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[[Image:DockerWest India Docks.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An English docker, London]] | [[Image:DockerWest India Docks.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An English docker, London]] | ||
| − | A '''Stevedore''' (derived from the [[Spain|Spanish]] ''estibador'' or [[Portugal| | + | A '''Stevedore''' (derived from the [[Spain|Spanish]] ''estibador'' or [[Portugal|Portuguese]] ''estivador '' "man who loads") is an individual (or sometimes a firm that employs individuals) who contract to load or unload a ship.<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref> In the [[United Kingdom]], they are called '''Dockers''' and in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] they are often referred to as '''Longshoremen'''. |
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[[Category:Shipping terms]][[Category:Transport]] | [[Category:Shipping terms]][[Category:Transport]] | ||
Revision as of 04:48, December 14, 2007
A Stevedore (derived from the Spanish estibador or Portuguese estivador "man who loads") is an individual (or sometimes a firm that employs individuals) who contract to load or unload a ship.[1] In the United Kingdom, they are called Dockers and in the United States and Canada they are often referred to as Longshoremen.