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- noun Plural form of
shipowner .
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Examples
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Stein called shipowners an easy target for environmentalists who think of shippers "as the big bad dirty shipping industry."
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'Winchester Street' is in South Shields, and in the old days was the aristocratic quarter where only persons of high distinction -- such as shipowners, and 'Southspainer' skippers -- lived.
The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties Richard Runciman Terry 1901
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And the ministry's decision not to ban VLOCs reflected the competing needs of Chinese shipowners, who view the ships as a threat, and shipbuilders, who want lucrative construction contracts.
China Gets Tough on Superships Chuin-Wei Yap 2012
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In his remarks, Mr. Wen pledged to double the amount of trade with Greece to $8 billion in five years and extend credit to Greek shipowners who buy Chinese-built vessels.
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"The shipowners don't want VLOCs, but the shipyards do," said Jay Hsiao , a Beijing-based executive with global ship broker Braemar Seascope.
China Gets Tough on Superships Chuin-Wei Yap 2012
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Chinese shipowners called on Beijing to closely monitor safety standards for a new class of ship commissioned by Brazil's Vale.
What's News 2011
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In his remarks, Mr. Wen pledged to double the amount of trade with Greece to $8 billion in five years and extend credit to Greek shipowners who buy Chinese-built vessels.
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In his remarks, Mr. Wen pledged to double the amount of trade with Greece to $8 billion in five years and extend credit to Greek shipowners who buy Chinese-built vessels.
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In his remarks, Mr. Wen pledged to double the amount of trade with Greece to $8 billion in five years and extend credit to Greek shipowners who buy Chinese-built vessels.
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BEIJING—Chinese shipowners called on Beijing to closely monitor safety standards for a new class of ship commissioned by Brazil's Vale SA, the world's largest iron-ore miner by output.
China Shippers Question Brazilian Ships' Safety Chuin-Wei Yap 2011
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