Methane. Natural gas carried in great quantities by LNG tankers at his boiling temperature (-161).

International Salvage Union

A federal government agency created in 1977, that is entrusted to contribute to the welfare of the United States by providing technical information, and a scientific and educational foundation for technology, policy and institutional leadership to achieve ...

A passenger or cargo-carrying ship which is operated between scheduled, advertised ports of loading and discharge on a regular basis.

The turning or twisting force generated by an electrical motor in order for it to operate.

In the US, an annuity which guarantees payments to an annuitant which are fixed for life or a.

See: 'discretionary.

The rate of charge transfer per unit area when an electrode reaches dynamic equilibrium (at its reversible potential) in a solution; that is, the rate of anodic charge transfer (oxidation) balances the rate of cathodic charge transfer (reduction).

Cargo loaded into a container by the shipper under shipper's supervision. When the cargo is exported, it is unloaded at the foreign pier destination.

The athwartship portion of a hull at the stern. The flat, vertical aft end of a ship.

The ratio of chemical substances necessary for a reaction to occur completely.

Any of various functions from which intensity or velocity at any point in a field may be calculated. The driving influence of an electrochemical reaction. See also active potential, chemical potential, corrosion potential, critical pitting potential, deco ...

A strong wind characterized by a sudden onset, a duration on the order of minutes, and a rather sudden decrease in speed.

See 'bond.

An adsorption type material used in compressed air dryers. Industry standards are activated alumina, silica gel and molecular sieves.(2) A material used to desiccate (dry) or dehumidify air.

A loss in ductility accompanied by an increase in hardness and strength that occurs when low-carbon steel (especially rimmed or capped steel) is aged following plastic deformation. The degree of embrittlement is a function of aging time and temperature, o ...

A device used to interrupt or break an electrical circuit when an overload condition exists; usually installed in the positive circuit; used to protect electrical equipment.

Vessel moves to a new area for a new season.

To unload a shipping container.

On square-rigged ships, an additional sail set in good weather outside the square sails when the wind was abaft the beam.