estiba

English translation: loading and stowing

13:07 May 7, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Shipping
Spanish term or phrase: estiba
From Spain for translation to British English.

From a piece on dock working arrangements under the law in Spain.

"La organización de la *** Estiba *** está regulada por ley desde tiempos inmemoriales; en cada puerto hay una Bolsa de Trabajo a través de la cual las empresas estibadoras deben contratar obligatoriamente a los trabajadores que desempeñan las labores de *** estiba ***."

"El ámbito funcional de la estiba se circunscribe a todo trabajo relacionado con la manipulación de las mercancías en los puertos, es decir, desde bodega a zona de almacenaje o viceversa, llenado y vaciado de contenedores, transporte horizontal y recepción/entrega."

Where my best understanding of "empresas estibadores" is "stevedoring companies", but perhaps there is a better option for that too.
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 20:04
English translation:loading and stowing
Explanation:
estiba is stowage, estibar to stow.
This sems to refer to the loading and stowing process.
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Peter Guest
Spain
Local time: 03:04
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4 +2loading and stowing
Peter Guest
5 +1dock labour/ stevedores / stevedoring company
cranesfreak


  

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loading and stowing


Explanation:
estiba is stowage, estibar to stow.
This sems to refer to the loading and stowing process.

Peter Guest
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Local time: 03:04
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agree  Christopher Lane: could be shortened to stevedoring
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agree  Jessica Noyes
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dock labour/ stevedores / stevedoring company


Explanation:
One option:

In "La organización de la Estiba", estiba = "dock labour"

"los trabajadores que desempeñan las labores de estiba "= stevedores

stevedoring company=empresas estibadoras

Stevedore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevedore‎
Stevedore, dockworker, docker, dock labourer, wharfie and longshoreman can have various waterfront-related meanings concerning loading and unloading ..

[PDF]
CARGO WORK: LOADING, DISCHARGING & STOWING CARGO
www.pfri.uniri.hr/~bopri/documents/17-ME-tal_000.pdf
stevedores, who are experienced men appointed for this purpose when a vessel arrives at a port. ... the ship carries, and arrange things, as far as he can, to see that the cargo for a ... General cargo is loaded from the dock by traditional ..... crane • hold • stability • port • mooring • pier • hold .... equipment and port labor.

About Us - Albanian Stevedoring Company
www.asc-durres.com/index.php?target=company...company...
Albanian Stevedoring Company (ASC) was founded in 2009 and is located in Durres, Albania, a strategic shipping point for the Balkan area. As a very flexible, ...
Home • Quebec Stevedoring - Qsl.com
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HTH

Rgds:)

cranesfreak
Local time: 22:04
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agree  bigedsenior
6 days
  -> bigedsenior, many thanks for your confirmation.Regards :)
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