船腹

せんぷく【船腹】

the side of a ship 〖C〗

hold

〖C〗船倉

tonnage

〖U〗積載トン数.

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せんぷく【船腹】

1 〔船舶〕 vessels; bottoms; 〈集合的に〉 shipping; tonnage.

●日本の船腹不足 a shortage of Japanese vessels [ships]; inadequate Japanese tonnage.

●日本からの輸出は通例自国船腹による. Goods exported from Japan generally go in Japanese vessels [ships, bottoms].

●船腹の過剰 an excess of vessels [tonnage]; surplus tonnage.

2 〔積荷の場所〕 (freight) space.

●船腹の不足 a shortage [lack] of space.

●船腹を契約する engage [reserve, book] space 《on a vessel》

・船腹を確保する secure space 《on a vessel》.

可用[剰余]船腹 available [surplus] tonnage.