Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary
Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport glossary (page 3)
The project-forwarding and heavy-transport vocabulary: abnormal indivisible loads and their notification, route engineering and escort planning, above-deck stowage of project units, and the multimodal heavy-transport and SPMT terms. Grounds each term in the heavy-transport operation or the abnormal-load regulation it belongs to.
567 defined terms.
Showing 67 on this page (page 3 of 3).
T
- THP/SL Trailer
- Goldhofer modular trailer family widely used in project transport.
- TII Group
- Transporter Industry International Group, parent of Scheuerle, KAMAG, and Nicolas Industrie.
- Time Charter Heavy Lift
- Charter of a heavy lift vessel based on a time hire rather than per voyage.
- Top Lift Beam
- Lift beam connected at the top of a project unit to suspend it from the crane hook.
- Tow Bar Heavy Haul
- Rigid drawbar between tractor and trailer used in heavy combinations.
- Tower Crane Project
- Tall tower crane used for high lifts on industrial and infrastructure sites.
- Tower Section Wind
- Steel tower segment for a wind turbine, typically 30 to 35 meters per section.
- Tractomas TR10
- Nicolas Industrie super heavy hauler tractor known for its high tractive force.
- Trailer Combination Drawing
- Drawing showing exact axle and module configuration for a planned heavy haul.
- Transformer Lift
- Lift of a power transformer, frequently above 300 tonnes for the largest grid units.
- Transport Engineer
- Engineer designing trailer combinations, routes, and bridge crossings.
- Transport Plan
- Document covering route, loading, and unloading of a project unit.
- Transshipment Hub Project
- Port used to switch project cargo between long haul and feeder vessels.
- Travel Speed Crawler
- Permitted traveling speed of a crawler crane carrying or rigged for a load.
- Tug Master
- Skilled professional master of a tug.
- Tunnel Boring Machine Move
- Project move of a tunnel boring machine cutter head and back-up gantries.
- Turbine Blade Trailer
- Specialized trailer with rotating mast for steep-angle blade transport.
- Turbine Nacelle
- Top housing of a wind turbine containing generator and gearbox, a key project unit.
- Turn Buckle
- Threaded device used to tension chain or wire lashings on project cargo.
- Twin Crawler Crane
- Two crawler crane bases linked into one unit, such as the Demag CC 8800-1 Twin.
- Two-Wheel Per Axle SPMT
- SPMT axle line configuration with two wheels per axle on each side.
- Type Approval Crane
- Manufacturer certification that a crane model meets stated capacity charts.
U
- UASC Logistics
- Former logistics arm of United Arab Shipping Company, no longer active under that name.
- Underdeck Stowage Project
- Stowage of project units in the holds of a heavy lift vessel.
- Underpass Survey
- Measurement of underpass clearance to verify clearance for a tall project load.
- Uniform Deck Load
- Specified maximum uniform load per square meter on a vessel or trailer deck.
- Universal Logistics Network (ULN)
- Independent freight forwarder cooperation network with project capability.
- Unloading Plan
- Document covering crane, trailer, and skidding moves at the destination port or site.
- Unrestricted Service Crane
- Crane configuration approved for use without site-specific derating.
- Uplift Force
- Vertical force applied to a load by slings during a lift, opposing gravity.
V
- Vehicle Combination Permit
- Permit listing the exact prime mover, trailer, and load for a heavy haul.
- Vessel Capacity Heavy Lift
- Maximum hook capacity and deck strength of a designated heavy lift vessel.
- Vessel Stowage Survey
- Survey verifying that loaded project cargo matches the approved stowage plan.
- Vestas Wind Systems
- Danish OEM of wind turbines whose nacelles and blades are major project shipments.
- VGM Project Cargo
- Verified gross mass declaration required for packed containers in project consignments.
- Vibration monitoring
- Continuous measurement of drivetrain vibration to detect bearing or gear degradation.
- Volga-Dnepr Airlines
- Russian air freight operator with An-124 and Il-76 fleets used for project charters.
W
- Warranty Survey Heavy Lift
- Insurer's survey approving a planned heavy lift or transport operation.
- Waybill Project Cargo
- Non-negotiable transport document used for project shipments between trusted parties.
- Weather Routing Project
- Route planning for heavy lift voyages to avoid severe sea states.
- Weather window
- Period of suitable weather for an operation.
- Weighbridge
- certified scale for trucks at the gate.
- Weight Distribution Plan
- Drawing showing how a project unit's weight is shared across trailer axles.
- Weight Tolerance Heavy Lift
- Allowable difference between certified and measured weight of a project unit.
- Welded Sea Fastening
- Sea fastening built from welded steel rather than chains and turnbuckles alone.
- Wheel Loading Plan
- Calculation of wheel loads from a heavy haul on a road or bridge surface.
- Wilhelmsen Project Logistics
- Project freight branding within the Wilhelmsen logistics portfolio.
- Wilhelmsen Ships Service
- Norwegian-based maritime services group offering port agency and Unitor products.
- Wind Speed Limit Lift
- Maximum sustained wind speed at which a planned lift may proceed.
- Wind Turbine Blade
- OOG project cargo; carried on multi-deck flats with custom cradles.
- Wind Turbine Nacelle
- Generator housing of a wind turbine, an iconic project cargo unit.
- Wind Turbine Tower Section
- Tubular tower segment shipped as a project unit and bolted on site.
- Wire Rope Sling (WRS)
- Sling fabricated from steel wire rope, rated and tagged per ASME B30.9.
- Working Load Limit (WLL)
- Lifting equipment term; should not be confused with MSL.
- Worldwide Project Consortium (WPC)
- Independent network of project freight forwarders.
X
- X-Ray Inspection Heavy Cargo
- Non-destructive inspection of welds and lift points on project cargo.
- XCMG XGC88000
- Chinese-built crawler crane in the 4,000 tonne class for refinery and nuclear work.
- XL Lashing
- Heavy duty lashing arrangement using oversize chains, wires, and turnbuckles.
- XLProjects.network (XLP)
- US-based independent network of project freight forwarders.
Y
- Yamal LNG
- Russian Arctic LNG project at Sabetta exporting via Arc7 LNG carriers on the NSR.
- Yard Tractor Heavy
- Terminal tractor used to shunt project trailers around fabrication and port yards.
- Yield Strength Sling
- Yield level of sling material relevant to engineering of heavy lifts.
- Yusen Logistics
- Tokyo-based logistics subsidiary of NYK Line with project and contract logistics divisions.
Z
- Zone Loading Vessel
- Subdivision of vessel deck into zones with declared allowable point and uniform loads.
- Zone of Influence Crane
- Volume around a crane within which loads and personnel must be managed.
- Zoomlion ZAT24000H
- Chinese-built all-terrain crane in the 2,000 tonne class.
- Zoomlion ZCC9800W
- Chinese-built crawler crane used in wind and industrial project lifts.