A person who is responsible for co–ordinating shipping services for particular vessels. Can be engaged by either the ship owner or the cargo owner.

Salt water pumped into various tanks on a ship to maintain a safe stability and stress condition.

Non–bulk cargo that is not containerised. This can include unutilised cargo, and/or miscellaneous goods in boxes, bales, cases or drums (eg assembled cars, steel, coil, pallets of timber).

Cargo (such as coal, ore or oil) that is carried loose, takes up the shape of the ship’s hold, and is handled by direct application of conveyors, grabs, pumps, elevators and so on.

Container (20′ or 40′) with watertight trapdoors in roof and doors, and used for dry bulk cargo or general cargo.

A vessel fitted with portable decks serviced by ramps or in some cases using ship’s gear, where the motor vehicles are driven to their stowage points and lashed. A specially designed car carrier has n [..]

A ship not on a regular service that has been engaged for a particular voyage.

A ship specially designed for transporting containers. The holds have vertical cell guides into which containers are lowered to form secure stacks. Containers are also carried on the deck of the ships [..]

Port facilities, including berths and equipment such as straddle carriers and cranes, that can be used by a number of stevedores who have a contract with the Port Company.

Single item of cargo described for freighting, import/export documents, physically carried from origin to one destination.