An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape. Also called a plow anchor.

Laying up of a vessel, in a dock, for repairs.

The amount of heated air, or heating capacity, to be supplied by a heating system; usually the maximum amount to be delivered based on a specified number of heating degree days or design outside temperature.

A load management objective that moves loads from on-peak periods to off-peak periods.

The loss in static pressure of a fluid (liquid or gas) in a system due to friction from obstructions in pipes, from valves, fittings, regulators, burners, etc, or by a breech or rupture of the system. Pressurization Testing

A law that requires electric utilities to purchase electricity produced from qualifying power producers that use renewable energy resources or are cogenerators. Utilities are required to purchase power at a rate equal to the avoided cost of generating the ...

A large net with its mouth held open, towed by a trawler along the bottom to catch bottom fish.

Port where cargo is discharged from means of transport.

Having an affinity for water. Contrast with hydrophobic.

Solar radiation of selected wavelengths.

Kept in a neat seaman-like manner.

Abbreviation for "Currency Adjustment Factor." A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations.

A draft payable on demand upon presentation.

A complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp(s), housing, and connection to the power circuit.

A form used to acknowledge receipt of cargo and often serves as basis for preparation of the ocean bill of lading.

A broker who buys and sells shares on the instructions of clients but who offers no advice about.

An atom, or group of atoms, that has gained or lost one or more outer electrons and thus carries an electric charge. Positive ions, or cations, are deficient in outer electrons. Negative ions, or anions, have an excess of outer electrons.

A plot of r urrent density versus electrode potential for a specific electrode-electrolyte combination.

In fatigue, the variation in the stress-intensity factor in cycle, that is, Kmax-Kmin.

Water which runs down and collects in the bilges of a ship and usually becomes foul and noxious.