
The side of a vessel that extends above the upper deck.Ī deck access opening with bolted cover, designed for butterworth operations.Ī pontoon used to fender between a vessel and a wharf.Ī hand or machine-powered vertical spindle, mounted drum that rotates and pulls lines by winding.

#Barge vessel meaning full
The end of a barge that is squared for the full depth and width of the hull. The lower inner space of a vessel’s hull.Ī single or double post on a vessel or wharf to which lines are tied.Ī steel angle used for reinforcement at the junction of two steel plates. To haul a shipment back over part of a route it has traveled.Ī form of vessel rental in which the charterer assumes total responsibility for the vessel and its operations, as if the vessel was owned by the charterer. Metallic plates that, when attached to the hull of a vessel, decompose because of electrolysis, thereby reducing deterioration of hull plate.Īny Time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.Īn electronic instrument placed on regulated powered vessels to automatically provide their identity, location and other navigational data to a central receiving base to facilitate navigational control and safety.

The total price to move cargo from origin to destination, inclusive of all charges.Ī heavy object of steel or iron attached to a vessel by a cable and/or chain and cast overboard to keep the vessel in place, either by its weight or by its flukes gripping the bottom. To measure, calculate, and certify for the purpose of registration, certain dimensions of a vessel as well as its gross and net tons.Īn agreement by an ocean carrier to provide cargo space on a vessel at a specified time and for a specified price to accommodate an exporter or importer.Ībove Head of Passes used with mileage designations on the Mississippi River, the Head of Passes being mile zero.

American Bureau of Shipping a vessel classification agency that also assigns international loadlines.
