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A stowaway on a tram in Astrakhan, Russia A shipping container in which 22 stowaways were found in the Port of Seattle. A stowaway or clandestine traveller is a person who secretly boards a vehicle, such as a ship, an aircraft, a train, cargo truck or bus. [1] Sometimes, the purpose is to get from one place to another without paying for ...
In order to maximize the economy of handling and shipping of containers on a container ship, stowage plans, [1] sometimes known as bay plans, [2] have become essential in the shipping trade. The plans are also vital for safety on board the ship and it is recommended that personnel working on ships are familiar with them.
In container shipping, stowage planning refers to the arrangement of containers on board a container vessel. The stowage of a container ship involves different objectives, such as to optimize the available space and prevent damage to the goods, and more importantly, to minimize the time the vessel spends at the port terminal.
Used to reduce and stow a barge's topsail. [2] clinker-built A comparison of the clinker and carvel styles of boat construction A method of constructing hulls that involves overlapping planks and/or plates, much like Viking longships, resulting in speed and flexibility in small boat hulls. Contrast carvel-built. clipper 1.
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In shipping, the stowage factor indicates how many cubic metres of space one tonne (or cubic feet of space one long ton) of a particular type of cargo occupies in a hold of a cargo ship. [1] It is calculated as the ratio of the stowage space required under normal conditions, including the stowage losses caused by the means of transportation and ...
Today's Strands game revolves around names with a double meaning. NYT Strands Spangram Hint: Is it Vertical or Horizontal? Today's spangram is vertical (bottom to top).
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