lighterage

• Sustantivo que designa el transporte de mercancías en una gabarra o lancha de carga, así como la tarifa o precio pagado por dicho transporte.

A noun referring to the fee charged for transporting goods by lighter, or the act of transporting goods on a lighter.

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1. Fee for lighter transportC1formalbusiness

   The charge assessed for moving goods on a lighter (a flat-bottomed barge), typically between a ship and the shore.

   Derecho de gabarra

   • The port authority added a lighterage fee of $200 for the barge services.
   • We need to include lighterage in our shipping cost estimate.
   • The invoice listed both dockage and lighterage charges.

2. Transportation by lighterC1formalbusiness

   The process of transferring cargo using lighters, often from a larger vessel to a dock or vice versa.

   transbordo por gabarras

   • Lighterage is commonly used in ports without deep-water piers.
   • The stevedores supervised the lighterage of containers from the ship.
   • Their company specializes in lighterage operations along the river.