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supercargoes

/ˈsuːpərˌkɑːrɡoʊz/ /ˈsuːpərˌkɑːrɡəʊz/

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noun

積荷監督

An officer on board a merchant ship who has charge of the cargo and its turnover (or the senior of two if one has two, the other being the subcargo; usually historical, since nowadays a person with such a job would remain on shore).

Examples :

""In the 18th century, the ship sailed to the West Indies with valuable goods, and the supercargoes were responsible for selling them at the best possible price in port and purchasing new cargo to bring back home." "

18世紀、その船は貴重な品物を積んで西インド諸島へ航海し、積荷監督は港で可能な限り最高の価格でそれらを販売し、家に持ち帰る新しい貨物を購入する責任を負っていました。

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