Transportation terms starting with S

19 terms

  1. Scrap Barge A barge to be cut up for its value as scrap metal.
  2. Screws The “ propellers” of a towboat.
  3. SEABEE Sea-barge, a barge carrier design similar to "LASH" but which uses rollers to move the barges aboard the ship; the self-propelled loaded barges are…
  4. Seaway Bill This document serves to provide the terms and conditions of carriage and acts as a receipt of goods tendered to the carrier.
  5. Set Over Single To uncouple the barges from towboat and lay along side the tow during lockage. Also called a knockout single.
  6. Shipments Traffic moving from one location to another where the origin is within the limits of the subject port.
  7. Shipper The consumer or business providing goods for shipment. A NVOCC also is a shipper in relationship to a VOCC.
  8. Single Zero Wheel - See European Wheel.
  9. Sooging Scrubbing or washing down any part of the towboat.
  10. Spar Barge A barge retired from active service and used to anchor other barges or a fleet of barges.
  11. spike 1. An inflorescence in which the main axis is elongated and the flowers are sessile. 2.
  12. Splitting on the Heads When a towboat is faced up to the center of two strings of barges.
  13. Spring Line (Backing Line) A line, used in mooring, to hold the boat from running upstream. The lines cross one another.
  14. Standard Barge A barge that is 26 feet wide by 175 feet long and may be either an open or closed barge.
  15. Starboard the right side of a boat or ship.
  16. Stern The back of the towboat or barge. (Bow is the front)
  17. Stern Line A long line that secures the tow from the stern (back) of the vessel.
  18. Strung Out Barges placed end to end in a straight line, or in tandem.
  19. Surcharge An extra charge applied to the premium by an insurance company, usually applied as a result of at-fault accidents or moving violations.