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overcast

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Used to refer to a clouded sky.

oil ports

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Those that should have large depth. Their main characteristic is not demanding a flush dock for loading and unloading operations. They are the piers which, in short, are lighter ...

awning

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Thin canvas cover, hanging over parts of the deck or over an uncovered superstructure, to serve as shelter for the sun or rain. In naval ships, the awning, which is usually made ...

dock worker

Oil & gas; Oil

1 - Person who works in the port. 2 - Stevedore.

load calculation

Oil & gas; Oil

Converging point of several board or land lines, with respective blocks, where connections and handling are performed for loading and unloading products.

portuguese whipping

Oil & gas; Oil

Knot or mooring made of a cable in order to secure the antennas of the frame derrick.

poop

Oil & gas; Oil

Superstructure in the external part of the stern, followed by the elevation of the edge. It extends, usually, from the aft mast to the stern; aftcastle.