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Recent Examples of tonnage
With a nearly 30-foot beam and a gross tonnage of 499 GT, the superyacht offers up some powerful muscle below deck.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
Though Japan publicly called for a 10-10-7 ratio of ship tonnage for the U.S., Britain and Japan, respectively, decryptions indicated that Tokyo was willing to settle for a 5-5-3 ratio.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Depending on seniority, skill rate, hazard pay, overtime differential, plus tonnage bonus (which can be anywhere between $15,000-$20,000 a year), a longshoreman can make between $150,000-$250,000 annually.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Space also continues to be an important factor in the yacht designs of the moment, with naval architects looking for more ways to add in extra gross tonnage without extending the overall length.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2025
Though Japan publicly called for a 10-10-7 ratio of ship tonnage for the U.S., Britain and Japan, respectively, decryptions indicated that Tokyo was willing to settle for a 5-5-3 ratio.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Depending on seniority, skill rate, hazard pay, overtime differential, plus tonnage bonus (which can be anywhere between $15,000-$20,000 a year), a longshoreman can make between $150,000-$250,000 annually.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
Space also continues to be an important factor in the yacht designs of the moment, with naval architects looking for more ways to add in extra gross tonnage without extending the overall length.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tonnage
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North Carolina edged Minnesota last year in total poundage, producing just over 1.07 billion pounds, compared with just over 1.05 billion pounds for Minnesota.—
Steve Karnowski,
Twin Cities,
26 Nov. 2024
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This decrease is attributed to the decrease in poundage sold.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
14 Nov. 2024
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Purchasing some of the many consumer goods imported from China—from toys to machinery parts—is probably one of the few areas customers can buy in bulk to avoid the potentially long-term consequences of these tariffs.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Not quite as much as Victoria Secret’s push-up, but a close second with less bulk to the actual bra.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
25 Feb. 2025
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This misallocation of resources results in productive inefficiency and a deadweight loss — a reduction in overall economic welfare that benefits neither producers nor consumers.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower between September 2024 and January 2025 than the 2019-22 average, measured in deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Tonnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tonnage. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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