lighterage

Noun

 * 1) The fee paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances.
 * 2) The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a lighter.
 * 3) * 1904,, , New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Part3, Chapter1, p.355,
 * He has certainly organized the lighterage service of the harbor for the O.S.N. Company with great ability.
 * He has certainly organized the lighterage service of the harbor for the O.S.N. Company with great ability.