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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Aquatic navigation. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquatic navigation )

Marine navigation. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Aquatic navigation > Marine navigation )

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for shipping, maritime transport, marine transportation, sea transport, marine ransport and seafaring: 🔊

Shipping /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

1.3. Synonyms of shipping:

5 international synonym(s) for shipping. Notably:

🍧 Maritime transport 🔉 ▶
🍧 Marine transportation 🔉 ▶
🍧 Sea transport 🔉 ▶
🍧 Marine ransport 🔉 ▶
🍧 Seafaring 🔉 ▶

Graph 1 : shipping, maritime transport, marine transportation, sea transport, marine ransport, seafaring - Google ngram extract ( graph of term etymology and evolution. Source: Google ngram )

1.4. Etymology of Shipping:

From Middle English schipping, schyppynge, from schippen, schipen (“to take ship, navigate”), from Old English scipian (“to take ship; put in order, equip, man a ship”), equivalent to ship +‎ -ing.

1.5. 🇫🇷 French translation of shipping:

Transport maritime
Navigation maritime

1.6. Definition of shipping in fisheries:

Shipping, also known as maritime transport, marine transportation, sea transport, marine ransport, seafaring, is defined as: the transport of goods by sea or some other means; business of carrying goods, especially in ship

1.7. Plural of shipping:

Shipping;

2. Notes on shipping

The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air (International English: "carriage") as well. "Logistics", a term borrowed from the military environment, is also used in the same sense. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_transport) Not to be confused with shipment which can be by land, air or water. The term seagoing is used as adjective not as noun.

Fishery terminology records for Shipping

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