Stevedore

Définitions de « stevedore »

Stevedore - Nom commun

• (Nord de la France, Marine) Personne ou entreprise spécialisée dans la manutention des marchandises sous la surveillance d’un officier de bord.

  Dans l'agitation frénétique du port, les stevedores, ces maîtres incontestés de la manutention maritime, orchestrent le ballet incessant des marchandises sous le regard attentif de l'officier de bord.

Étymologie de « stevedore »

Évolution historique de l’usage du mot « stevedore » depuis 1800

Synonymes de « stevedore »

• sévère

Citations contenant le mot « stevedore »

• Upon resuming cargo operations, crew members noticed that one stevedore had fallen into cargo hold no. 1 and had suffered fatal injuries. No person witnessed the accident, but the safety investigation believes that a gap between distal and proximal cues may have been the main contributory cause of the accident. The MSIU has issued one recommendation to the Company to disseminate the findings of the safety investigation to its fleet.

• DP World Australia’s annual profits have slid by a third due to its long-running dispute with wharfies and falling container volumes, but the stevedore giant expects revenue to rise this year as it increases infrastructure fees.

• The price of transporting cargo to and from stevedore giant DP World’s ports has increased by a third as a result of a protracted industrial dispute between the maritime union and one of Australia’s largest stevedores, with fears of further cost pressures and havoc after three days of negotiations failed overnight.

Traductions du mot « stevedore »

Sources et ressources complémentaires

• Définitions du Wiktionnaire
• Synonymes de stevedore sur lebonsynonyme.fr