The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

Are lines that supply equipment from sub headers.

Snow gauge composed of a metal cylinder, closed at one end, used to obtain a sample of snow from which the water is measured after melting.

Machine which receives dry bulk cargo. It is used for stowing sugar,ores and minerals in the holds.

A sea running in a direction contrary to the wind, which can be confused and dangerous.

An endowment assurance, on the life of a child, which can be taken as cash at maturity or converted.

The legal transfer of real property (i.e. land and buildings) from one owner to another..

Thin plates attached to the exterior of the hull to deaden any rolling.

See Door-to-Door.

A large body of water taken aboard (ship a sea).

The slowest speed at which a vessel steers.

Additional days which may be allowed by a company to a debtor over and above the due date for.

Wheeled under-carriage on which a container or chassis may be placed.

The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

A point through which all buoyant forces on an immersed hull are assumed to act.

The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

Shipper's communication(s) to its agent and/or directly to the international water-carrier. Instructions may be varied, e.g., specific details/clauses to be printed on the B/L, directions for cargo pickup and delivery.

Water service between two coasts; in the U.S., this usually refers to water service between the Atlantic and Pacific or Gulf Coasts.

The purchase of accepted term Bills of Exchange at a discount to allow for the funding of the advance from the discount date until the maturity date of the bills.