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tonnage

[tuhn-ij] / ˈtʌn ɪdʒ /








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Add to that a fleet of destroyers and other boats, and total seaborne tonnage is still almost double China’s, the world’s second most powerful Navy.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The total number of such larger sites is likely to be higher, as the Environment Agency has previously told the BBC it does not hold data on tonnage for every illegal tip.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Global air-cargo volumes are expected to grow at a low-single-digit percentage pace in 2026, he says, supporting his forecast of a high-single-digit increase in SATS’s tonnage, driven by market-share gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The crackdown on “dark fleet” tankers is likely to tighten effective crude tanker supply, boosting demand for tonnage of compliant very-large crude carriers, the analysts note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

This addition of tonnage and weaponry was not, however, the main outcome of this second refitting.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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