deep sea and inland shipping
1canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …
2sea|way — «SEE WAY», noun. 1. an inland waterway that connects with the open sea and is deep enough to permit ocean shipping: »Ocean going freighters reach Detroit and Chicago by passing through the St. Lawrence Seaway. 2. a way over the sea, especially a… …
3Sea captain — For the fictional character, see Sea Captain (The Simpsons). Captain The master works with the harbour pilot, the chief mate and an able seaman during inner navigation aboard the vessel Kristina Regina …
4sea power — 1. naval strength. 2. a nation that possesses formidable naval power. [1840 50] * * * Means by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Measured in terms of a nation s capacity to use the seas in defiance of rivals, it consists of …
5Short sea shipping — The modern terms Short sea shipping and marine highway refer to the historical terms coastal trade, coasting trade and coastwise trade, which encompass the movement of cargo and passengers mainly by sea, without directly crossing an ocean.[1]… …
6Mediterranean Sea — Mediterranean redirects here. For other uses, see Mediterranean (disambiguation). Mediterranean sea redirects here. For the oceanographical term, see Mediterranean sea (oceanography). Mediterranean Sea Composite satellite ima …
7harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
8HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
9North Sea — For other uses, see North Sea (disambiguation). North Sea Location Atlantic Ocean Coordinates …
10Norwegian Sea — The Vestfjord with the mountains of the Lofoten archipelago seen from Løvøy Island in Steigen. Vågakaillen (942 m) is the taller of the two peaks in the centre of the image …
