Port Business Glossary -B-

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ＢＡＦ（Ｂｕｎｋｅｒ Ａｄｊｕｓｔｍｅｎｔ Ｆａｃｔｏｒ）

It is a component of maritime transportation, introduced in each fare alliance after the oil crisis. It is included in the fare so that the shipowner can bear the loss of fuel oil (bunker) used on the ship.

ｂａｇ

(made of cloth) Bag

ｂａｌｅ ｃａｐａｃｉｔｙ

Bale Capacity (a space available for loading miscellaneous goods, etc.)

ｂａｌｌａｓｔ

Ballast (bottom load to give the ship stability and deepen the draft)

ｂａｒｅ ｃｈａｒｔｅｒ

Naked chartered vessels (the ship company leases only the hull and operates them with its own seafarers)

ｂａｒｇｅ

Barge

ｂａｒｇｅ ｍａｓｔｅｒ

The captain of the barge

ｂａｒｇｅ ｐｏｏｌ

Barge pool

ｂａｒｒｅｌ

Barrel (unit of liquid volume, 1 barrel = 159 liters), alias for winch drums.

ｂａｓｅ ｃａｒｇｏ

Bottom charge

ｂｅａｍ ｃｌａｍｐ

Beam clamps (the fastener used to attach a snatch block, etc. to the beam)

ｂｅｒｔｈ

Bath (anchorage of ships)

Ｂ． Ｆ．（Ｂｏａｒｄ Ｆｅｅｔ）

Board feet (the amount of talent such as wood, danage, etc., 1BF = 12 inches x 12 inches = 1/12 cubic feet)

ｂｉｇｈｔ

Bytes (the part that became the ring of the cable)

ｂｉｌｇｅ

Billage, sewage, sewage ditch, bottom of (taru)

ｂｉｌｌ

Invoices, certificates, bills, placement tables (such as fire prevention and rescue of ship crew)

ｂｉｎ

Large boxes (large boxes made firmly to store hazardous materials, etc.)

ｂｉｔｔ

Mooring poles (strong pillars equipped on the ship or quay to fasten the cable)

Ｂ／Ｌ（Ｂｉｌｌ ｏｆ Ｌａｄｉｎｇ）

Bill of lading. Securities issued by the carrier (usually the shipping company) to the shipper to prove the shipment of the cargo. It is a receipt of goods, evidence of transportation contracts, and has the character of a delivery securities.

ｂｌａｎｋ ｆｏｒｍ

Write paper (certain forms such as documents to be sent to government offices)

ｂｌｏｃｋ

A pulley, a piece of wood

ｂｌｏｗｅｒ

Blower

Ｂ／Ｍ（Ｂｏａｒｄ Ｍｅａｓｕｒｅ）

Board Mejure (how to measure the volume of wood)

Ｂ／Ｎ（Ｂｏａｔ Ｎｏｔｅ）

Boat Notes, Ship Inventory Certificate (issued by the ship as a letter of proof that cargo has been shipped from the ship)

ｂｏａｒｄｉｎｇ ｏｆｆｉｃｅｒ

Aboard officer

ｂｏａｔｓｗａｉｎ

Borson, deck

ｂｏａｔｓｗａｉｎ’ｓ ｍａｔｅ

With deck length (the person who keeps cables on the ship)

ＢＯＤ（Ｂｉｏｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ Ｏｘｙｇｅｎ Ｄｅｍａｎｄ）

Biochemical oxygen demand. One of the indicators of organic contamination of water. The amount of oxygen consumed by aerobic bacteria oxidize, decompose, and purify organic matter in water within a certain period of time. It is usually said that if it exceeds 5PPM, it will lose self-cleaning ability.

ｂｏｎｄｅｄ ａｒｅａ

Bonded areas

ｂｏｎｄｅｄ ｃａｒｇｏ

Bonded cargo

ｂｏｎｄｅｄ ｓｈｅｄ

Bonded house

ｂｏｏｋｉｎｇ

Booking (Accepting an application reservation for cargo loading)

ｂｏｓｓ

The boss, the master, and the gangboss are the heads of the group.

ｂｏｔｔｏｍ ｃａｒｇｏ

Bottom cargo

ｂｏｔｔｏｍ ｃｅｉｌｉｎｇ

In the bottom of the ship

ｂｏｗ

Bow

ｂｏｗ－ｌｉｎｅ

A whisper from the bow

ｂｒａｃｅ

Braces, struts that stung sideways (provided to prevent cargo collapse, etc.)

ｂｒｅａｄｔｈ

Width

ｂｒｅａｋ

(work) Middle break

ｂｒｅａｋ ｂｕｌｋ ｃａｒｇｏ

Sundries

ｂｒｅａｋ ｄｏｗｎ

Classification (e.g., loading, etc. according to specific criteria), breaking down the upper part, such as loading, and failure (e.g., winch)

ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ ｓｔｒｅｎｇｈｔｈ

Breaking force

ｂｒｅａｋｗａｔｅｒ

Breakwater

ｂｒｉｄｌｅ ｓｌｉｎｇ

Bridle sling (composed of two cables, such as a beam sling, and looks like a horse's bond)

Ｂ／Ｓ（Ｂａｌａｎｃｅ Ｓｈｅｅｔ）

Balance sheet.

Ｂ／Ｔ（Ｂｅｒｔｈ Ｔｅｒｍ）

→Bath Term

ＢＴＢ

Length from the bow to the bridge

ｂｕｌｋ ｃａｒｇｏ

Rose cargo (cereals, mining products, etc.)

ｂｕｌｋ ｈｅａｄ

Bulkhead, (inboard) swalls

ｂｕｌｋｙ ｃａｒｇｏ

High cargo (high cargo volume)

ｂｕｌｗａｒｋ

Bullwork (a strong iron wall with a height of about 4 feet on both sides of the deck of the ship, which helps to improve the safety and restoration of traffic)

ｂｕｎｄｌｅ

Bundles, bundles

ｂｕｎｋｅｒ

(of the ship) Fuel (house)

ｂｕｒｔｏｎ ｓｙｓｔｅｍ

Rolling up a fight (a method of tying the tip of two winch cargo wires to load)