To enlist; to send on board cargo; to put in place; to take on board.

An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships.

A charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

A written agreement between the master of a ship and the crew concerning their employment. It includes rates of pay and capacity of each crewman, the date of commencement of the voyage and its duration.

Measure time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. One bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, three bells mean 1:30, and so on until 4:00 (eight bells). At 4:30 the cycle begins again with one bell.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

In charge of union business for unlicensed personnel. Handles grievances.

All those employed to work on board the vessel.

A book with a record of every occurrence and incident concerning the ship.

A statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for a specified voyage.

A business firm which sells its services to organizations which operate vessels

All rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload cargo.

A kind of winch, which is applied for longitudinal and transverse moving or positioning the engineering ship.

A person in command of a ship. A person certified as competent to command a ship. A master mariner.

The tender of one lot of cargo at one time from one shipper to one consignee on one bill of lading.

The person or company who is usually the supplier or owner of commodities shipped. Also called Consignor.

A joint Bureau of the Census' International Trade Administration form used for compiling U.S. exports. It is completed by a shipper and shows the value, weight, destination, etc., of export shipments as well as Schedule B commodity code.

Shipper's communication(s) to its agent and/or directly to the international water-carrier. Instructions may be varied, e.g., specific details/clauses to be printed on the B/L, directions for cargo pickup and delivery.