TERMINAL REPRESENTATIVE

A person appointed by a cargo terminal for operations conducted by that terminal with regard to a ship.

terminal_representative terminal cargo

Related Terms

BULK CARGO

Cargo such as oil, coal, ore, woodchips, etc. not shipped in bags or containers

bulk_cargo cargo oil coal ore woodchips

TRAMP FREIGHTER

A cargo ship engaged in the tramp trade.

tramp_freighter tramp_trade cargo ship cargo_ship

CAPACITY PLAN

A plan outlining the spaces available for fuel, cargo, ballast, fresh water, etc, with guides on weight and volume for spaces at various drafts and displacements

capacity capacity_pan plan fuel cargo ballast weight volume draft displacement

COMBI

Vessel designed for a combination of passengers, and different types of cargo.

combi vessel combination passanger cargo

DERRICK

A device for hoisting and lowering heavy weights, cargo, stores, etc

derrick device hoisting lowering heavy weight cargo store

DUNNAGE

Cushioning material placed among cargo to prevent their motion

dunnage cushioning material cargo motion

GENERAL CARGO

Non-bulk cargo. The cargo may be of various kinds

general_cargo cargo non_bulk

A type of filter capacity test in which a clogging contaminant is added to the influent of a filter, under specified test conditions, to produce a given rise in pressure drop across the filter or until a specified reduction of flow is reached. Filter life may be expressed as test time required to reach terminal conditions at a specified contaminant addition rate.

filter_life_test filter_capacity_test contaminant pressure_drop time rate pressure flow filter test capacity terminal rise

FARDAGE

A wood placed in bottom of ship to keep cargo dry

fardage cargo bottom ship dry wood

CARGO HANDLING

The act of loading and discharging a cargo ship.

cargo_handling loading discharging cargo