vessel's home port
1home port — ➔ port1 * * * home port UK US noun [C] TRANSPORT ► the port that a ship returns to after it has finished travelling or transporting goods somewhere: »The trawler returned to its home port after the trip. ► the port where a ship is registered (=… …
2Home port — A vessel s home port, or hailing port, is its port of origin as shown on its registration documents [cite web |url = http://www.seatalk.info/cgi bin/nautical marine sailing dictionary/db.cgi?db=db view records=1 uid=default Term=port | title =… …
3home port doctrine — n. A doctrine in maritime law holding that a vessel engaged in foreign and interstate commerce is subject to property tax only at its home port. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …
4home port — n. The port where a ship or vessel is registered, or the port nearest to the residence of its owner or manager. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
5home port — n. 1. the port where a military, commercial, or cruise vessel is docked between trips or for seasonal stopovers or repairs 2. the port where a retired ship is permanently stationed …
6home port doctrine — Under home port doctrine vessels engaged in interstate and foreign commerce are taxable at their home port only. Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc. v. Los Angeles County, 56 Cal.2d 11, 14 Cal.Rptr. 25, 29, 363 P.2d 25. Under this doctrine a… …
7home port doctrine — Under home port doctrine vessels engaged in interstate and foreign commerce are taxable at their home port only. Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc. v. Los Angeles County, 56 Cal.2d 11, 14 Cal.Rptr. 25, 29, 363 P.2d 25. Under this doctrine a… …
8home port — The port where a documented vessel of the United States is registered or enrolled, or the place in the same district where the vessel was built, or where one or more of the owners resides. 46 USC § 47 …
9Vessel monitoring system — Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) are used in commercial fishing to allow environmental and fisheries regulatory organizations to monitor, minimally, the position, time at a position, and course and speed of fishing vessels. They are a key part of… …
10port — A place for the loading and unloading of the cargoes of vessels, and the collection of duties or customs upon imports and exports. A place, on the seacoast, great lakes, or on a river, where ships stop for the purpose of loading and unloading… …
