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TugShip which serves as a pulling vehicle for tugging floating bodies which have no own engine, e.g. barges, moves larger ships in the harbour area, assists in landing and sailing and comes to the rescue of ships in distress (seagoing tug) |
Turn Around TimeAverage turnaround time of a container. A differentiation is made between export and import turnaround times which cover the period of time of on-carriage/off-carriage of the container. Furthermore, an empty turnaround time is calculated. This is the time the container remains empty in the depot after use before it is used anew. From these partial turnaround times an overall turnaround time may then be calculated depending on the type of container and the area. Syn.: Turntime |
TurnaroundIn water transportation, the time it takes between the arrival of a vessel and its departure |
TVTransfer vehicle |
TVATAX VALUE ADDED-FRANCE |
TVRTime volume rate |
Tweendeck1. Term used for the deck located beneath the main deck of a ship which has a height of 2 to 4 m and divides the cargo hold in horizontal direction. 2. Tweendeck: Deck carrying cargo below the weather deck of the ship which horizontally divides the cargo hold |
Twin-TwentyTwo 20' containers which are firmly interlocked such that they form a 40" unit |
Twist LocksA set of four twistable bayonet-type shear keys used as part of a spreader to pick-up a container or as part of a chassis to secure the containers |
Two-Way PalletA pallet so designed that the forks of a fork lift truck can be inserted from two sides only |
