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supercargoes

/ˈsuːpərˌkɑːrɡoʊz/ /ˈsuːpərˌkɑːrɡəʊz/

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noun

Суперкарго

An officer on board a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its turnover (or the senior of two if one has two, the other being the subcargo; usually historical, since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore).

Examples :

""In the 18th century, the ship sailed to the West Indies with valuable goods, and the supercargoes were responsible for selling them at the best possible price in port and purchasing new cargo to bring back home." "

В 18 веке корабль отплыл в Вест-Индию с ценным грузом, и суперкарго отвечали за продажу этого груза по наилучшей возможной цене в порту и закупку нового груза для обратной дороги домой.

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