A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors. Characterized by radial flow. (Centrifugal)

Name applied to a class of instruments which measure the liquid content of the atmosphere.

Subcommittee on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (IMO)

States that the volume of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial volumes which the constituent gases would occupy if each existed alone at the total pressure of the mixture.

Directly ahead on the extension of the ship's fore and aft line.

Tug/Oil Skimmer

Strengthening on the two top corners of shipping containers.

Time based on Greenwich Mean Time.

Half Dispatch Working Time Saved

Voyage charter party used for shipments of iron ore.

(Delivered Duty Unpaid) (...Named Port of Destination):A Term of Sale where the seller fulfills his obligation to deliver when the goods have been made available at the named place in the country of importation. The seller has to bear the costs and risks ...

Volume Correction Factor

Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067 feet, 1.15 statute miles or 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile. Measurement of speed is done in knots where one k ...

A metal rod placed in a water heater tank to protect the tank from corrosion. Anodes of aluminum, magnesium, or zinc are the more frequently metals. The anode creates a galvanic cell in which magnesium or zinc will be corroded more quickly than the metal ...

Car Equivalent Unit. To assess the carrying capacity of Car carriers.

Attachment to a crane which consists of a pair of large pincers at the end of a wire.

Bangladesh Coasting Service.

(1) To warp is to move a vessel by lines - move a boat by hauling on lines attached to docks or anchors. (2) The longitudinal threads in canvas and other textiles. (3) Hawser used when warping. (4) The line by which a boat rides to a sea anchor. (5) Moori ...

Tanker Vessel

are registered in the United States and are subject to additional U.S. laws and regulations to which foreign-flag vessels are not. They must be owned by U.S. citizens, corporations, or governments and must be crewed mainly by U.S. citizens.