ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery into smaller boats
Maritime term for transferring cargo from a larger vessel to smaller boats, often in coastal or off-shore settings.
Ship-to-ship cargo transfer from the large vessel to smaller boats was carried out.
この港では、沖合での瀬取りが一般的だ。
At this port, off-shore delivery into smaller boats is common.
Compound of 瀬 (se, 'shallows, rapids') and 取り (tori, 'taking'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely originated from the practice of transferring cargo in shallow coastal waters.