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Berth The water area, terminal or
wharf and mooring facilities used by a vessel.
Car A vehicle usually moved
on rails (also known as railcars).
Cargo The load, freight or
burden of a vessel. Usually applied to goods carried on ships only. Common types of cargo
include:
1) Bulk: Freight or cargo transported in mass. Not in packages or containers, e.g. grain
or fertilizer.
2) Break bulk: General freight or cargo that are transported in units and not
containerized, e.g. lumber or steel.
3) Containerized: Freight or cargo (usually breakbulk products) transported in containers
and measured by TEUs (Twenty foot equivalent), e.g. manufactured goods, such as tennis
shoes, clothing, etc.
4) Specialized: Non-containerized cargo, e.g. automobiles, cattle.
Carrier Firms or individuals
hired to transport passengers and/or freight.
Commodity Goods shipped
through terminals.
Consign Carrier possession
of goods and freight that are ready for shipment.
Consignee The receiver of a
shipment.
Cosigner One who sends a
shipment.
Container For
holding/bundling commodities, e.g. boxes, crates, cartons, cans, barrels.
Discharging Unloading cargo
from a vessel to a wharf, barge or other vessel.
Distribution A warehousing
service that breaks large consignments into smaller orders for shipping.
Dock The basin or water area
occupied by a vessel while lying alongside a quay or wharf. A docked vessel is secured to
the berth.
Dolphin A pile or cluster of
secured piles to which a vessel may be moored in open water.
Export To ship comodities
from one country to another (foreign export) or to another part of the same country
(domestic export).
Freight Goods loaded aboard
vehicles for transportation.
Import Commodities received
from a foreign country (foreign imports) or from a different area of the same country
(domestic imports).
Load The contained weight in
a conveyance - a burden. Also, the pressure due to superimposed weight.
Loading and unloading Moving
freight from a wharf or warehouse into railroad cars or other land vehicles. Also includes
removing freight from railroad cars or other land vehicles to a wharf or warehouse.
Port A harbor equipped with
piers, docks and other facilities for the convenient exchange of cargo between land and
water. A port also supplies and repairs vessels.
Quay A wharf which runs
parallel to the shore and accommodates ships on shore side.
Ship Any vessel expect
barges, fishing vessels, pleasure crafts and other smaller boats.
Stevedore
1) A firm or individual contracted to load or discharge vessels.
2) A worker employed by a stevedoring firm.
Terminal A structure, or a
group of structures operated as a single unit, located at the point of interchange between
land and water carriers. Used for handling freight and/or passengers.
Warehouse A depository and
storage area for goods.
1) Grain Warehouse: A warehouse for storing sacked grain.
2) Elevator: A warehouse for storing bulk grain.
3) Cold Storage Warehouse: A warehouse equipped with refrigeration for preserved
perishables.
4) Dry/Ordinary Warehouse: Common storage warehouse.
5) Bonded Warehouse: A warehouse which is wholly or in part bonded by Federal or State
authorities who make sure cargo is stored in compliance with designated rules, regulations
and restrictions.
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