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Shipping Glossary |
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COMMON SHIPPING TERMS |
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Quarantine |
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The period during which an arriving vessel, including its equipment, cargo, crew or passengers, suspected to carry or carrying a contagious disease is detained in strict isolation to prevent the spread of such a disease. |
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Quay |
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That part of a wharf which is intended for the mooring of vessels. |
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