tonnages
Cargo weight figures
Tonnages is the plural of tonnage, referring to multiple measurements of weight or cargo capacity.
A shipping report might compare the tonnages of different vessels or ports: The tonnages handled by Asian ports have grown dramatically.
The word appears in contexts involving fleets, industries, or statistics where several distinct weight figures are being discussed.
Measure of heaviness
- massQuantity of matter
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- tareUnladen container weight
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- goodsThings for sale
commodities · load · logistics · transportation · warehousing · distribution · export · import
Maximum transportable load amount
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- maritimeOf the sea
- portDocking place for ships
harbor · stevedore · shipmaster · cargo hold · ballast
What something generates
- productionMaking or generating something
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- extractionAct of removing
bulk materials · aggregate · raw materials · manufacturing output
weight
Measure of heaviness
- massQuantity of matter
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
- displacementRemoval from usual location
cargo
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
goods · commodities · load · logistics · transportation · warehousing · distribution · export · import · bulk freight
cargo capacity
Maximum transportable load amount
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- maritimeOf the sea
port · harbor · stevedore · shipmaster · cargo hold · ballast
output
What something generates
- productionMaking or generating something
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- quotaFixed assigned amount
extraction · bulk materials · aggregate · raw materials · manufacturing output
tonnagesportion sizes
- gross tonnageShip's total enclosed space
- deadweight tonnageShip's maximum cargo load
- tonnage duesFees based on ship capacity