Extending a sail using a whisker pole

A cargo movement in which the water carrier provides a through service between an inland point and the port of load/discharge. The carrier is responsible for cargo and costs from origin on to destination. Also known as IPI or Through Service.

The sum of sensible heat and latent heat in a substance above a base temperature, typically 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

The average amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth's upper atmosphere on a surface perpendicular to the sun's rays; equal to 1353 Watts per square meter or 492 Btu per square foot.

A broker who not only deals in stocks and shares on behalf of his client, but who also makes the.

The price at which an option holder can buy or sell the underlying instrument (for example,.

In the US, assets owned by a company but undervalued on the balance sheet and accordingly not.

(1) An arbitrarily defined temperature that lies within the temperature range in which metal fracture characteristics (as usually determined by tests of notched specimens) change rapidly, such as from primarily fibrous (shear) to primarily crystalline (cl ...

Daily; occurring once a day.

Electrical power converter; converts square-wave DC current to sine-wave AC current

The local climate of specific place or habitat, as influenced by landscape features.

A company (or person) making an unwanted, hostile bid for another.

See: 'Cat.

Chest, or compartment, in which is stowed clothing for issue to crew.

A measure of the rate of change in an option's delta for a one-unit change in the price of the.

The humidity transducinu element in a Diamond-Hinman radiosonde. Also called electrolytic strip.

Said to contain.

The lowest value of a measured quality at which a sensor meets its accuracy specification.

The essential fittings and equipment of a ship, such as anchors, rigging, masts, davits, derricks, winches, etc., excluding her consumable stores such as water, fuel and victuals.

A watertight covering, usually small, that may be removed so the interior of the hull can be inspected or water removed.