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  • noun Plural form of shipowner.

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Examples

  • Stein called shipowners an easy target for environmentalists who think of shippers "as the big bad dirty shipping industry."

    All Today's News - Sightline Daily 2010

  • '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

  • 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

  • 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.

    China Voices Support for EU Recovery Efforts 2010

  • "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

  • 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

  • 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.

    China Voices Support for EU Recovery Efforts 2010

  • 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.

    China Voices Support for EU Recovery Efforts 2010

  • 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.

    China Voices Support for EU Recovery Efforts 2010

  • 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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