Shipping Glossary
COMMON SHIPPING TERMS
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Jetsam |
| Goods thrown or lost. | |
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Jettison |
| The act of intentionally throwing cargo overboard e.g. with the objective of lightening a vessel, which has run aground, such for the common good of all interests: vessel, crew and remaining cargo. | |
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Jetty |
| A mole or breakwater, running out into the sea to protect harbours or coasts. It is sometimes used as a landing-pier. | |
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Jib |
| Projecting arm of a crane | |
| Attachment connected to the top of a crane boom | |
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Job |
| That work which is undertaken to meet a customer or production order and, for production control purposes, has a unique identification. | |
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Joint Venture |
| A joint activity of two or more companies usually performed under a common name. | |
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Journey |
| A voyage from one place, port or country to another one, in case of a round trip, to the same one. | |
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Jurisprudence |
| Juridical decisions used for explanation and meaning of law. | |
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Just In Time |
| Abbreviation: JIT | |
| The movement of material/goods at the necessary
place at the necessary time. The implication is that each operation is closely synchronised with the subsequent ones to make that possible. |
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| A method of inventory control that brings stock into the production process, warehouse or to the customer just in time to be used, thus reducing stock piling. | |