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PORT CALL [16 records]

Record 1 2022-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Transport
CONT

A ship undergoing an [ship-to-ship] operation within the last port of call is considered the endpoint of that particular incoming voyage.

OBS

last port of call; LPOC : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par eau
OBS

dernier port d'escale; LPOC : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sea and River Traffic
CONT

A blank sailing, sometimes referred to as void sailing, happens when an ocean line service operator decides to cancel a call or skip a particular port, region, or possibly an entire leg on the scheduled route.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

A port at which cargo from outlying points is routinely collected for onward carriage.

OBS

For example, cargo moving from Philadelphia and Norfolk to Europe may be transported by barge or other means to Baltimore where it is loaded upon a Europe-bound vessel. The purpose of operating a load centre is to eliminate a call by a ship at a port which does not, of itself, generate sufficient cargo.

Key term(s)
  • load center port

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Port dans lequel des conteneurs acheminés par des navires principaux repartent vers d’autres ports après avoir été chargés sur des navires collecteurs.

OBS

port d'éclatement; port pivot : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 21 décembre 2013.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

[A port] that handles goods destined for other markets outside of their local area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Naval Forces
DEF

A call made on local officials by the CO [Commanding officer] when a warship pays a visit to a port city.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Forces navales
DEF

Visite effectuée par le commandant aux dignitaires locaux lorsque le navire fait escale dans une ville portuaire.

OBS

visite officielle; visite de bienvenue : termes et définition uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 6 2010-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

The VOF consists of merchant ships of Indian registry, some foreign merchant vessels and a few ships of the Indian Navy, totalling 203. These ships have meteorological instruments supplied by the Indian Meteorological Department. The observations are transmitted by the ships to the nearest coastal radio stations for onward transmission to the storm warning centres. Records of observations are passed on to the Department when the ships call at port.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 7 2010-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephones
  • Military Communications
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Telegraphic Networks and Operations
CONT

The DRS TA-1035(A)/U Digital Non-secure Voice Telephone (DNVT) with digital data port is a four-wire telephone set which transmits and receives conditioned diphase-modulated digital data, digitized voice and digital loop signaling at 16 or 32 kbps. Loop signaling consists of sequences of cyclically permuted 8-bit control words, each word having minimal correlation with any other word. Loop signaling conforms to Tri-Tac Standards.

OBS

Once a call is established, the TA-1035(A)/U can alternate between voice and data modes. For voice communications, the DNVT uses continuously variable slope delta modulation encoding/decoding at 16 or 32 kbps. Extension network analog data interface is provided via the data port. For data communications, the TA-1035/U data adapter interfaces directly with standard Data Terminal Equipment(DE) such as the AN/UXC-7 tactical facsimile machine and AN/UGC-144 communications terminal. Data calls may be placed manually via keypad or automatically via extension dialing through the data port.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphones
  • Transmissions militaires
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Réseaux et exploitation télégraphiques

Spanish

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Record 8 2003-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
OBS

One of a number of elements into which a ship's voyage is broken down. Generally, this is from one port of call to the next but may be any convenient sub-division to enable a shipowner or ship operator to evaluate the overall profitability of the ship or voyage. The legs of a voyage are also taken into account when assessing the quantity of bunkers required, since a ship may consume less when in ballast than when loaded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime

Spanish

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Record 9 2003-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

Severe weather giving rise to the possibility of damage to a cargo at sea.

OBS

If a ship encounters heavy weather, her master may note protest on arrival at the next port of call, which may be a necessity in order to avoid liability for damage to cargo.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
OBS

gros temps : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 10 2003-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Ports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Ports
DEF

Faire relâche, toucher un port autre que ceux prévus en escale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
  • Puertos
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Record 11 2003-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

A port to which cellular container vessels and/or vehicle deck container vessels of multimodal transport operators will call for transportation of cargo in containers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Port où les porte-conteneurs cellulaires et/ou les porte-conteneurs à ponts-garages des exploitants de transport multimodal font escale pour charger les marchandises en conteneurs.

Spanish

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Record 12 2000-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
  • Water Transport
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A port where a vessel docks to discharge or load freight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
  • Transport par eau
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Port où accoste un navire pour charger ou décharger des marchandises.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertos
  • Transporte por agua
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 13 1999-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Port of origin and port of final destination, not including the ports of call in between.

OBS

Source(s): TP 2293 - The Examination and Certification of Seafarers.

Key term(s)
  • extreme port

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Port d'origine et port de destination finale, à l'exclusion des escales effectuées entre ces deux points.

OBS

Source(s) : TP 2293 - Examen des gens de mer et délivrance des brevets et certificats.

Key term(s)
  • port extrême

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
  • Ports
  • Water Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Ports
  • Transport par eau
OBS

Source(s) : Lexique anglais-français de termes de droit maritime.

Spanish

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Record 15 1997-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ports
DEF

Arrêt intermédiaire entre le port de tête de ligne ou de départ et la destination finale du navire.

OBS

Faire escale (et non escaler).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puertos
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Record 16 1994-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

The "Sun-Mar" three chamber system... The composting chamber. "Sun-Mar" engineers found that the ideal conditions for fast, odorless composting could only be provided in a rotating drum,(we call it the Bio-drum). The Bio-drum is uniquely able to keep the compost completely oxygenated, mixed, moist and warm, and so provide perfect conditions for fast, aerobic(and therefore odorless) composting. Waste enters the composting drum through an entry port located in the top of the Bio-drum. By turning the handle on the front of the unit, the drum rotates, and the compost tumbles,(assisted by a mixing baffle) thereby thoroughly and completely oxygenating and mixing every part of the compost. The Bio-drum is fitted with a door which closes automatically to keep the waste inside as the drum rotates. After turning, a lock automatically maintains the Bio-drum in a top dead centre position ready to receive new material. To ensure that the compost cannot get saturated, a screen at the rear of the drum filters any excess liquid directly into the evaporating chamber. At the same time, by protecting the compost from direct heat, the Bio-drum keeps the compost uniformly moist. Lastly, the Bio-drum has the volume to hold the necessary mass of material to retain the natural heat developed in the core of the compost. Insulation on the outside of the drum prevents heat loss. The warm, moist, oxygen rich conditions in the Bio-drum allow the microbes to quickly break down the waste into its essential minerals. When the drum gets 2/3 full, some compost is extracted into the finishing drawer. This is done simply by pulling the drum lock, and rotating the drum backwards. Now, the drum door remains open, and compost falls into the second chamber;-the compost finishing drawer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

Le système à trois compartiments «Sun-Mar». [...] Le compartiment à compostage. Les ingénieurs «Sun-Mar» ont découvert que les conditions idéales d'une décomposition rapide et inodore ne peuvent être assurées que dans un tambour rotatif (que nous appelons tambour «Bio-drum»), dans lequel il est possible d'oxygéner et de mélanger le compost complètement et de le maintenir humide et chaud. Les déchets entrent dans la partie supérieure du Bio-drum. En tournant la manivelle du tambour, située sur le devant du cabinet, le compost culbute (action favorisée par la plaque de mélange). Ce culbutage permet l'oxygénation et le mélange complet de la matière à composter. Le tambour est muni d'une porte qui se ferme automatiquement pour retenir les déchets pendant la rotation du tambour. Par la suite, un verrou maintient automatiquement le tambour Bio-drum en position pour accepter d'autres déchets. Pour éviter la saturation du compost, une grille est située à l'arrière du tambour qui filtre et dirige vers l'aire d'évaporation tout liquide excédentaire. En protégeant le compost contre la chaleur directe, le Bio-drum maintient également un degré uniforme d'humidité. En dernier lieu, le Bio-drum peut contenir la masse nécessaire à conserver la chaleur naturelle développée au centre du compost. L'isolation à l'extérieur du tambour évite la perte de chaleur vers l'extérieur. Quand celui-ci est rempli aux 2/3, on transfère une partie du compost dans le tiroir de finition. À cette fin, il suffit de tirer le verrou du tambour et de tourner celui-ci dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre. Maintenant, la porte du tambour reste ouverte et le compost tombe dans le tiroir de finition.

Spanish

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