Definition: Displacement tonnage

Category: PRODCOM

Displacement tonnage is the total weight of the ship and its contents and is normally used only as a measure for military ships. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/coded_files/CGT_first_marine_int_ltd.pdf
Source:
First Marine International Limited, "Overview of the international commercial shipbuilding industry, Background report", disseminated on the Web site of Directorate-General "Enterprise and Industry" of the European Commission, May 2003
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