stevedoring
Ship cargo handling
Stevedoring is the work of loading and unloading cargo from ships.
The term covers the entire operation at a port—moving goods between vessel and dock using cranes, forklifts, and manual labor.
A stevedore is a dockworker who does this work, and stevedoring companies contract with shipping lines to handle their cargo: The port's stevedoring operations run around the clock.
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- lashingBeating or binding
- securingMaking firmly fixed
stacking · stowage · hoisting · rigging · dunnage · trimming · tallying · demurrage
Objects for holding things
- freightGoods being transported
- bulkMain mass or size
- palletsFlat freight platforms
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
break-bulk · reefer · commodities · goods · consignment · merchandise · stowage · manifest
Ship docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- berthSleeping space on transport
- jettyStructure extending into water
harbor · dockyard · waterside · bollard · seawall · shipyard · drydock · marina
Lifter or wader
- forkliftPowered pallet-hoisting vehicle
- hoistRaise with tackle
- slingStrap-based support or launcher
- spreaderTool for distribution
gantry · winch · conveyor · stacker · ship-to-shore · derrick · hook · shackle
Port cargo loader
- gangOrganized criminal group
- foremanWorker who directs others
- unionJoining into one
- warehousemanStorage facility worker
loading
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- lashingBeating or binding
securing · stacking · stowage · hoisting · rigging · dunnage · trimming · tallying · demurrage · turnaround
containers
Objects for holding things
crates · break-bulk · reefer · commodities · goods · consignment · merchandise · stowage · manifest · containerization
wharf
Ship docking structure
jetty · harbor · dockyard · waterside · bollard · seawall · shipyard · drydock · marina · mooring
crane
Lifter or wader
spreader · gantry · winch · conveyor · stacker · ship-to-shore · derrick · hook · shackle · chain
dockworker
Port cargo loader
warehouseman · checker · rigger · winchman · shift
stevedoringwarehousing
Storing goods commercially
storage · trucking · rail freight · cold storage · distribution
stevedore, longshoreman, longshoremen, stevedores, longshoring