Conference liner
English translation: liners are ships working regular routes. Conference liners are...
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| 4 +2 | liners are ships working regular routes. Conference liners are... |
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| 4 | navire de conférence |
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| conference liner Belongs to a specific group... Explanation: ...known at the "......Conference". I don't remember its exact name any more, but I'll try to find it. It is (or was) a group of shipping lines serving similar areas, with all sorts of agreements on tariffs, etc. (probably illegal now under Anti-trust law). |
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navire de conférence Explanation: http://w3.granddictionnaire.com/BTML/FRA/r_Motclef/index1024... Liner Shipping Liner services are offered according to published schedules and on specific trade routes with fixed itineraries. Liner carriers generally handle containerized and/or break-bulk cargoes, such as electronics, manufactured goods or frozen produce. The international liner trade is dominated by large fleets of specialized container vessels operating on major trade routes around the world. A large proportion of the world fleet is controlled by Pacific Rim and Western European interests. Canada controls a relatively small fleet in comparison with these major players; however, this presence has been widening through the acquisition of lines. Shipping lines calling at Canadian ports may provide conference liner and non-conference liner services. Ocean carriers providing liner services on a common trade route often elect to form a conference and collectively agree on rates and/or conditions of service. Shipping lines that do not operate within a shipping conference are referred to as "independents" or "non-conference operators," and may also provide liner services.Contrary to conference carriers, non-conference lines are not required to file a tariff with the Canadian Transportation Agency. Today, non-conference liner carriers often offer services that are fully comparable to conference operators in terms of level of service. In recent years, roughly half of Canada's liner trade travelled on non-conference lines. Lines that are conference members on one route are not necessarily members on all of the routes or points served. Also, where a conference agreement applies only to Canadian cargo, shipping lines that solicit cargo from US-based shippers (such as North Atlantic operators calling at Montreal) could carry non-conference cargo on the same vessels that operate in the conference service. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-05-12 07:47:08 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/anre1998/TC9813EE.HTM |
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10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2liners are ships working regular routes. Conference liners are... Explanation: ships that fulfil the following definition Liner Shipping and Conferences Liner ships mainly carry containerised cargo and account for around 48 per cent by value of Australia's seaborne exports and 74 per cent of seaborne imports. In 1997-98 Australia's liner exports totalled over 18 million tonnes valued at $33.5 billion. In the same year, liner imports amounted to 12 million tonnes and were valued at over $47 billion. Prominent liner exports include meat, aluminium and cereals while paper products, chemicals and machinery are major imports.(1) Part X of the TPA provides for limited exemptions from the restrictive trade practices provisions (Part IV) for international liner cargo shipping conferences. A conference is defined by section 10.02 of the TPA as an 'unincorporated association of two or more ocean carriers carrying on two or more businesses each of which includes the provision of liner cargo shipping services.' Conferences are typically route specific. They may engage in joint price setting, capacity rationalisation, revenue and/or cost pooling arrangements, discriminatory pricing structures and forms of customer loyalty agreement. Conferences carry, by value, around 50 per cent of Australia's liner exports by value and 60 per cent of liner imports.(2) Reference: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/bd/2000-01/01BD029.htm |
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