ABS- The American
Bureau of Shipping is a U.S. classification society that certifies if a ship is
in compliance
with standard rules of construction and maintenance.
apron
- The area immediately in front of or behind a wharf shed on which cargo is
lifted. On the "front
apron," cargo is unloaded from or loaded onto a ship. Behind the shed,
cargo moves over the "rear
apron" into and out of railroad cars.
barge
- A large, flat-bottomed vessel (container) used to carry cargo- often from
deep-water ports -via
shallow-draft waterways.
