BERTH CARGO

When a liner cargo vessel accepts extra cargo to fill up the empty space remaining.

berth_cargo vessel cargo space empty liner

Related Terms

Back of the vessel.

vessel aft

A backward movement of a vessel

vessel movement

Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline

vessel centerline fore_and_aft

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

bulk_cargo cargo oil coal ore woodchips

A vessel traveling upstream.

upbound upstream vessel

Refrigerating system in which condensing unit is away from space to be cooled.

remote_refrigerating_system unit refrigerating_system space system condensing_unit away

The space between magnetic poles, or between the rotating and stationary assemblies in a motor or generator.

air_gap space motor magnetic

The width of a ship. Also called breadth.

beam vessel width breadth

The width of a ship.

beam vessel width breadth

A cargo ship engaged in the tramp trade.

tramp_freighter tramp_trade cargo ship cargo_ship