stowage
Packing goods away
Stowage is the act of storing goods or the space where they're stored, especially on ships or aircraft.
The term covers both the process and the place: The captain oversaw stowage of the cargo; We found additional stowage in the forward compartment.
Stowage also refers to fees charged for storing goods.
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- ladingGoods carried aboard
container · pallet · crate · logistics · intermodal · tariff · stevedore · longshoreman
Kept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- smuggleConvey illicitly across borders
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
hideaway · compartment · false bottom · concealment · covert · camouflage · stash · secrete
Seagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- holdMaintain in grasp
- bilgeShip's water-collecting depths
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
deck · keel · maritime · nautical · freighter · tanker · galley · forecastle
Put into systematic order
- arrangePlace methodically
- sortMethod of ordering
- allocateDesignate for specific use
- distributeDivide and deliver
pack · secure · systematize · plan · sequence · structure · coordinate · categorize
Minimizing area used
- compressedReduced by pressure
- foldableAble to bend flat
- collapsibleAble to compress compactly
- retractableAble to draw inward
portable · vacuum-pack · nested · modular · stackable · flat-pack · slim · pocket-size
freight
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
lading · container · pallet · crate · logistics · intermodal · tariff · stevedore · longshoreman · dockworker
hidden
Kept out of sight
contraband · hideaway · compartment · false bottom · concealment · covert · camouflage · stash · secrete
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
bulkhead · deck · keel · maritime · nautical · freighter · tanker · galley · forecastle · stern
organize
Put into systematic order
distribute · pack · secure · systematize · plan · sequence · structure · coordinate · categorize · stack
space-saving
Minimizing area used
- compressedReduced by pressure
- foldableAble to bend flat
- collapsibleAble to compress compactly
retractable · portable · vacuum-pack · nested · modular · stackable · flat-pack · slim · pocket-size · lightweight
- cargo termscargo, freight, shipment, load, haul
- freightcargo, cargo ships, air freight, freight rates, bulk freight
- cargo spacestrunk, cargo area, cargo hold, cargo bay, cargo space
- ship operationsanchoring, berthing, docking, undocking, mooring
- Loading Termscargo, freight, shipment, hauling, packing
- cargo logisticscargo hold, cargo loading, cargo manifest, cargo handling, weight distribution