WHFGE.

(Wharfage) - Charge assessed by a pier or dock owner against freight handled over the pier or dock or against a steamship company using the pier or dock.

whfge steamship freight dock pier owner steamship_company charge

Related Terms

ALONGSIDE

By the side of a ship or pier.

alongside ship pier side

PILING

A support, protection for wharves, piers etc.

piling wharve pier protection

GANGPLANK

A moveable bridge used in boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.

gangplank bridge pier ship leaving

PIER

A loading platform extending at an angle from the shore.

pier loading angle platform

CAMEL

A padded fender to keep a vessel away from a pier or quay to prevent damage to the hull or pier

camel fender pier quey vessel hull away damage quay

GANGWAY

A narrow hanging staircase used by persons entering or leaving a vessel from the pier or boat

gangway hanging staircase pier vessel boat entering leaving

CHOCK

A heavy smooth-surfaced fitting usually located near the edge of the weather deck through which wire ropes or fiber hawsers may be led, usually to piers

chock fitting rope pier deck wire weather weather_deck edge fiber heavy ropes

BERTH

A sea room to be kept for safety around a vessel, rock, platform, etc., or the place assigned to a vessel when anchored or lying alongside a pier,etc.

berth pier alongside vessel safety place sea_room

PIERHEAD

The outer end of a pier or jetty.

pierhead pier end

1. The bottom of the ship touching the bottom, but not grounding. 2. Stopping at a dock or pier for a very short time without tying up, to let off or take on crew or goods. 3. Practice of aircraft on aircraft carriers touching the carrier deck and taking off again without dropping hooks.

touch_and_go ship time deck bottom short crew aircraft carriers dock pier