dwt

German translation: tdw

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English term or phrase:dwt
German translation:tdw
Entered by: Ralf Lemster

09:28 Feb 17, 2002
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / shipping
English term or phrase: dwt
dead weight tonnage
A measure for a ship's (here: a crude oil tanker's) loading capacity.
Specifically, I need to know whether 'dwt' is also used in German, or if there is a German technical term.

TIA - Ralf
Ralf Lemster
Germany
Local time: 23:53
tdw
Explanation:
Deutsche Abkürzung: tdw. Gemeint ist die Tragfähigkeit eines Schiffes in Tonnen einschließlich Besatzung, Passagiere, Treibstoff und Nahrungsmittel. ...

www.gub-analyse.de/html2/lexikon/Lexikon_d_g.htm
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Vesna Zivcic
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Frachttonnage
Friedrich Reinold
4Tragfähigkeit in Tonnen
Kathi Stock
4tdw
Vesna Zivcic
4tdw
Rudolf Kräuter


  

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Tragfähigkeit in Tonnen


Explanation:
That's how I know it. See reference in addition.

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Note added at 2002-02-17 09:32:03 (GMT)
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Tragfähigkeitstonne steht da auch noch.

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Note added at 2002-02-17 09:33:20 (GMT)
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mit Abkürzung tdw

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Note added at 2002-02-17 09:35:32 (GMT)
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Masse,die sich aus der Differenz zwischen Deplacement und Schiffseigenmasse ergibt

Reference Lex.der Seefahrt
(1)
TERM Tragfähigkeit

Reference Lex.der Seefahrt
(2)
TERM Gesamtzuladungsgewicht

Reference NLB86
(3)
TERM Gesamt-Zuladungsgewicht

Reference Brockhaus,XVI,633



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Kathi Stock
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tdw


Explanation:
Deutsche Abkürzung: tdw. Gemeint ist die Tragfähigkeit eines Schiffes in Tonnen einschließlich Besatzung, Passagiere, Treibstoff und Nahrungsmittel. ...

www.gub-analyse.de/html2/lexikon/Lexikon_d_g.htm


    Reference: http://www.gub-analyse.de/html2/lexikon/Lexikon_schiffe.htm
Vesna Zivcic
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Frachttonnage


Explanation:
This is from Dluhy: Dictionary for Marine Technology.
For DWT it says "Tragfähigkeit in br. Tonnen (nach SI seit 1974 nicht mehr statthaft, unter bestimmten Bedingungen noch zulässig und im Gebrauch)".
Perhaps this helps.

Friedrich Reinold
United States
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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tdw


Explanation:
deadweight tonnage n (dwt) GEN COMM Gesamtzuladungsgewicht nt, TRANSP Gesamtzuladungsgewicht nt, Ladefähigkeit f, Tragfähigkeit f

(Routledge)

The abbreviation "tdw" (tons deadweight) seems to be used much more frequently in German texts than "dtw" (I searched Google for Tragfähigkeit, Ladefähigkeit, and Gesamtzuladungsgewicht with both abbreviations)


Rudolf Kräuter
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