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calmness

The degree of calmness of sea routes and lodgings in the harbor. An index that determines the safety of ship maneuvering, berthing, and mooring, changing due to various factors such as wind and tide.
※(Public Corporation) Published by the Japan Port Association, “Ports by Numbers 2014”

Customs

Local block organization of the Ministry of Finance. It controls smuggling, permits import and export ( customs clearance), collects tariffs, permits customs areas, and prepares trade statistics.

Tall container

A container that has a height exceeding a normal container (height 8 feet or 8 feet 6 inches). It's also called a high cube.

Product Import Ratio

Refers to the ratio of product imports to total imports.

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

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Sphere of influence

Sources and destinations of more than a certain percentage of cargo handled at the port. At Yokohama Port, areas that account for more than 10% of the cargo volume handled are designated as primary spheres, and 1-10% are secondary spheres.

Load weight scale chart

This chart shows the relationship between stuttering, self-weight, cargo, etc., and obtains cargo weight that can be loaded according to the condition of the ship.

Release of requisition

After World War II, the Allied forces seized (requisition) and then returned real estate, etc. provided to the U.S. military under the Japan-US Security Treaty. Currently, it is called "facility return", but Yokohama City describes the return of the facility as "requisition" based on the background that the post-war reconstruction and development was hindered by "requisition". At present, four facilities (approximately 150ha) such as Yokohama North Dock (Mizuho Wharf) and two places (approximately 53ha) such as Koshiba waters remain in the city as facilities that have not been requisitioned. (As of January 1, 2016)

General cargo (general cargo)

→Sundries

semi-container vessel (semi-container vessel)

Certain vessel hold of conventional vessels, mainly the most suitable part for container loading at the center of the hull, is dedicated vessel hold for container loading. Some ships run their own cranes for loading containers on board.

cell guide (cell guide)

A rail that divides the container loading area vertically provided in the containership hold.

Bill of Lading

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Class Association

A non-profit organization that inspects hulls, institutions, and equipment from a neutral standpoint, gives class to those that have passed, registers, and announces them. One of the oldest and most famous is the LR (Lloyds Seaweight Association) of the UK, which was founded in 1760, and in Japan, the Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK), which was founded in 1899 (Meji 32).

Bow tower (plane)

The boathouse was set up on the bow to improve the waves. (San) The stern

Total survey

It is also called an exhaustive survey. A statistical survey that investigates all survey objects without fail. Typical examples include national census, establishment statistical surveys, industrial statistics surveys, and port statistics surveys conducted by authorities.

Port of Registered Port

The Ship Law stipulates that a Japanese ship shall establish a registered port, apply for a tonnage measurement to the shipping bureau in charge of the registered port, and display a registered port at the stern.
In order to save money, vessels registered in countries with low taxes on ships (Flag of Convenience) are referred to as Flag of Convenience (Flag of Convenience) without sufficient maritime laws and regulations, and the incidence of accidents is high and an international problem. Fracing out

Shipside (sensoku)

It refers to the side of the ship.

In-ship cargo handling business (stevedoring)

A business that loads cargo on ships or transports cargo from ships. In the past, it was an independent business division of the type 2 business of the port transportation business, but due to the revision of the law in 1984, it was integrated with the coastal cargo handling business and became the “port cargo handling business”.

Ship water supply

The supply of domestic water to ships. In Yokohama Port, the Yokohama Hashike Transport Business (Kyoto) Ship Water Supply Office conducts water supply business using hydrants or hydrants on the quay.

Ship agency (ship’s agent)

A business operator that performs administrative procedures such as entry and exit procedures, operation, and collection of ships, which are the duties of a shipping company, based on a consignment contract with a shipping company.

Tonnage of ships

Ship tonnage is an indicator used to indicate the size of a ship, but is broadly divided into weight tonnage based on the concept of weight (load tonnage tonnage tonnage tonnage tonnage tonnage tonnage based on the concept of volume (total tonnage, net tonnage) and tonnage tonnage based on the concept of volume.

Law Concerning the Measurement of Tonnage of Ships

A law issued in May 1980 and enacted in July 1957, replacing the "Ship Volume Survey Act" enacted in 1913. This Act provides for technical matters that determine the measurement of international gross tonnage, gross tonnage, net tonnage and loading tonnage, and matters related to international tonnage certificates issued to ships engaged in international voyage.

Ship Number (Official Number)

When registered in the ship registry, a number is assigned, and it is mandatory to sculpt on a board together with the total tonnage and net tonnage and display it in an easy-to-read place. It is usually attached to the lower part of Funabashi and the center.

Ship expenses

One of the expenditure items in the ship's voyage balance.
Ship costs = direct shipping costs (seafarer costs + repair costs + ship supplies, etc.) + indirect shipping costs (general and administrative expenses, interest rates) + company shipping costs
※Ship supplies = Ship consumables cost

Stern tower (poop)

A shipyard will be set up to prevent the invasion of waves near the stern. (San) bow tower

Ship Amount

The amount of cargo can be loaded in a ship hold. In addition, the transportation capacity of ships shall be collectively referred to. In a broad sense, it represents the amount of ships, and the state in which supply and demand balance is balanced is referred to as the appropriate amount of vessels.

Dedicated vessels

Ships for transporting specific cargo exclusively. Ships with a special structure with good loading and cargo handling efficiency, taking into account the characteristics of the cargo.

Ship supplies

Refers to supplies such as machine parts, tools, ropes, crew food, etc. necessary for the operation of a ship. The Customs Act defines "fuel food and drink, other consumables and canvas, steel, vessels, and other similar cargo used on ships."