shipside
Where cargo loads
Shipside refers to the area immediately alongside a ship, especially on a dock or wharf where cargo is loaded or passengers board: We met the delegation shipside.
As an adjective, it describes activities or facilities at this location: shipside inspection, shipside delivery.
The term appears mainly in shipping, naval, and logistics contexts.
Waterfront landing structure
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- jettyStructure extending into water
- berthSleeping space on transport
mooring · gangway · bollard · cleat · hawser · fender · slipway · dockage
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- craneLifter or wader
- freightGoods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
pallets · hoist · gantry · derrick · forklift · stowage · manifest · consignment
Docking place for ships
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
- breakwaterCoastal wave-blocking structure
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
buoy · channel · seawall · terminal · drydock · anchorage · haven · basin
pier
Waterfront landing structure
berth · mooring · gangway · bollard · cleat · hawser · fender · slipway · dockage · anchorage
loading
Adding weight or cargo
containers · pallets · hoist · gantry · derrick · forklift · stowage · manifest · consignment · stevedore
port
Docking place for ships
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
- breakwaterCoastal wave-blocking structure
lighthouse · buoy · channel · seawall · terminal · drydock · anchorage · haven · basin · moorage
deck
Ship's flat surface
portside · starboard · gunwale · railing · davit · scupper · freeboard · waterline · anchor · rigging
shipsideaboard
Upon a vehicle
onboard · inboard · ashore · landside · belowdecks
shipsideopen water
Unobstructed body navigable freely
underway · at anchor · in transit · deep sea · high seas
ship, side, beside, seaside, sideways, shipping, ships, shipment, shipped