A slang name for a bullying officer on a ship.

An inland location where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and then moved to a coastal port for loading.

A widely used rate of return for performing economic analysis. This method solves for the interest rate that equates the equivalent worth of an alternative's cash receipts or savings to the equivalent worth of cash expenditures, including investments. The ...

A forward pricing sales arrangement in which the cash price is determined, either by the buyer or.

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

An option which can only be exercised by the holder at expiry (unlike American style options which.

(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.

A unit used to measure the barometric pressure of the atmosphere. 1 millibar equals 0.03 inches of mercury.

To subject petroleum oil to heat for breaking down into lighter products.

When a company decides to list its shares on a stock market it has to go through an elaborate.

A horizontal pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot (lower edge) of the sail is fastened

The forward end of a ship's after superstructure, where the poop deck descends to the upper deck.

Person who decoys a seaman from his ship and gains money by robbing and, or, forcing him on board another vessel in want of men.

Wood or metal supports (Dunnage) to keep shipments in place to prevent cargo shifting.

To attach a boat to a mooring, dock, post, anchor, etc.

The process of connecting a moving rail car with a motionless rail car within a rail classification yard in order to make up a train. The cars move by gravity from an incline or "hump" onto the appropriate track.

To price and sell greenpower/electricity higher than that produced from fossil or nuclear power plants, supposedly because some buyers are willing to pay a premium for greenpower.

This committee has oversight over the generation and marketing of electric power from federal water projects by federally charted or Federal RPM authorities, measures and matters concerning water resources planning, compacts relating to use and apportionm ...

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.

In the case of call writing, covered means having a holding of shares at least equal to that implied.