Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
durée d\'immobilisation des marchandises
anglais translation:
holding time for goods
français term
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Native in: anglais
Works in: français vers anglais, anglais vers français, espagnol vers anglais, and 2 more.
durée d'immobilisation des marchandises
Les bénéficiaires de ces deux composantes sont les opérateurs et usagers du port (bénéficiaires directs) et les consommateurs. Ces deux composantes concourent à des gains en termes de : (i) réduction du temps d’attente en rade, (ii) la réduction du temps d’attente et d’opération à quai, (iii) la réduction de la *durée d’immobilisation des marchandises* et (iv) le délai des camions dans le port. Ces gains économiques devront se traduire en réduction des coûts portuaires et sur les prix portuaires.
I thought it might have been simply something like "waiting time" or "handling time", but other terms are used for these in the document, and I am otherwise ensured that these are not correct. I also have "couts d'immobilisation" for cargo ships, but that refers to reduced capital costs when portioning out the cost of capital of a ship built into the price of operations for transporting a given amount of cargo. So here, I'm thinking that the source term refers to the capital cost (time value of money/assets) of having a product sitting in port for longer.
My best guess here is awkward, and not 100% sure that it's right: "The time that the goods are locked up for".
| 3 +1 | holding time for goods |
Nigel Wheatley
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| 4 | length of storage time of goods |
Lara Barnett
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| 3 | standing time |
polyglot45
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Proposed translations
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Native in: anglais (Variant: British)
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holding time for goods
| Thanks. That does make perfect sense. |
Native in: anglais 
, français
Works in: anglais vers français, français vers anglais, allemand vers français, and 4 more.
standing time
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length of storage time of goods
"...a low cost pricing structure based simply on size, number of pallets and the storage time required."
"These sheds and cargo storage areas are suitable for containers, breakbulk and motor vehicle processing and are available to trading vessels. "
Discussion
Also, "temps d’attente et manutention" appear quite a number of times in the text and I'm pretty sure that is intended to cover "handling time".
I had perhaps been taken by the similarity with "couts d'immobilisation", but I can certainly see how "holding time" could seem sensible. hmmm...