Liner Shipping Agreements.

The amount of money which flows in and out of a business, the difference between the two being.

A powerful, strongly built boat designed to tow or push other vessels, and to assist in maneuvering a ship in a confined area.

A ratio of the work or useful energy output of a system versus the amount of work or energy inputted into the system as determined by using the same energy equivalents for energy in and out. Is used as a measure of the steady state performance or energy e ...

Iron or wood pin fitted into racks, around which lines can be belayed or secured.

International Maritime Convention on Communication by Satellite

The Customs tariff used by most countries worldwide. It was formerly known as the Brussels Tariff Nomenclature and is the basis of the commodity coding system known as the Harmonized System.

The difference between the input quantity applied to a measuring instrument and the output quantity indicated by the instrument. The inaccuracy of an instrument is equal to the sum of its instrument error and its uncertainty.

A window glass that has been coated with a reflective film and is useful in controlling solar heat gain during the summer.

Load/unload control system that tries to maximizes compressor efficiency by matching air delivery and air demand. Compressor is operated at full load or idle

A horizontal axis wind turbine in which the rotor is downwind of the tower.

The relationship (ratio) between the sails height (luff length) and length along the foot. High aspect ratio means a sail that is tall and narrow, low aspect ratio is a short, squat sail. A high aspect ratio sail is very efficient in sailing close to the ...

(1) That section of pipeline extending from the ocean floor up the platform. Also, the vertical tube in a steam generator convection bank that circulates water and steam upward. (2) A reservoir of molten metal connected to a casting to provide additional ...

Under letters of credit, one or more shipments are allowed by the phrase "partial shipments permitted."

The temperature registered by a thermometer with its bulb at the level of the tops of the grass blades in short turf.

The porous material contained inside the filter to (a) separate the contaminants from the incoming air, gas, or liquid. (b) separate the liquid from the gas. Filter medium is usually made of paper, wire mesh, special cellulose, or a combination.

The measure of the rate of change of an option's price compared to the change of price in the.

Personal Property Accounting system.

A term that means that 98% of all particles larger than a stated micron size have been removed from the product being filtered through the filter element.

An institution which accepts funds from the public and reinvests in bank deposits, bonds and stocks.