Shipping
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Scope of this subject
Works on shipping in the sense of the dispatch of goods by any means of transportation are entered under the heading [Shipment of goods] when relating to the activities of the shipper, or [Freight and freightage] when relating to those of the carrier. Here are entered general works on the transportation of persons or goods by water, as well as on the vessels used in this activity. Works confined to inland or coastal water transportation, in general, are entered under the headings [Inland water transportation] or [Coastwise shipping.] Works on water transportation on individual lakes, rivers, etc. are entered under [Shipping] subdivided by the name of the lake, river, etc. Works on ocean-going merchant fleets are entered under the heading [Merchant marine.]
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Names and connections
Marine shipping; Marine transportation; Maritime shipping; Ocean traffic; Ocean transportation; Ocean--Economic aspects; Sea transportation; Shipping industry; Water transportation
- Broader: Communication and traffic
- Broader: Marine service
- Broader: Transportation
- Narrower: Chokepoints (Shipping)
- Narrower: Classification societies (Shipping)
- Narrower: Coastwise shipping
- Narrower: Contracts, Maritime
- Narrower: Cruise lines
- Narrower: Demurrage
- Narrower: Freight forwarders
- Narrower: Inland water transportation
- Narrower: Intercoastal shipping
- Narrower: Libraries--Special collections--Shipping
- Narrower: Lighterage
- Narrower: Maritime law
- Narrower: Naval convoys
- Narrower: Optimum ship routing
- Narrower: Sailing cards
- Narrower: Steamboat lines
- Narrower: Tonnage
- Narrower: Tramp shipping
- Narrower: Unitized cargo systems
Up to 40 narrower headings are shown. Full Library of Congress authority record
Local answer status
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Numeric address and provenance
Morton address: 9547851404480233984 · morton4x16-v1
Coordinates: (0, 20, 19304, 44032). The address interleaves categorical identifier bits. Nearby addresses are not guaranteed to describe semantically similar subjects.
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