tonnage handled on the U.S. East Coast, outperforming Philadelphia, New York, and Hampton Roads / Norfolk.
  Immingham, on the south bank of the estuary, is the seventh biggest general port in Europe and the biggest in Britain in terms of tonnage.
  Even though US shipyards were beginning to produce new merchant ships in record numbers, there was still a drop in overall available merchant and tanker tonnage.
  No statistic better illustrates Marblehead's decline than comparisons of shipping tonnage before and after the war.
  Ironically, in a reversal of fortune particularly bitter for Chicago, the port of St Louis surpassed it in terms of tonnage handled in 1984.
  EU policy required the fleet to be kept at a certain engine size and tonnage.
  Bantry Bay is the third biggest port in the country in terms of tonnage.
  Singapore port is set to retain its position as the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage for the 14th year running.
  Though the total British tonnage continued to increase, as a proportion of the world's shipping it fell steadily.
  They produced at least one-third of British tonnage - mostly specialist vessels - every year from 1870 to 1914.
  The ship will serve to lift capability in a broad range of scenarios and this is expected to lead to the acquisition of more tonnage in the future.
  The total tonnage handled by the 13 minor ports came to just 100,000 last year, whereas Kochi handled 12.8 million tonnes.
  The whole issue came to light recently when it emerged that Ireland had exceeded its European level of tonnage.
  Singapore has been the world's top port in terms of shipping tonnage in the past decade or more.
  Chinese-owned steamship tonnage was reckoned in 1935 at 675,000 tons.

Origin

Early 17th century (denoting a charge per ton on cargo): from ton + -age.

单词	tonnage
释义	Definition of tonnage in English: tonnage noun ˈtʌnɪdʒˈtənɪdʒ mass noun 1Weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight. （尤指货物，货运的）吨位 road convoys carry more tonnage 公路运输车队能运载更多吨位的货物。 Example sentencesExamples Railroads carried much more tonnage than wagons. In the United States today, common carrier and private trucking fleets transport about two-thirds of all freight tonnage and, thus, play a critical role in the economy. By then, New York City was handling more tonnage than Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans combined. In 1959 freight tonnage reached an all-time high, and decline followed caused in part by the building of the Trans Canada Highway through the area in 1960. Adding the tonnage moved by scheduled carriers to that by private operators finally produces an estimate of the overall total tonnage of freight on the roads. Cargo tonnage also rose by 2.9 per cent in May, with 15, 801 tonnes handled by the airport. He said highways engineers had looked at the bridge on the lane and maintained it could take ‘two-way traffic’ and extra tonnage. The quarterly results were helped by a surge in March when there was double digit month-on-month growth in both the number of passengers and cargo tonnage. In October and November 1944, Harris's force dropped more than 60% of their bomb tonnage on German cities. Based on advice from the Land Transport Safety Authority, I am satisfied that the East Coast main trunk line carrying tonnage to and from the Port of Tauranga is safe. Some truckers have been known to convey cargo up to the Zambian frontier in small loads to respect the stipulated tonnage allowed on the road in the neighbouring countries. Total tonnages of all grains for the region by the end of last week stood at 208,000 tonnes. At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped, the greatest tonnage in one night so far in the war. The drop in dry cargo tonnage was disappointing but you can't legislate for bad harvests. According to U.S. Army figures, 70% of the bulk tonnage required to sustain a military force in the battlefield is fuel. Next month we'll be dropping twice the tonnage of bombs we are dropping this month. In tonnage alone, more bombs were dropped on Laos, a compact nation about the size of Oklahoma, than on Germany and Japan combined during World War II. Most histories of the air war focus on the bombing of North Vietnam; yet the United States dropped far more tonnage in the South over the course of the war. Two thirds of the bomb tonnage of the five year air war fell in February, March and April of 1945, most of it on militarily insignificant targets. Overall tonnage at Tilbury increased under his tenure from 6m tonnes in 1995 to 9.5m tonnes, while the workforce stayed at around 800. Synonyms heaviness, mass, load, burden, pressure, force 1.1 The size or carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons. 船舶吨位 a galleon of greater tonnage than any ship Kit had sailed count noun a ship with a gross tonnage of 552 Example sentencesExamples Before 1836 the registered tonnage of sailing ships was a notional figure calculated by a formula based on the length, breadth and depth of the hold. The book includes a host of pictures and an extensive listing of ships that served in the Transport Service, often including their date of purchase, tonnage, and dates of service. Under EU regulations, a new vessel can only be introduced into a national fleet after its equivalent, in terms of tonnage and power, is replaced. Such a charge is based on a vessel's gross registered tonnage as a practical approximation to recover the costs associated with delivered benefits. The naval aviation managed to sink 19 ships and vessels, including the Pelagos, a tanker whose tonnage exceeded 12,000 grt, which made it the biggest ship sunk in the Polar Regions. Now, unlike the master shipbuilders of the Mediterranean civilizations, the Viking shipwrights didn't think in terms of cargo tonnage, military logistics, or naval tactics. They can supply details such as the name, tonnage, date of sinking and depth of wreck of any vessel sunk since 1913. It led to a doubling of the number of fishermen, and an increase of 65 per cent in fleet tonnage and of 45 per cent in production. In 1880 alone the port attracted 549 vessels with a total tonnage of 90,932. Japanese coast guard officials said the ship's registry gave the vessel's tonnage at 243 ton gross tons and indicates that it had previously sailed to Japan. The average tonnage was around thirteen tons, with the bulk of the vessels either fourteen or twenty tons with an upper limit of twenty-eight tons. Prior to this only ships of low tonnage and shallow draught had been able to cross the sand bar at the entrance to the bay. The ships on both these routes are the world's largest cruise ferries with gross register tonnages approaching 60,000. Included are ship names, ship captains, merchants, tonnage, disembarkation port, and dates of departure and arrival. The Landing Ship Infantry Empire Broadsword was built in Wilmington, USA in 1942, gross tonnage 7177 tons, and given to Britain as part of Lend Lease. The Prince Rupert had a net registered tonnage of 1,172 tons. The owner is entitled to limit his liability, according to a formula related to the tonnage of the ship, and to an overall total, currently £12 million under the 1969 Convention. Synonyms value, amount, quantity, area, length, height, depth, weight, width, range, acreage, footage, mileage 1.2 Shipping considered in terms of total carrying capacity. 船舶总吨位 the European Community's total tonnage 欧盟的船舶总吨位。 Example sentencesExamples EU policy required the fleet to be kept at a certain engine size and tonnage. Chinese-owned steamship tonnage was reckoned in 1935 at 675,000 tons. The total tonnage handled by the 13 minor ports came to just 100,000 last year, whereas Kochi handled 12.8 million tonnes. In terms of tonnage, about 30 per cent of the world's merchant fleet is registered in Panama or Liberia. No statistic better illustrates Marblehead's decline than comparisons of shipping tonnage before and after the war. Singapore port is set to retain its position as the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage for the 14th year running. This position would soon improve, since the United States had, thanks to Theodore Roosevelt, more tonnage under construction than any other country except Britain. Immingham, on the south bank of the estuary, is the seventh biggest general port in Europe and the biggest in Britain in terms of tonnage. Even though US shipyards were beginning to produce new merchant ships in record numbers, there was still a drop in overall available merchant and tanker tonnage. Singapore has been the world's top port in terms of shipping tonnage in the past decade or more. Ironically, in a reversal of fortune particularly bitter for Chicago, the port of St Louis surpassed it in terms of tonnage handled in 1984. The whole issue came to light recently when it emerged that Ireland had exceeded its European level of tonnage. Bantry Bay is the third biggest port in the country in terms of tonnage. They produced at least one-third of British tonnage - mostly specialist vessels - every year from 1870 to 1914. Though the total British tonnage continued to increase, as a proportion of the world's shipping it fell steadily. The ship will serve to lift capability in a broad range of scenarios and this is expected to lead to the acquisition of more tonnage in the future. The port was the fastest growing in terms of tonnage handled on the U.S. East Coast, outperforming Philadelphia, New York, and Hampton Roads / Norfolk. Origin Early 17th century (denoting a charge per ton on cargo): from ton¹ + -age. Rhymes dunnage Definition of tonnage in US English: tonnage nounˈtənijˈtənɪdʒ 1Weight in tons, especially of cargo or freight. （尤指货物，货运的）吨位 road convoys carry more tonnage 公路运输车队能运载更多吨位的货物。 Example sentencesExamples The quarterly results were helped by a surge in March when there was double digit month-on-month growth in both the number of passengers and cargo tonnage. Adding the tonnage moved by scheduled carriers to that by private operators finally produces an estimate of the overall total tonnage of freight on the roads. Two thirds of the bomb tonnage of the five year air war fell in February, March and April of 1945, most of it on militarily insignificant targets. In the United States today, common carrier and private trucking fleets transport about two-thirds of all freight tonnage and, thus, play a critical role in the economy. Some truckers have been known to convey cargo up to the Zambian frontier in small loads to respect the stipulated tonnage allowed on the road in the neighbouring countries. Cargo tonnage also rose by 2.9 per cent in May, with 15, 801 tonnes handled by the airport. Based on advice from the Land Transport Safety Authority, I am satisfied that the East Coast main trunk line carrying tonnage to and from the Port of Tauranga is safe. The drop in dry cargo tonnage was disappointing but you can't legislate for bad harvests. Overall tonnage at Tilbury increased under his tenure from 6m tonnes in 1995 to 9.5m tonnes, while the workforce stayed at around 800. He said highways engineers had looked at the bridge on the lane and maintained it could take ‘two-way traffic’ and extra tonnage. In October and November 1944, Harris's force dropped more than 60% of their bomb tonnage on German cities. Railroads carried much more tonnage than wagons. Next month we'll be dropping twice the tonnage of bombs we are dropping this month. At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped, the greatest tonnage in one night so far in the war. Total tonnages of all grains for the region by the end of last week stood at 208,000 tonnes. In 1959 freight tonnage reached an all-time high, and decline followed caused in part by the building of the Trans Canada Highway through the area in 1960. In tonnage alone, more bombs were dropped on Laos, a compact nation about the size of Oklahoma, than on Germany and Japan combined during World War II. Most histories of the air war focus on the bombing of North Vietnam; yet the United States dropped far more tonnage in the South over the course of the war. According to U.S. Army figures, 70% of the bulk tonnage required to sustain a military force in the battlefield is fuel. By then, New York City was handling more tonnage than Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans combined. Synonyms heaviness, mass, load, burden, pressure, force 1.1 The size or carrying capacity of a ship measured in tons. 船舶吨位 Example sentencesExamples The average tonnage was around thirteen tons, with the bulk of the vessels either fourteen or twenty tons with an upper limit of twenty-eight tons. The book includes a host of pictures and an extensive listing of ships that served in the Transport Service, often including their date of purchase, tonnage, and dates of service. The Landing Ship Infantry Empire Broadsword was built in Wilmington, USA in 1942, gross tonnage 7177 tons, and given to Britain as part of Lend Lease. Japanese coast guard officials said the ship's registry gave the vessel's tonnage at 243 ton gross tons and indicates that it had previously sailed to Japan. The naval aviation managed to sink 19 ships and vessels, including the Pelagos, a tanker whose tonnage exceeded 12,000 grt, which made it the biggest ship sunk in the Polar Regions. They can supply details such as the name, tonnage, date of sinking and depth of wreck of any vessel sunk since 1913. Under EU regulations, a new vessel can only be introduced into a national fleet after its equivalent, in terms of tonnage and power, is replaced. Prior to this only ships of low tonnage and shallow draught had been able to cross the sand bar at the entrance to the bay. The ships on both these routes are the world's largest cruise ferries with gross register tonnages approaching 60,000. The Prince Rupert had a net registered tonnage of 1,172 tons. Such a charge is based on a vessel's gross registered tonnage as a practical approximation to recover the costs associated with delivered benefits. The owner is entitled to limit his liability, according to a formula related to the tonnage of the ship, and to an overall total, currently £12 million under the 1969 Convention. It led to a doubling of the number of fishermen, and an increase of 65 per cent in fleet tonnage and of 45 per cent in production. In 1880 alone the port attracted 549 vessels with a total tonnage of 90,932. Now, unlike the master shipbuilders of the Mediterranean civilizations, the Viking shipwrights didn't think in terms of cargo tonnage, military logistics, or naval tactics. Included are ship names, ship captains, merchants, tonnage, disembarkation port, and dates of departure and arrival. Before 1836 the registered tonnage of sailing ships was a notional figure calculated by a formula based on the length, breadth and depth of the hold. Synonyms value, amount, quantity, area, length, height, depth, weight, width, range, acreage, footage, mileage 1.2 Shipping considered in terms of total carrying capacity. 船舶总吨位 the port's total tonnage 欧盟的船舶总吨位。 Example sentencesExamples This position would soon improve, since the United States had, thanks to Theodore Roosevelt, more tonnage under construction than any other country except Britain. In terms of tonnage, about 30 per cent of the world's merchant fleet is registered in Panama or Liberia. The port was the fastest growing in terms of tonnage handled on the U.S. East Coast, outperforming Philadelphia, New York, and Hampton Roads / Norfolk. Immingham, on the south bank of the estuary, is the seventh biggest general port in Europe and the biggest in Britain in terms of tonnage. Even though US shipyards were beginning to produce new merchant ships in record numbers, there was still a drop in overall available merchant and tanker tonnage. No statistic better illustrates Marblehead's decline than comparisons of shipping tonnage before and after the war. Ironically, in a reversal of fortune particularly bitter for Chicago, the port of St Louis surpassed it in terms of tonnage handled in 1984. EU policy required the fleet to be kept at a certain engine size and tonnage. Bantry Bay is the third biggest port in the country in terms of tonnage. Singapore port is set to retain its position as the world's busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage for the 14th year running. Though the total British tonnage continued to increase, as a proportion of the world's shipping it fell steadily. They produced at least one-third of British tonnage - mostly specialist vessels - every year from 1870 to 1914. The ship will serve to lift capability in a broad range of scenarios and this is expected to lead to the acquisition of more tonnage in the future. The total tonnage handled by the 13 minor ports came to just 100,000 last year, whereas Kochi handled 12.8 million tonnes. The whole issue came to light recently when it emerged that Ireland had exceeded its European level of tonnage. Singapore has been the world's top port in terms of shipping tonnage in the past decade or more. Chinese-owned steamship tonnage was reckoned in 1935 at 675,000 tons. Origin Early 17th century (denoting a charge per ton on cargo): from ton + -age.
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