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Useful informationIAPH - International Association of Ports & Harbours IHMA - International Harbour Masters Association ILO - International Labour Organization; Based in Geneva, it is one of the oldest components of the UN system of specialized agencies and has been involved over the years in appraising and seeking to improve and regulate conditions for seafarers.
PALLET - A flat tray, generally made of wood but occasionally of steel, on which goods particularly those in boxes, cartons or bags, can be stacked.
CABLE SHIP - a specially constructed ship for the laying and repairing of telegraph and telephone cables across channels, seas, lakes, and oceans.
The European Union’s scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP) offers developing countries a reduction in customs duties for some of their products entering the European market.
MAIN DECK - The main continuous deck of a ship running from fore to aft; the principle deck; the deck from which the freeboard is determined.
The European Community undertakes to liberalise trade in industrial and agricultural goods under fair conditions of competition.
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Glossary of maritime terms - OOBO SHIP - A multipurpose ship that can carry ore, heavy dry bulk goods and oil. Although more expensive to build, they ultimately are more economical because they can make return journeys with cargo instead of empty. OCEAN WAYBILL - A document, issued by a shipping line to a shipper which serves as a receipt for the goods and evidence of the contract carriage. OFFICER - Any of the licensed members of the ship's complement. OFF-LOAD - Discharge of cargo from a ship. OFF-HIRE or DOWNTIME - When a ship is temporarily out of operation, in accordance with the terms of the relevant charterparty, with a loss of agreed hire as a result. OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSELS - Special vessels employed for the exploration, development or continuous production of subsea oil and gas. OILER - An unlicensed member of the engine room staff who oils and greases bearings and moving parts of the main engine and auxiliaries. Most of this work is nowadays done automatically and the oiler merely insures it operates correctly. OIL RECORD BOOK - A book or log kept by the master of an oil tanker wherein every discharge or escape of oil is recorded. OIL TANKER - A ship designed for the carriage of oil in bulk, her cargo space consisting of several or many tanks. Tankers load their cargo by gravity from the shore or by shore pumps and discharge using their own pumps. OPEN RATES - Pricing systems that are flexible and not subject to conference approval. Usually applied to products in which tramps are substituted for liners. OPEN REGISTRY - A term also described as "flag of convenience" or "flag of necessity" to denote registry in a country which offers favourable tax, regulatory, and other incentives to ship owners from other nations. OPERATOR - The holder of a freight contract with a cargo shipper. ORE CARRIER - A large ship designed to be used for the carriage of ore. Because of the high density of ore, ore carriers have a relatively high centre of gravity to prevent them from rolling heavily at sea with possible stress to the hull. ORE-BULK - OIL CARRIER - See OBO ORE-OIL CARRIER - A ship designed to carry either ore or oil in bulk. ORDINARY SEAMAN - A deck crewmember that is subordinate to the Able Bodied Seamen. OVERTONNAGING - A situation where there are too many ships generally or in a particular trade for the level of available cargoes. |A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z|
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