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SHIP TERMINAL [1 record]

Record 1 1997-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

[For marine terminal] That part of a port or harbor with facilities for docking, cargo-handling, and storage.

DEF

[For port terminal] A facility on the waterfront designed to berth ships, handle cargo, and provide services such as transshipment inland, storage, or delivery of goods ashore.

CONT

Role of the marine terminal. The ocean cargo terminal is important to the shipper of goods because it is the point of interchange for cargo being moved over a combination of land and sea transportation routes.

OBS

The term "ocean (cargo) terminal" is a specific.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Équipement portuaire permettant le chargement d'un type de marchandises déterminé.

OBS

Terme tiré du Dictionnaire des sciences de l'océan, publié par le CILF en 1986.

OBS

Le terme français a un sens plus restreint que ses contreparties anglaises, car il est généralement suivi d'un nom de produit (exemples : terminal pétrolier, terminal céréalier).

OBS

Un terminal peut être fluvial, maritime ou océanique.

OBS

terminal portuaire : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du soutien au combat.

Spanish

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