shipping conference
1shipping conference — UK US noun [C] (also liner conference) COMMERCE, TRANSPORT ► two or more shipping companies who agree to offer their services on particular routes for the same price and with the same conditions: »Some people argue strongly against shipping… …
2shipping conference — An association of shipowners whose liners ply the same routes. They combine to fix freight rates, passenger rates, and terms of contracts. Not all liners belong to conferences; those that do are called conference line ships …
3conference lines — See shipping conference …
4CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS — (Presidents Conference). The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations was organized in 1955 out of a growing awareness that unified action by major American Jewish organizations was essential to help strengthen American… …
5Shipping Control Authority for the Japanese Merchant Marine — (SCAJAP) was an organization established by Allied occupation forces in Japan at the end of World War II.Purpose1. control over all ships greater than 100 gross tons operated by the Japanese.2. to provide the Japanese with a repatriation fleet,… …
6conference — /ˈkɒnfərəns / (say konfuhruhns) noun 1. a meeting for consultation or discussion. 2. the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, especially on an important or serious matter. 3. Ecclesiastical a. an official assembly of clergy, or …
7be in conference — FORMAL ► to be in a meeting: »She directed him into a meeting room, where a number of executives were in conference. → See also NEWS CONFERENCE(Cf. ↑news conference), PRESS CONFERENCE(Cf. ↑ …
8Nyon Conference — The Nyon Conference, held in Nyon, Switzerland, in September 1937, addressed international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea, especially piracy aimed at intervention in the Spanish Civil War. The United Kingdom and France led the conference, which… …
9Imperial Japanese Army Railways and Shipping Section — The Imperial Japanese Army Railway and Shipping Section was the logistics unit of the Imperial Japanese Army charged with shipping personnel, materiel and equipment from metropolitan Japan to the combat front overseas. TOC RailwayUnder it were… …
10Nigerian National Shipping Line — Former type Shipping line Founded 1959 Defunct 1995 Headquarters …
