longshoring
Unloading cargo ships
Longshoring is the work of loading and unloading cargo from ships at a dock or port.
The term comes from "along the shore," where such labor takes place.
A longshoreman or longshoreworker handles freight—historically by hand, now largely with cranes and containers: His father spent forty years longshoring on the waterfront.
Ship cargo handler
- dockworkerPort cargo loader
- lashingBeating or binding
- stowageSecuring goods aboard
- dunnageLoose cargo-securing filler
gangway · containerization · crane · forklift · winch · hoisting · stacking · unload
Ship docking structure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- berthSleeping space on transport
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
terminal · port · seaport · waterfront · jetty · slip · apron · bollard
Thing for storing items
- freightGoods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- bulkMain mass or size
- goodsThings for sale
import · export · consignment · manifest · transshipment · commodity · merchandise · TEU
Joining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- hiring hallUnion employment center
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
arbitration · seniority · pension · benefits · shape-up · casual · registered · decasualization
stevedore
Ship cargo handler
- dockworkerPort cargo loader
- lashingBeating or binding
- stowageSecuring goods aboard
dunnage · gangway · containerization · crane · forklift · winch · hoisting · stacking · unload · loading
wharf
Ship docking structure
dock · terminal · port · seaport · waterfront · jetty · slip · apron · bollard · mooring
container
Thing for storing items
goods · import · export · consignment · manifest · transshipment · commodity · merchandise · TEU · breakbulk
union
Joining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- hiring hallUnion employment center
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
lockout · arbitration · seniority · pension · benefits · shape-up · casual · registered · decasualization · contract