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Wharfinger
Profession:

  • Wharfinger is the keeper or owner of a wharf. The Wharfinger takes custody of and is responsible for goods delivered to the wharf. The Wharfinger normally has an office on the wharf or dock and is responsible for day-to-day activities including slipways, keeping tide tables and dispute resolution. Its etymology is probably Elizabethan-era English.

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Boskovich Named Chief Wharfinger of the Port of Los Angeles.
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Dec 15, 2005; Diane Boskovich, a 29-year Port of Los Angeles veteran, has been promoted from assistant chief wharfinger to chief wharfinger. In...
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