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What is dead weight ?

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Question added by Muhammad Akram Shahzad , Operation Officer , TCS Pvt Ltd.
Date Posted: 2015/08/04
Sinan Ademi
by Sinan Ademi , Sales Manager , Malli Zvicrran

the intrinsic weight of a structure or vehicle, excluding the weight of passengers or goods.

Total weight of cargo, store etc  or weight which a ship can carry

Mujib  Subhani Sha
by Mujib Subhani Sha , Logistics Executive , Linde Sigas

Dead weight is the weight of a railroad car, truck,etc., as distinct from its load or contents.

Hamdy Badawy
by Hamdy Badawy , مهندس كهرباء , United Company for contracting and Civil Works

The maximum carrying capacity of a ship, expressed in tons, of cargo, stores, provisions and bunker fuel. Deadweight is used interchangeably with deadweight tonnage and deadweight carrying capacity. A vessel´s capacity for cargo is less than its total deadweight tonnage.

Jeffrey Espayos
by Jeffrey Espayos , Cargo Operations Executive , Ability Logistics & Transport W.L.L.

This the total net capacity weight of carrier can load cargoes safely.

Iwan van Zyl
by Iwan van Zyl , Owner , Iwan JJ van Zyl Accountants

It is the total weight of cargo, stores, etc., that a ship/truck carries or can carry at a particular draft.

Donovan Carl Liedeman
by Donovan Carl Liedeman , Operations Support Manager , Port Stevedoring

Total allowed cargo weight a unit can carry safely, cargo including store, bunkers, provisions, crew etc

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