Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Straddle Carrier
Wheeled vehicle designed to lift and carry P&O Nedlloyd containers within its own framework. It is used for moving, and sometimes stacking, P&O Nedlloyd containers at a container terminal.
Straddle Crane
A crane usually running on rails and spanning an open area such as rail- tracks or roadways.
Strap
A band of metal, plastic or other flexible material used to hold cargo or cases together.
Stretch
- Part of the total transport chain (trade route) including overland transport identified by place of receipt, ports of call and place of delivery i.e. it has one location or an address as a starting and or ending point.
- The leg between two points.
Stripping
The unloading of cargo out of a container.
Stuffing
The loading of cargo into a container.
Suboptimizing
Striving for optimum performance in one element of an organisation disregarding the effects this may cause to the performance of the other elements. In other words, a solution for a problem that is best from a narrow point of view but not from a higher or overall company point of view.
Substretch
Part of a stretch. This term is used if it is necessary to distinguish between a stretch and a part thereof.
Supercargo
Experienced person (officer) assigned by the charterer of a vessel to advise the management of the vessel and protect the interests of the charterer.
Supply Chain
A sequence of events in a goods flow which adds to the value of a specific good. These events may include:
- conversion
- assembling and/or disassembling
- movements and placements
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Supply Chain Definition
A sequence of events, which may include conversion, movement or placement, which adds value to goods, products, or services.
Supply Vessel
Vessel which carries stock and stores to offshore drilling rigs, platforms.
Surcharge
An additional charge added to the usual or customary freight.
Survey
An inspection of a certain item or object by a recognised specialist.
Surveyor
A specialist who carries out surveys.
Note: A surveyor is often representing a classification bureau or a governmental body.
Swop Body
Separate unit without wheels to carry cargo via road sometimes equipped with legs to be used to carry cargo intermodal within Europe.
The advantage being that this unit can be left behind to load or discharge whilst the driver with the truck/chassis can change to another unit.
These units are not used for sea transport.
Synergy
The simultaneous joint action of separate parties, which, together, have greater total effect than the sum of their individual effects.
System
A whole body of connected elements, which influence each other and have specific relations with the environment.
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