Shipping
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Shipping
- Here are entered general works on the transportation of persons or goods by water, as well as on the vessels used in this activity. Works confined to inland or coastal water transportation, in general, are entered under the headings [Inland water transportation] or [Coastwise shipping.] Works on water transportation on individual lakes, rivers, etc. are entered under [Shipping] subdivided by the name of the lake, river, etc. Works on ocean-going merchant fleets are entered under the heading [Merchant marine.]
- Works on shipping in the sense of the dispatch of goods by any means of transportation are entered under the heading [Shipment of goods] when relating to the activities of the shipper, or [Freight and freightage] when relating to those of the carrier.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85121579
- info:lc/authorities/sh85121579
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85121579#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Marine shipping
- Marine transportation
- Maritime shipping
- Ocean--Economic aspects
- Ocean traffic
- Ocean transportation
- Sea transportation
- Shipping industry
- Water transportation
Use For
Broader Terms
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Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: UMI business vocab. (Ocean traffic)
LC Classification
- HE561-HE971
General Notes
- Here are entered general works on the transportation of persons or goods by water, as well as on the vessels used in this activity. Works confined to inland or coastal water transportation, in general, are entered under the headings [Inland water transportation] or [Coastwise shipping.] Works on water transportation on individual lakes, rivers, etc. are entered under [Shipping] subdivided by the name of the lake, river, etc. Works on ocean-going merchant fleets are entered under the heading [Merchant marine.]
- Works on shipping in the sense of the dispatch of goods by any means of transportation are entered under the heading [Shipment of goods] when relating to the activities of the shipper, or [Freight and freightage] when relating to those of the carrier.
Example Notes
- Note under [Inland water transportation]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2010-05-13: revised
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