Boats & ships

Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

Industry: Transportation

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Fixture

Transportation; Boats & ships

Conclusion of shipbrokers negotiations to charter a ship - an agreement.

Fireman

Transportation; Boats & ships

An unlicensed member of the engine, room staff whose duties consist in standing watch in the boiler room and insuring the oil burning equipment is working properly.

Feeder ship

Transportation; Boats & ships

Ships that handle transhipped cargo from one port to another.

Freight all kinds(FAK)

Transportation; Boats & ships

A system where freight is charged per container, irrespective of the nature of goods and not according to tariff.

Dunnage

Transportation; Boats & ships

A term applied to loose wood or other material used in a ship's hold for the protection of cargo.

An enclosed basin into which a ship is taken for underwater cleaning and repairing. It is fitted with watertight entrance gates which when closed permit the dock to be pumped dry. Sometimes has two ...