A cleat designed to hold a line in place without slipping. It consists of two narrowing jaws with teeth in which the line is placed.

Committee of European Shipbuilders Associations

Despatch. Time saved, reward for quick turnaround- in dry cargo only

Accelerated corrosion of a metal because of an electrical contact with a more noble metal or nonmetallic conductor in a corrosive electrolyte.

Taxation which is levied in an indirect way rather than being charged directly on an individual's.

Precipitation caused by the ascent of moist air over an orographic barrier such as a Mountain range.

In railcar or container shipments, the weight of the empty railcar or empty container.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

The transmission of data collected at a remote location over communications channels to a central station.

A reference electrode composed of mercury, mercurous chloride (calomel), and a saturated aqueous chloride solution.

Condition of a sailing ship when all sails have been taken down in a severe storm, very often a hazardous undertaking if there is a high sea running.

To haul in.

(EPO)An initial public offering, or new issue of shares, in which the process of applying for shares.

To break loose from a mooring, anchor or docking.

A wide range of indices including shares, stocks and fixed interest securities published by the.

(FSA)The replacement regulating body for the Securities and Investments Board (SIB). The FSA, which.

A chemical compound with one or more carboxyl radicals (COOH) in its structure; examples are butyric acid, CH3(CH2)2COOH; maleic acid, HOOCCH-CHCOOH; and benzoic acid, C6H5COOH.

The center plank on a wooden deck.

A WECS designed to produce electricity.

An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.