towage
Harbor pull charge
Towage is the act or service of towing vessels, or the fee charged for it.
The term belongs to maritime and harbor contexts: The port authority sets towage rates for container ships.
Tugboats provide towage to guide large vessels through narrow channels or into berths.
Small craft that pulls ships
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- berthSleeping space on transport
- pilotageShip navigation expertise
hawser · bollard · vessel · port · bow · stern · dockyard · buoy
Destroyed remains of something
- rescueSave from harm
- retrievalAct of getting back
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
reclaim · stranded · grounded · disabled · distress · emergency · derelict · refloating
Support or aid given
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- aidSupport given freely
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
operation · dispatch · crew · coordination · contract · fleet · standby · escort
tugboat
Small craft that pulls ships
pilotage · hawser · bollard · vessel · port · bow · stern · dockyard · buoy · shipmaster
wreckage
Destroyed remains of something
recovery · reclaim · stranded · grounded · disabled · distress · emergency · derelict · refloating · offshore
assistance
Support or aid given
provision · operation · dispatch · crew · coordination · contract · fleet · standby · escort · barge
cargo
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
carriage · barge · lighter · canal · river · coastal · deep-sea · container · tanker · bulk
charge
Cost or accusation
payment · invoice · billing · dues · toll · price · surcharge · assessment · expense · premium
- maritime servicesshipping, cargo transport, ferry service, cruise line, pilotage
- maritime lawmaritime piracy, admiralty, law of the sea, salvage rights, demurrage
- Maritime Rulesshipping regulations, safety standards, port security, marine safety, ship inspections
- tugboat servicestugboats, tugs, tug boats, berthing, undocking
- waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, stream
- salvagesalvage, salvage operations, salvage operation, salvor, marine salvage