Definitions
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- noun The process of transferring
cargo orfuel off of asunken orgrounded ship , making it easier to refloat. - verb Present participle of
lighter .
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Examples
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The company used a process called lightering, where smaller vessels with roll-on/roll-off capabilities unload cargo from a large container ship and bring it ashore without using a traditional dock.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010
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Ship-to-ship oil transfers, called lightering, are common and often involve a third vessel servicing the operation.
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On rivers, the channels of which are interrupted by sand banks and rapids, the same operation may be carried out, thus avoiding the expense and delay necessitated by, perhaps, repeated "lightering," i.e., reduction of the cargo.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Various
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The "lightering" process is used by the company in Alaska when its petroleum carriers can't call on the docks because they draft too much water, Miller said.
Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal 2010
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The "lightering" process is used by the company in Alaska when its petroleum carriers can't call on the docks because they draft too much water, Miller said.
Los Angeles Business News - Local Los Angeles News | Los Angeles Business from bizjournals 2010
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The "lightering" process is used by the company in Alaska when its petroleum carriers can't call on the docks because they draft too much water, Miller said.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2010
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The "lightering" process is used by the company in Alaska when its petroleum carriers can't call on the docks because they draft too much water, Miller said.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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The "lightering" process is used by the company in Alaska when its petroleum carriers can't call on the docks because they draft too much water, Miller said.
Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal 2010
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The "lightering" process is used by the company in Alaska when its petroleum carriers can't call on the docks because they draft too much water, Miller said.
Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal 2010
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The "lightering" process is used by the company in Alaska when its petroleum carriers can't call on the docks because they draft too much water, Miller said.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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