A transportation arrangement in which truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to a destination. Also known as Rail Pigs.

Steps in the compression of a gas, In reciprocating compressors, each stage usually requires a separate cylinder, in dynamic compressors, each requires a separate rotor disc.

A legal paper or license of a boat or its captain.

When U.S. Customs orders shipments without entries to be kept in their custody in a bonded warehouse.

A bolt fitted with a ring through its eye, used for securing, running, rigging, etc.

Sailing with the wind coming from the port side, with the boom on the starboard side.

- A hitch used for bending a line to a spar, which if tied properly, won't slip. The end of the line is passed around the spar and then passed a second time around so it rides over the standing part. Then it is carried across and up through the bight.

The movement of a futures price towards that of the underlying instrument as the contract date.

Insurance which provides an income to policyholders when they are unable to work due to an.

A shipment loaded into a container at the pier or terminal, thence to the consignee's facility.

Distinguishing flag of a merchant marine company flown from the mainmast of merchant ships.

An account, with a bank (or additionally a building society in the UK) into which deposits are made.

A computerised payment system for clearing cheques in the.

An allowable expense subtracted from gross income to reduce income tax liability. An exemption.

The amount of moisture which, if available, would be removed from a given land area by evapotranspiration. Expressed in units of water depth.

An imaginary sphere surrounding the globe that contains the sun, moon, stars and planets.

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

SOnar Navigation and Ranging - A device which emits pulses of high frequency sound which are reflected by any solid object they encounter. The time from the emission of the pulse and the arrival of its returning echo is measured, giving a range to the obj ...

The yield on a security before the deduction of tax. Yield is a measure of the return on an.

A vessel's station bill showing duties of crew.