Operations Vocabulary
Shipping Terms
Complete maritime shipping vocabulary reference with searchable terms used in operations, compliance, and port logistics.
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| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| STERNWAY | The reverse movement of a vessel. |
| STORE | A general term for provisions, materials and supplies used aboard ship for the maintenance of the crew, and for the navigation, propulsion and upkeep of the vessel and its equipment. |
| STOWAGE | The placing of goods in a ship in such a way as to ensure the safety and stability of the ship not only on a sea or ocean passage but also in between ports when parts of the cargo have been loaded or discharged. |
| STOWAGE FACTOR | Cubic space (measurement tons occupied by one tonne (2204 lbs or 1000 kgs of cargo)) |
| STRANDING | The running of a ship on shore on a beach |
| SUB | Subject (to). Depending upon as a condition |
| SUBJECT TO | Depending upon as a condition |
| T.E.U. | - Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (containers): A measurement of cargo-carrying capacity on a containership, referring to a common container size of 20 ft in length. |
| T/C | Time charter |
| T/C EQUIVALENT | Revenue per day |
| TAIL SHAFT | The extreme section at the aft end of a ship's propeller shaft. |
| TANK | BARGE - A river barge designed for the carriage of liquid bulk cargoes |
| TANK CLEANING | Removal of all traces of a cargo from the tanks of a tanker normally by means of high pressure water jets |
| TANKER | A tanker is a bulk carrier designed to transport liquid cargo, most often petroleum products. Oil tankers vary in size from small coastal vessels of 1,500 tons deadweight, through medium-sized ship of 60,000 tons, to the giant VLCCs (very large crude carriers) |
| TARIFF ACT OF 1930 (P.L. 361) | imposes a 50-percent tariff on maintenance and repair work done on U.S.-flag vessels in foreign shipyards. Also, U.S.-flag vessels must either be built in the United States or have been a U.S.-flag vessel for at least 3 years to be eligible to carry preference cargo. |
| TBN | To be named/to be nominated |
| TERRITORIAL WATERS | That portion of the sea up to a limited instance which is immediately adjacent to the shores of any country and over which the sovereignty and exclusive jurisdiction of that country extend. |
| TI | Transportation Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to maritime research and education. |
| TIME BAR | Time after which legal claims will not be entertained |
| TIME CHARTER | A form of charter party wherein owner lets or leases his vessel and crew to the charterer for a stipulated period of time. The charterer pays for the bunkers and port charges in addition to the charter hire. |
| TITLE XI | A ship financing guarantee program. |
| TON MILE | A measurement used in the economics of transportation to designate one ton being moved one mile. This is useful to the shipper because it includes the distance to move a commodity in the calculation. |
| TONNAGE | Deadweight, gross, net, displacement |
| TOP | OFF - To fill a ship which is already partly loaded with cargo. |
| TOW | When one or more vessels are being towed; when a tug is towing one or more floating objects; to pull an object in the water by means of a rope. |