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Port Business Glossary -S-

Last Updated August 5, 2024


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S(Starboard)
Starboard (anti) P
S/A(Shipping Application)
Ship Application Form
safe practice
A safe way
safe working load
Safe use load
safety factor
Safety coefficient
safety line
Safety cables (temporarily stretched around hold and warehouses to prevent crashes)
safety measure
Safety standards
sagging
Sagging (the hull deflection caused by excessive weight in the center of the hull)
salvage
Withdraw (e.g. sea submerged cargo, etc.)
save all(net)
Seba All (a net stretched between the port side and the quay to prevent cargo from entering the sea)
saw dust
Sawdust (used to remove oil stains on deck)
SBM(Single Buoy Mooring)
A 1-point mooring Buoy. The buoy, which has large tankers off Kawasaki and Yokohama, is now connected to land tanks with rubber hoses, while the other is connected to the ship's pipeline for cargo handling.
S/C(Service Contract; Space Charter)
→(1)Service Contract (2) Space Charter
schooner guy
Schooner gai (also called Center gai) Two booms are tied with ropes when quarrels to prevent the movement of the outside.)
S. C.M.(Supply Chain Management)
A management method that minimizes time loss in order by exchanging information in a timely manner on the Internet. This will efficiently manage supply relationships between companies, reduce inventory, shorten delivery times, improve cost performance, and enhance CS.
S. C.NET(Shipper/Carrier shipping information NETwork system)
A system for exchanging information such as fares between shippers and shipping companies.
scrap
Scrap (dust)
scraper
Scraper (tool for cutting and dropping)
scratch
Scratching (e.g., the painted part peels off, etc.)
seal
Seals (barges, wagons, containers, etc.)
seam
Seams (such as canvas) seams, (iron plates) seams
SEA-NACCS(SEA-Nippon Automated Cargo Clearance System)
Marine cargo customs clearance information processing system. A system that connects customs, forwarders, and banks online to automatically process maritime cargo customs clearance procedures and customs settlements.
Operation of Keihin Port in October 1991. In October 1992, Hanshin and Nagoyako started operations.
seaworthiness
Weather resistance
secondhand
Used
section paper
Directive paper
secure
Fix it
security
Valuables
seizing
Seasing, (at the end of the line)
self insurance
In-house insurance
self-sustaining
You can do it on your own (heavy items, etc., where you can load the cargo with the ship gear)
sennit(sennet)
Sennet (a thin cable used for edges, etc.)
separation
Boundaries (boundaries such as mats placed between one port of onboard loading and other port landings), separation
severity rate
Strength rate (Safety Management term refers to the number of days lost due to disasters to working hours)
SF(San Francisco)
Abbreviation for San Francisco (Port).
sheave
Cib (a heart car with a groove that can be used in a pulley)
shed
Shed
shift
Shift (moving cargo, unloading), working hours (replacement) and movement between quays of the vessel in the port
shifting board
Shifting board (other thick walls to prevent movement of roses on the center line of the ship hold)
ship chandler
Shipkeepers
shipment
Shipment (Products)
SHIPNETS(Shipping Cargo Information Network System)
Shipment cargo network system. It was developed with the aim of efficiently and promptly processing shipping documents, etc., using an online system linking four industries: shipping companies, sea freighters, inspectors, and inspectors. Operations began at Keihin Port in April 1986, commenced full-scale operation at Kobe Port in April 1987, Osakako in September 1987, and Nagoyako in October 2019.
shipped B/L
Billing of Lading (B/L issued after shipment)
shipper
Shipper (consigner)
shipping agent
Shipping agent
shipping Application
→S/A
shipping broker
Shipping matchmaker (Otsunaka)
shipping charge
Shipment fee
shipping firm
Ship company
shipping order
→S/O
ship store
Ship supplies
shipyard
Shipyard
shoring
Shoring
short gang
Insufficient workers
short in dispute
Insufficient examination (Determining the excess or deficiency based on the inspection number of unloaded land because the result of the inspection number of unloaded land does not match)
short shipped
Unloaded
short ton
Short ton, US ton (2,000 pounds, or 907 kilograms, 1 short ton. See Longton)
sideboard
Sideboards (for wagons, trucks, etc.)
side sparring
Onboard board
sidewalk
Sidewalk
signal man
A signal
single whip
Single whip (normal cargo handling method with one pulley and one motion cable)
SKD(Semi-Knock Down)
Abbreviation of semi-knockdown. Since CKD (Complete Knock Down) is assembled and manufactured overseas, all parts are exported as parts, while some parts contain parts partially completed. Both words are often used in exports of automobiles and home appliances.
skelton deck
Temporary deck
skid
Skid (low board table for carrying luggage), (slip of things) board
skill differential
Skill allowance
skipper
Captain (of a small ship)
slack
Slikey (such as wires) sagging
SLB(Siberian Land Bridge)
This route connects Japan, Europe, and the Middle East by Siberian Railway. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, its handling volume has dropped sharply.
sleeper
Sleepers (wood laid on deck when loading heavy objects, etc.)
slewing
(e.g. boom) turning
sling
Apply a sling, hang with a sling
sling angle
Fishing angle (angle made by the sling when pulling the cargo)
smuggle
Smuggling
smuggler
Smuggling
snatch block
Incidental pulley (a part of the shell can be opened and closed, making it easy to install wires, so it is suitable for temporary installation and use onboard cargo)
sneaking
Sneaking (to pull cargo into a wing, etc.)
solicitor
Sledsitter (collection staff at shipping companies, etc.)
S/O(Shipping Order)
Order book. Documents instructing the shipowner to ship the cargo upon receiving the shipping application from the shipowner. The shipper (mostly proxy/agent) submits it to the ship at the time of the shipbuilding, and the ship is carried out.
space charter
Space charter
span
Spans (distance between two points), length (those extending) length
special cargo
Special cargo
specification
Specifications and statements
speed up
(Consignment, etc.) rush
splice
Assembling and putting (a method of unraveling the cable end and incorporating the child trap between the other measures to prevent it from slipping out)
split pin
Split pin (a pin that is broken to bend the tip so that it does not come off)
spontanous ignition
Spontaneous fire
spot check
Unexpected inspection
spray
Splash
spreader
Spreaders, (commonly called Kanzashi, iron bars that spread the sling to prevent crushing of cargo, etc.)
spring line
Spring line
SS(Suspended Solid)
An insoluble substance suspended in water. It is also called a suspended matter. It is one of the numerical values that indicate the degree of dirt in water quality, and is indicated by PPM.
SSA(Stevedoringe Service of America)
The largest port cargo handling company on the west coast of the United States that operates port terminals from Alaska to San Diego. In addition to container terminals, a comprehensive port company that operates Bath and warehouse facilities such as conventional cargo, bulk cargo, and automobiles, as well as 19 intermodel rail yards.
stability
Reinstatement Power
stack
(Containers, pallet cargo, etc.)
stand-by
Standby, (Standby, Preparation)
starboard
Shipboard
static load
Static load (the load is still not moving)
stay
Stay (post measures such as mast)
steadying
Correcting the direction of hanging loads, etc.
steamer
Steamer
step by step
(When loading cargo)
stern
Stern
stevedorage
In-ship charge
stevedore
In-ship cargo handling company (worker)
steward
(e.g. ships)
stiff
Styph (a state of unpleasant shaking because the center of gravity is low and the horizontal shaking cycle is short)
storage
Storage and storage fees
storekeeper
Warehouse
stowage
(Not proper) loading
stowage factor
Loading factor (necessary legislative feet to load 1-ton of cargo)
stowaway
Smuggling
straddle carrier
Stradle carrier (large transporter carrying steel, containers, etc.)
straight pull
(Cargo wire, etc.)
strain
(on) Strength, strain
strand
A child
strap
Strap, thin band (with veil, etc. tied)
strength
Strength
stress
Strength (power to resist external force generated inside the elastic body)
stretcher
Stretcher
stripping
Take out cargo (from containers)
strongback
Stringback (called medium beam, a flat beam on the surface that supports the center of the wooden hatch lid)
strop
Strp (also known as ropes and slings)
stuff
Pack cargo in boxes and containers
subcontractor
Subcontractors
summary
Summary, summary
supercargo
Passenger (a person who acts on behalf of the shipper and supervises the loading and unloading of cargo on board)
supervisor
Supervisor
sweat
Sweating (cargo, etc.)
sweepings
Sweeping
swing man
Swing Man (a U.S. labor agreement, a basic worker and a worker who assists heavy hatch)
swinging boom
Swing boom (a state where you can freely turn and load with a single boom even if it is not a fight)
switch
(Railway) Replace a turning point, (such as a wagon)
swivel
Swimbells, round contacters (many of which use this method, such as rotary mounting brackets and cargo hooks that connect the two rings so that they can rotate each other)

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