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- Lighter_(barge) abstract "A lighter is a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships. Lighters were traditionally unpowered and were moved and steered using long oars called \"sweeps\" and the motive power of water currents. They were operated by highly skilled workers called lightermen and were a characteristic sight in London's docks until about the 1960s, when technological changes made this form of lightering largely redundant. Unpowered lighters continue to be moved by powered tugs, however, and lighters may also now themselves be powered. The term is also used in the Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) system.The name itself is of uncertain origin, but is believed to possibly derive from an old Dutch or German word, lichten (to lighten or unload). In Dutch, the word lichter is still used for smaller ships that take over goods from larger ships.The lighter barge gave rise to the \"lighter tug\", a small, maneuverable type of harbour tug. Lighter tugs—or simply \"lighters\"—are designed for towing lighter barges. As such, they are smaller than traditional harbour tugs and lack the power or equipment to handle large ships.Lighters, albeit powered ones, were proposed to be used in 2007 at Port Lincoln and Whyalla in South Australia to load Capesize ships which are too big for the shallower waters close to shore.Hong Kong widely uses lighters in midstream operations whereby lighters transport cargo, mostly containers, between oceangoing vessels or to and from terminals. Lighters in Hong Kong are usually equipped with cranes of 40-60 tonnes capacity, and the largest ones can carry up to 300 TEU containers (empties). Lighters are not fitted with engines but are towed by tugboats. In 2007, midstream operators handled about 2 million TEUs and 5 million TEUs were transported as river trade cargo which are heavily dependent on lighters.".
- Lighter_(barge) thumbnail Berlin_barge-ship_20050218_p1000706.jpg?width=300.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageID "1024916".
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- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageRevisionID "704515525".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Barge.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Capesize.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Car_float.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Barges.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Boat_types.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Dutch_language.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink German_language.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Hong_Kong.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Lighter_aboard_ship.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Lightering.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Lighterman.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink London_Docklands.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Mooring_(watercraft).
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Oar.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Port_Lincoln.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink South_Australia.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Tonne.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Tugboat.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Twenty-foot_equivalent_unit.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink Whyalla.
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink File:Berlin_barge-ship_20050218_p1000706.jpg.
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- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLink File:DA-ST-87-01750.jpeg.
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- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "D lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Fen Lighters".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Improved Naval Lighterage System (INLS)".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lighter (barge)".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Lighters".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Steam Lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Thames lighters".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "barge lighters".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "barge".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "covered lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "float".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "fuel lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "lighter (a barge)".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "lighter (barge)".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "lighter barge".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "lighter barges".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "lightering".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "lighters".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "motor lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "oil lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "open lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "steam lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "store lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageWikiLinkText "tank lighter".
- Lighter_(barge) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Lighter_(barge) subject Category:Barges.
- Lighter_(barge) subject Category:Boat_types.
- Lighter_(barge) hypernym Barge.
- Lighter_(barge) type Ship.
- Lighter_(barge) type Type.
- Lighter_(barge) type Type.
- Lighter_(barge) comment "A lighter is a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships. Lighters were traditionally unpowered and were moved and steered using long oars called \"sweeps\" and the motive power of water currents. They were operated by highly skilled workers called lightermen and were a characteristic sight in London's docks until about the 1960s, when technological changes made this form of lightering largely redundant.".
- Lighter_(barge) label "Lighter (barge)".
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Q2694199.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Лихтер.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Leichter_(Schiffstyp).
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs سبکساز.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Allège_(bateau).
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Lichteris.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Lichter.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Lichtuga.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs m.03_9ng.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Лихтер.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Ліхтер.
- Lighter_(barge) sameAs Q2694199.
- Lighter_(barge) wasDerivedFrom Lighter_(barge)?oldid=704515525.
- Lighter_(barge) depiction Berlin_barge-ship_20050218_p1000706.jpg.
- Lighter_(barge) isPrimaryTopicOf Lighter_(barge).