All rigging and so forth used on a ship to load or unload cargo.

The carriage of cargo beyond the port for which it was intended.

Strips of timber fixed to the frames of a ship to keep cargo away from the sides of the ship to avoid damage and condensation.

Place where a ship is registered with the ­authorities, thereby establishing its nationality.

Placing a container where required to be loaded or unloaded.

To haul a shipment back over part of a route that it has already traveled; return movement of cargo, usually opposite from the direction of its primary cargo destination.

A heavy keel fitted to vessels to lower the center of gravity and improve stability.

Compartments at the bottom of a ship that are filled with liquids for stability and to make the ship seaworthy.

The width of a ship.

A place in which a vessel is moored or secured; place alongside a quay where a ship loads or discharges cargo.