19 July 2018
Glossary: DWT
Acronym in full: deadweight tonnage
Deadweight tonnage is a measure of a vessel's capacity in weight. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces light and the number of tons it displaces when submerged to the load line.
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