ship packing/sealing

Can you provide more context?
Kajjo

Hi Kajjo,

Here's the context:

A man had already been aquainted with the oil/had known for oil for a long time and used it for different/various purposes: as a fossil fuel (6000 BC Sumerians); as a device for ship sealing (Phoenicians); ...

Hi Antonija!

"device" sounds inadequate for me, because it is usually more like an implement or tool, rather than an application like in your case. Maybe: "as a means of sealing ships".
Personally, I found the word "to seal" difficult to understand in this case (then I got it! -- there are so many meanings of seal), maybe it is clearer to write: "as waterproof coating for ships

Hi,

Perhaps the verb 'caulk'?

Best wishes, Clive

Hello,

thank you for helping me. This text is titled Oil, petrochemical and plastics industry so if packing or sealing is used among the experts I have to use it. I have found these expressions in a special dictionary for these branches of industry, but who knows perhaps it is dated. If you know anything about it, please tell me.

Kind regards

Sure, "seal" is an exact and good term if the readership is accustomed to such terminology. With my suggestions I had a more general audience is mind.

Kajjo

Thank you Kajjo for your comments.

The word I would use would be 'treatment' or 'substance'

as a fossil fuel (6000 BC Sumerians); as a treatment/substance for ship sealing (Phoenicians); ...

Thank you Alan.es