lighterage in English
noun
1
the transfer of cargo by means of a lighter; the charge levied for such transfer.
It also provides barge transportation, dredging support, and lighterage services for aggregate industries.
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1. The Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage worker operations.
2. In case of unsafe anchorage at Chittagong outer anchorage, any lighterage at Kutubdia is for recipients account.
3. As a Vessel Operating Common Carrier, Bowhead has a shallow draft Landing Craft, the M/V Unalaq, built in 2014 to facilitate our lighterage operations