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Stevedore

Meaning in maritime & shipping, with examples

/ˈstiːvədɔːr/nounCommon term

In maritime & shipping, stevedore means: A worker, or a company, that loads and unloads ships in port. Stevedores operate cranes, handle the cargo and do lashing work.

In Turkish: liman işçisi, yükleme-boşaltma şirketi, stevedor

How it is used

Masters and chief officers deal with stevedores every day in port: the foreman, the gangs and the shifts. Damage caused by stevedores is recorded in a stevedore damage report, which the foreman is asked to sign.

Example sentences

  1. The stevedores damaged the ladder in No. 3 hold with a grab.

  2. Stevedores are working two gangs on the night shift.

Common collocations

  • stevedore damage report
  • stevedoring company
  • stevedore foreman
  • stevedore gang
  • dischargeTo unload cargo from a ship in port. As a noun, discharge means the unloading operation itself.
  • cargo holdA large space inside a ship's hull where cargo is carried. Holds are numbered from the bow, and each one is closed from above by a hatch cover.
  • lashingThe rods, chains, wires or straps used to secure cargo so that it cannot move at sea, and the work of fixing them in place.
  • hatch coverThe strong, watertight steel lid that closes the opening on top of a cargo hold. It is opened for loading and discharging and kept closed at sea.

More terms: Cargo Handling

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