Shipping

Shipping

Relating to the mass transport of goods on massive cargo ships.

Industry: Transportation

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deck log

Transportation; Shipping

A full nautical record of a ship's voyage, written up at the end of each watch by the deck officer on watch. The principal entries are: courses steered; distance run; compass variations, sea and ...

coastwise

Transportation; Shipping

Domestic shipping routes along a single coast.

deckhand

Transportation; Shipping

Seaman who works on the deck of a ship and remains in the wheelhouse attending to the orders of the duty officers during navigation and manoeuvring.

deadweight (DWT)

Transportation; Shipping

A common measure of ship carrying capacity, equalling the number of tonnes of cargo, stores and bunkers that the ship can transport. It is the difference between the number of tonnes of water a ...

davits

Transportation; Shipping

Two radial cranes on a ship which hold the lifeboats, which are used to lower and lift lifeboats.

cubic capacity

Transportation; Shipping

The most important commercial measurement when the intrinsic weight of the cargo is so low that the ship becomes full without being loaded to the cargo line. Is expressed in cubic metres or cubic ...

List prepared by the master of a ship showing the full names, nationality, passport or discharge book number, rank and age of every officer and crew member engaged on board that ship and is one of ...