Coastal Trade limit service in Sabah and Sarawak.

A sailboat is always on one tack or the other; that is the sail is always on one side or the other.

A term previously given to the shares of smaller companies least traded on the London Stock.

A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton. Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters. RT=1 MT or 1 CBM.

A type of passive solar heating system where heat is collected in one area for use in another.

A device that can be set to automatically turn appliances (lights) off and on at set times.

An arrangement whereby a steamship company, under rules and regulations established in the freight tariff of a given trade, accepts small packages at rates below the minimum bill of lading, and issues a parcel receipt instead of a bill of lading.

The amount of air that a filter can handle. Expressed in CFM.

National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia.

A notation on a bill of lading that the cargo has been stowed on the open deck of the ship.

The power which is theoretically required to compress a gas under constant temperature, in a compressor free from losses, from a given inlet pressure to a given discharge pressure.

Fishery Inspection Vessel.

A measuring tool used to check air pressure at the tool by inserting a hypodermic needle into the rubber hose.

Media of heat transfer in a refrigeration unit. R12 and R22 are commonly used refrigerants.

See biological corrosion.

A molecule usually an organic compound, having the ability to join with a number of identical molecules to form a polymer.

(See RNR)

A through hull valve, a shut off on a plumbing or drain pipe between the vessel and the sea

Rigid Inflatable Boat

As provided in the Shipping Act of 1984, a contract between a shipper (or a shippers association) and an ocean common carrier (or conference) in which the shipper makes a commitment to provide a certain minimum quantity of cargo or freight revenue over a ...