Crossword Puzzle of the Day
Marine Transport Theme

By: Nabil Chaiban

1 2 P C   3                       A B I L L O F L A D I N G     L N   4 5                 L C S T R I P P I N G 6       M E U A   7                         A T R A N S S H I P M E N T       R T N   8     9 S T O E W     10                   H R D E M U R R A G E A         A A S Y     11               L N D R Y B U L K B         12   I S R R C I       13                   14 N T A P O R T O F C A L L S               G A Y K R L P       15     16       Y I A B E R T H G R               A N G R A O E 17               R E E F E R R A         D R I D     F E 18                               F R E I G H T F O R W A R D E R

Across A contract between a shipper and carrier listing the terms for moving freight between specified points. The process of removing cargo from a container. The unloading of cargo at a port or point where it is then reloaded, sometimes into another mode of transportation, for transfer to a final destination. A penalty fee assessed when cargo isn’t moved off a wharf before the free time allowance ends. Minerals or grains stored in loose piles moving without mark or count. Port at which cruise ship makes a stop along its itinerary. The seaport wharf space at which a ship docks. A container with refrigeration for transporting frozen foods (meat, ice cream, fruit, etc.) An individual or company that prepares the documentation and coordinates the movement and storage of export cargoes.

Down A short wooden, metal or plastic platform on which package cargo is placed, then handled by a forklift truck. A box made of aluminum, steel or fiberglass used to transport cargo by ship, rail, truck or barge. This person prepares the needed documentation for importing goods. This is a container parking lot, or any open area where containers are stored in a precise order according to the ship loading plan. A type of crane used in the handling of containers, which is motorized, mounted on rubber tires and can straddle at least four railway tracks, some up to six, with a lifting capacity of 35 tons for loading and unloading containers to and from railway cards. The document used to identify the shipper and consignee, present the routing, describe the goods, present the applicable rate, show the weight of the shipment, and make other useful information notations. Transport by truck for short distances; e.g. from wharf to warehouse. The freight (goods, products) carried by a ship, barge, train, truck or plane. A device for lifting containers by their corner posts. Schedule, system of duties imposed by a government on the import/export of goods.