Glossary of Shipping Terms:
" B " (page-4)
Break Bulk Cargo
General cargo conventionally stowed as opposed to unitised, containerised and Roll On-Roll Off cargo.
Break-even Weight
The weight at which it is cheaper to charge the lower rate for the next higher weight-break multiplied by the minimum weight indicated, than to charge the higher rate for the actual weight of the shipment.
Breakwater
A structure on board a ship, fixed to an open deck forward intended to deflect and disperse head seas shipped over the bow.
Broken Stowage
The cargo space which is unavoidably lost when stowing cargo. The percentage of wasted space depends upon e.g. the kind of cargo, the packing and the used spaces.
Broker
Person who acts as an agent or intermediary in negotiating contracts.
Brussels Tariff Nomenclature
The old Customs Co-operation Council Nomenclature for the classification of goods. Now replaced by the Harmonised System.
Buffer Stock
A quantity of goods or articles kept in store to safeguard against unforeseen shortages or demands.
Bulk Cargo
Unpacked homogeneous cargo poured loose in a certain space of a vessel or container e.g. oil and grain.
Bulk Carrier
Single deck vessel designed to carry homogeneous unpacked dry cargoes such as grain, iron ore and coal.
Bulk Container
A container designed for the carriage of free-flowing dry cargoes, which are loaded through hatchways in the roof of the container and discharged through hatchways at one end of the container.
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Bulkhead
- Upright partition dividing compartments on board a vessel. The functions of bulkheads are:
- To increase the safety of a vessel by dividing it into compartments.
- To separate the engine room from the cargo holds.
- To increase the transverse strength of a vessel.
- To reduce the risk of spreading fire to other compartments.
- A vertically mounted board to provide front wall protection against shifting cargo and commonly seen on platform trailers (road cargo).
- A partition in a container, providing a plenum chamber and/or air passage for either return or supply air. It may be an integral part of the appliance or a separate construction.
- A vertically mounted wall separating the fore respectively aft compartment from the rest of the aircraft (air cargo).
Bull Rings
Rings for lashing the cargo in containers.
Bulletin
Specialised reports for specific activity related events.
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