loading buoy
Portuguese translation: boia de carga
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peer agreement (net): +1bóia de carga Explanation: LOADING BUOY - BÓIA DE CARGA - Monobóia (veja MONOBUOY) de fundeio simples, geralmente com bóia-mola -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2005-04-27 15:34:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Loading buoy - is where tankers load a cargo of oil at sea. Tankers cannot manoeuvre close to a production platform so the oil is piped to a loading buoy, and articulated loading column or a floating storage unit (converted tanker) a few kilometres away. Tankers are used to transport oil when it is not economical to build a pipeline. |
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