Dictionary of Shipping Terms (6th edition)

There is an element of ambiguity in the title of this book, which is elucidated in its definition of the word “Shipping”. The word can mean (1) maritime transport, (2) ships, or (3) loading goods on board a ship. The book proves to be devoted to definitions (1) and (3) rather than (2), and its intended readers appear to be workers in the shipping industry who may have to draw up, or to understand, the various legal documents used in it. To this end, the dictionary provides 2,500 short entries (the longest run to 300 words, but most are only...