Regardless of the length of stay, a vessel is charged a one-time fee for use of shed space and/or marginal (waterside) rail track space. The charge is based on the length of a vessel.

A short ton equals 2,000. Lifting capacity and cargo measurements are designated in short tons.

a device for lifting containers by their corner posts. The spreader bar on a container crane is telescopic to allow lifting various length containers.

Today, ships that transport cargo overseas are powered by diesel fuel instead of steam. Many people still use the term"steamship," but the more modern term for the service is "ocean carrier" and for the ship itself, "motor vessel."

The local representative who acts as a liaison among ship owners, local port authorities, terminals and supply/service companies. An agent handles all details for getting the ship into port; having it unloaded and loaded; inspected and out to sea quickly. An agent arranges for pilots; tug services; stevedores; inspections, etc., as well as, seeing that a ship is supplied with food, water, mail, medical services, etc. A steamship agency does not own the ship.

A business that owns ships that operate in international trade .

A steamship (ocean carrier) service running on a particular international route. Examples NSCSA (National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia), American President Lines (APL), Maersk Sealand, Evergreen, etc.

Labor management companies that provide equipment and hire workers to transfer cargo between ships and docks. Stevedore companies may also serve as terminal operators. The laborers hired by the stevedoring firms are called stevedores or longshoremen.

Container terminal equipment, which is motorized and runs on rubber tires. It can straddle a single row of containers and is primarily used to move containers around the terminal, but also to transport containers to and from the transtainer and load/unload containers from truck chassis.

The process of removing cargo from a container.

The process of packing a container with loose cargo prior to inland or ocean shipment.