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2. Fender (boating) - Wikipedia

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   Two orange fenders protecting the side of a moored sailing vessel. In boating, a fender is an air-filled ball or a device in other shape and material used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. [1]

3. Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers ...

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   The International Longshoremen's Association union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance of ports and shipping companies said they had reached a tentative agreement for a six-year contract, a week ahead ...

4. Loading dock - Wikipedia

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   Bumpers: Help to prevent the transport vehicle from contacting and damaging the exterior of the building, dock leveler or vehicle restraint. Commonly made from rubber, they range in size, projection and are based on vehicles serviced among other factors. A flexible, less-expensive alternative to a loading dock leveler is a dock plate or dock ...

5. Wharf - Wikipedia

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   Traffic sign: Quayside or river bank ahead. Unprotected quayside or riverbank. A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on pilings.Commercial ports may have warehouses that serve as interim storage: where it is sufficient a single wharf with a single berth constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity multiple wharves, or ...

6. United States container ports - Wikipedia

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   The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles together account for approximately 40% of the shipping containers entering the United States. [7] More than three-quarters of the containers leaving Los Angeles were empty in July 2021 whereas about two-thirds of the containers leaving U.S. ports are typically filled with exports.

7. Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne - Wikipedia

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   It was a large shipping terminal by the standards of the day, and had the largest dry-dock on the eastern seaboard. Every type of roll-on/roll-off vessel in the Military Sealift Command (MSC) inventory could be accommodated.