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Vessel

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

/ˈvesəl/nounCommon term

In logistics & supply chain, vessel means: A ship, especially a large one that carries cargo; the standard word for ships in shipping documents and freight emails.

In Turkish: gemi

How it is used

Shipping English prefers 'vessel' to 'ship'. People talk about the vessel name and voyage number, vessel schedules, a vessel calling at a port, sailing, berthing or being delayed by congestion. Feeder vessels carry containers to and from large hub ports.

Example sentences

  1. The vessel sailed from Ambarlı on Sunday and will call at Piraeus on Tuesday.

  2. Your container missed the vessel, so it has been rolled to next week's sailing.

Common collocations

  • vessel name
  • vessel schedule
  • feeder vessel
  • the vessel sails
  • on board the vessel
  • ocean freightThe transport of goods by ship, mostly in containers; the cheapest way to move large volumes over long international distances.
  • bookingA reservation of space for a shipment on a specific vessel, flight or truck, made directly with a carrier or through a forwarder.
  • ETAShort for estimated time of arrival: the date and time when a ship, plane, truck or shipment is expected to arrive.
  • bill of ladingA document issued by a sea carrier that confirms the goods were received for shipment, sets out the terms of carriage and, in its negotiable form, gives the right to collect the cargo.
  • TEUShort for twenty-foot equivalent unit: a standard measure of container capacity in which one 20-foot container is 1 TEU and one 40-foot container is 2 TEU.

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