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  2. Dockworker - Wikipedia

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    The word stevedore (/ ˈ s t iː v ɪ ˌ d ɔːr /) originated in Portugal or Spain, and entered the English language through its use by sailors. [3] It started as a phonetic spelling of estivador or estibador (), meaning a man who loads ships and stows cargo, which was the original meaning of stevedore (though there is a secondary meaning of "a man who stuffs" in Spanish); compare Latin ...

  3. Cargo ship - Wikipedia

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    Cargo ship at Puerto Cortés in Honduras.. A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade.

  4. Shipbuilding - Wikipedia

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    All ships need repair work at some point in their working lives. A part of these jobs must be carried out under the supervision of the classification society . A lot of maintenance is carried out while at sea or in port by ship's crew.

  5. Ship ballast - Wikipedia

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    Cruise ships, large tankers, and bulk cargo carriers use a huge amount of ballast water, which is often taken on in the coastal waters in one region after ships discharge wastewater or unload cargo, and discharged at the next port of call, wherever more cargo is loaded.

  6. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Marine steam reciprocating engines, ca. 1905 A wind propelled fishing boat in Mozambique. Until the application of the coal-fired steam engine to ships in the early 19th century, oars or the wind were the principal means of watercraft propulsion.

  7. Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Wikipedia

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    Isambard Kingdom Brunel FRS MInstCE (/ ˈ ɪ z ə m b ɑːr d ˈ k ɪ ŋ d ə m b r uː ˈ n ɛ l / IZZ-əm-bard KING-dəm broo-NELL; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) [1] was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer [2] who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", [3] "one of the 19th-century engineering giants", [4] and "one of the ...

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