Sunday, October 21, 2007

What is steaming distance?

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Steaming distance is the shortest distance between two ports, which a ship traverses while sailing from one port to another. It need not be along a straight line as, due to various physical and political constraints, it may not be always be desirable to sail along straight route.

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