Berth   The water area, terminal or wharf and mooring facilities used by a vessel.

Car   A vehicle usually moved on rails (also known as railcars).

Cargo   The load, freight or burden of a vessel. Usually applied to goods carried on ships only. Common types of cargo include:
1) Bulk: Freight or cargo transported in mass. Not in packages or containers, e.g. grain or fertilizer.
2) Break bulk: General freight or cargo that are transported in units and not containerized, e.g. lumber or steel.
3) Containerized: Freight or cargo (usually breakbulk products) transported in containers and measured by TEUs (Twenty foot equivalent), e.g. manufactured goods, such as tennis shoes, clothing, etc.
4) Specialized: Non-containerized cargo, e.g. automobiles, cattle.

Carrier   Firms or individuals hired to transport passengers and/or freight.

Commodity   Goods shipped through terminals.

Consign   Carrier possession of goods and freight that are ready for shipment.

Consignee   The receiver of a shipment.

Cosigner   One who sends a shipment.

Container   For holding/bundling commodities, e.g. boxes, crates, cartons, cans, barrels.

Discharging   Unloading cargo from a vessel to a wharf, barge or other vessel.

Distribution   A warehousing service that breaks large consignments into smaller orders for shipping.

Dock   The basin or water area occupied by a vessel while lying alongside a quay or wharf. A docked vessel is secured to the berth.

Dolphin   A pile or cluster of secured piles to which a vessel may be moored in open water.

Export   To ship comodities from one country to another (foreign export) or to another part of the same country (domestic export).

Freight   Goods loaded aboard vehicles for transportation.

Import   Commodities received from a foreign country (foreign imports) or from a different area of the same country (domestic imports).

Load   The contained weight in a conveyance - a burden. Also, the pressure due to superimposed weight.

Loading and unloading   Moving freight from a wharf or warehouse into railroad cars or other land vehicles. Also includes removing freight from railroad cars or other land vehicles to a wharf or warehouse.

Port   A harbor equipped with piers, docks and other facilities for the convenient exchange of cargo between land and water. A port also supplies and repairs vessels.

Quay   A wharf which runs parallel to the shore and accommodates ships on shore side.

Ship   Any vessel expect barges, fishing vessels, pleasure crafts and other smaller boats.

Stevedore
1) A firm or individual contracted to load or discharge vessels.
2) A worker employed by a stevedoring firm.

Terminal   A structure, or a group of structures operated as a single unit, located at the point of interchange between land and water carriers. Used for handling freight and/or passengers.

Warehouse   A depository and storage area for goods.
1) Grain Warehouse: A warehouse for storing sacked grain.
2) Elevator: A warehouse for storing bulk grain.
3) Cold Storage Warehouse: A warehouse equipped with refrigeration for preserved perishables.
4) Dry/Ordinary Warehouse: Common storage warehouse.
5) Bonded Warehouse: A warehouse which is wholly or in part bonded by Federal or State authorities who make sure cargo is stored in compliance with designated rules, regulations and restrictions.