Ice extending seaward from land to which it is attached.

Fisheries Research Ship.

Introducing nitrogen into the surface layer of a solid ferrous alloy by holding at a suitable temperature (below Ac1 for ferritic steels) in contact with a nitrogenous material, usually ammonia or molten cyanide of appropriate composition. Quenching is no ...

The change in a performance characteristic caused by a change in a specified operating condition from reference operating condition, all other conditions being held within the limits of reference operating conditions.

The overall assets of an individual less liabilities.

A spread strategy that decreases the account's cash balance when it is established. A bull spread.

A pension plan in which an employee's pension benefit is related to number of years service and.

FLAG. Broker abbreviation indicating the country in which the vessel is registered. See also FOC.

The consolidation of a quantity of individual items into one large shipping unit for easier handling.- Loading one or more large items of cargo onto a single piece of equipment, such as a pallet.

The change in direction of a ray of light when it passes through one media to another with differing optical densities.

The process of characterizing the wind resource, and its energy potential, for a specific site or geographical area.

A light sail, such as a spinnaker, used to make the most of light following winds.

(1) The distance that the wind and sea has to travel over open water unimpeded by land; the longer the fetch, generally the higher the waves. (2) Also to reach someplace, especially in adverse conditions. When sailing close-hauled, being able to arrive at ...

A galvanic cell resulting from inhomogeneities between areas on a metal surface in an electrolyte. The inhomogeneities may be of physical or chemical nature in either the metal or its environment.

International Shipping Federation

A tube with a narrow throat (a constriction) that increases the velocity and lowers the pressure of the liquid passing through it, creating a partial vacuum immediately after the constriction in the tube. The vacuum created has a sucking effect, and a ven ...

An electricity powered device that extracts available heat from one area (the heat source) and transfers it to another (the heat sink) to either heat or cool an interior space or to extract heat energy from a fluid.

The difference between the total cooling effect and the dehumidifying effect.

To charge more than the proper amount according to the published rates.

The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually.