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| COMMON SHIPPING TERMS |
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Quarantine |
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The period during which an arriving vessel, including
its equipment, cargo, crew or passengers, suspected
to carry or carrying a contagious disease is detained
in strict isolation to prevent the spread of such
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Quay |
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That part of a wharf which is intended for the
mooring of vessels. |
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