Cargo hold and hold cleaning
The space for dry cargo; before loading it must be clean, dry and free of previous cargo residue, often to a surveyor's standard.
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Cargo hold and hold cleaning |
| Russian | Трюм и зачистка трюмов |
| Romanian | Magazie de marfă și curățarea magaziilor |
| Polish | Ładownia i mycie ładowni |
| Latvian | Kravas tilpne un tilpņu tīrīšana |
| Filipino | Cargo hold at hold cleaning |
| Indonesian | Palka dan pembersihan palka |
| Chinese | 货舱与洗舱 |
| Croatian | Skladište tereta i čišćenje skladišta |
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