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tank lighter

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 719036 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain inland waterway trafficmaritime traffic; seaborne traffic
  • any vessel intended for the carriage of goods in fixed tanks, built or specially modified to be pushed, and: - either having no motive power of its own, - or having only sufficient motive power to perform short manoeuvres when not part of a pushed train of craft
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  • FR: barge-citerne [T50056] DE: Tankschubleichter [T50056] FI: työnnettävä säiliöproomu [T50056]
lihtertanker
tank lighter preferred
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  • ... "lighter" means an ordinary lighter, tank lighter or ship-borne lighter ...

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