Stevedoring & Cargo Handling

Stevedoring and cargo handling providers supply the shore-side labour and equipment gangs that load and discharge a vessel's cargo at the berth — general and bulk cargo gangs, container lashing and unlashing crews, and the shore cranes, forklifts, and terminal equipment used to move cargo between ship and quay.

This is the physical handling operation itself, distinct from the port agent who books the berth and coordinates the call, and from the cargo-securing lashing gear suppliers whose fittings the gangs use aboard the vessel. Stevedores work to a stowage or discharge plan agreed with the ship's officers and terminal, and productivity — the rate cargo moves across the berth — directly affects how long a vessel stays in port. Buyers or their agents compare stevedoring providers on gang availability, handling rate, and cargo-damage record. It sits within the Port, Agency & Cargo Services category group on PortProcure.

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