A company who owns the cargo that is being transported. Also called a Consignor.

The AGLPA represents the 13 public port authorities on the United States side of the Great Lakes. Each of the member port agencies is a division of state or local government, or an independent agency created by state statute. As a group, and individually, Great Lakes ports work to foster maritime commerce in the region and economic development in t [..]

When not fully loaded, cargo ships must take on water (ballast) to maintain their stability. Once pumped onboard, ballast water is stored in narrow cavities (ballast tanks) built into the hull of a ship.

Greatest width of a vessel.

means cargo consisting of goods, loose or in mass, that generally must be shoveled, pumped, blown or scooped in the handling and includes:

The United States, as well as other nations, protects its domestic transportation industries through cabotage laws. “Cabotage” from the French word “caboter” means to sail coastwise or by the capes – the “capes” being visible points on the shore. U.S. Maritime Cabotage Laws include 31 separate enactments governing the transportation of cargo and pa [..]

All goods aboard a ship whether carried as revenue or non-revenue freight or carried for the ship owner.

Any company, or its representative, engaged in physically moving a cargo between an origin and a destination.

An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships.

The CMC is an Ottawa-based association that represents 150 marine industry stakeholders including major Canadian and American shippers, ports, terminals and marine service providers, as well as domestic and international ship owners. The CMC represents the interest of its members by addressing government issues affecting marine transportation. Advo [..]