Aggregate (coal) - To blend coal varieties together.
Berth - The space allotted to a vessel at the wharf.
Breakbulk - General cargo, as opposed to cargo in containers. Also referred to as conventional cargo. Can include cargo in packages, pallets or bulk form (dry or liquid).
Bulk - Cargo moved in bulk form, such as coal, gypsum (dry bulk) or diesel (bulk liquid).
Coastal services - Shipping service between ports within New Zealand.
Container - Metal box structure of standard design, used to carry cargo in units. Containers can be 20 or 40 foot in length. The standard measure of a container is a TEU (20-foot Equivalent Unit). Container ships are specially designed to carry containers in slots (or cells). Containers are stacked and restrained (lashed) at all four corners by rods. Some shipping lines charter container slots on vessels operated by different companies.
Container crane - Large gantry crane specially designed to stow (load) and discharge (unload) containers from a ship.
Container terminal - Facility designed to handle containers using special purpose equipment such as container cranes, straddle carriers and container stacking areas.
Draught - The depth below the water's surface of the lowest part of a ship or boat.
Dry dock - A narrow basin that can be flooded to allow a vessel to be floated in, then drained to allow the vessel to rest on a dry platform. Vessels enter dry dock for maintenance such as repairs and repainting.
EAM - Enterprise Asset Management. An EAM system allows for advance planning of asset maintenance.
Fendering - Fendering facilitates safe berthing of ships and protection of berthing assets. A fendering system acts like a shock absorber, protecting both the ship and wharf structure during berthing. It also enables berthing loads to be transferred throughout the wharf structure to minimise damage.
Hub port/service - A practice where shipping lines call at one port in a country or region, rather than at several ports. Alternative transport services (such as road) then carry goods to other centres.
ISPS - The International Ship and Port Security Code (2004) prescribes minimum security responsibilities that ports - among other agencies - must put in place to detect security threats and prevent them from affecting ships or port facilities used in international trade. LPC is fully ISPS compliant.
Lashing - Securing the containers stacked on the deck of a ship with wires or rods at all four corners.
LCT - Lyttelton Container Terminal.
Line handling - The task of securing mooring lines to the wharf when a vessel berths.
LOA - Length Overall.
M3 - An Enterprise Asset Management and Finance system implemented at LPC 1 July 2008. M3 provides high level asset planning, preventive maintenance scheduling and reporting functionality.
Marine services - On-water services such as piloting, towing and line handling for vessels as they arrive, depart or are moved between berths.
MoU - Memorandum of Understanding - a formal agreement between parties to work together to find resolution on an issue.
Navigation - The process of plotting or directing the course of a vessel. This includes assembling the required charts, calculating tide and current, weather, draught, and laying out track-lines.
Patent slip - An inclined plane (which extends well into the water) and a wooden cradle onto which a boat is attached and hauled out of the water for repair.
Piloting - Activity where a pilot guides a vessel within harbour limits to ensure navigational safety.
Provedore - A person or business which provides stores and supplies - such as food and beverages - to ships.
Receival and Delivery (R & D) - Cargo receival into or delivery out of the port.
Reefer container / Refrigerated container - Controlled temperature container suitable for chilled or frozen cargoes.
SCC - Security Control Centre.
STEPS - Stop, Talk, Evaluate, Proceed Safely. An in-house Safe Behaviours programme.
Stevedore - Individual or company employed to load and unload a vessel.
Straddle carrier - Large machine that straddles a container, lifts and moves it within a container yard. Capable of straddling a single row of containers three-high.
TEU - Abbreviation for the measurement of a 20-foot Equivalent Unit. This is the international standard measure of containers.
Towage - Where a tug tows or manoeuvres a vessel into or out of a berth.
Turnaround time - Time taken for a vessel to arrive in port, unload, reload and depart. Also refers to the time taken for a truck to arrive in port and deliver or receive cargo.
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