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A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were damaged when received. Compare Clean Bill of Lading.

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The yield on a security purchased at a price below its face.

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A B/L wherein the paying customer has contracted with the carrier that shipper or consignee information is not given.

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

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

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The simultaneous purchase of a stock, the purchase of a put, and the sale of a call, creating a.

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A coating or precipitate deposited on surfaces such as water pipes, steam boilers that are in contact with hard water. Water that contains carbonates or bicarbonates of calcium or magnesium are likely to cause scale when heated.

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Said of a wind when it is light and variable in direction, not blowing steadily from any direction.

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The structure (in a residential heating appliance, industrial furnace, or power plant) into which combustion gases flow and are contained until they are emitted to the atmosphere.

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The purchases and sales made by directors of shares in the publicly quoted companies for which.

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Shipped under a rate that includes costs of delivery to and the loading onto a carrier at a specified point.

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To go onboard, to go into a ship, or to gain access to a vessel.

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A 19th century term for a yachtsman who sails his own yacht without the help of a professional skipper.

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Ships time was counted by the half hour, starting at midnight. A half hour after twelve was one bell; one o'clock, two bells; and so on until four o'clock, which was eight bells. The counting then started over again, with 4

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Vertical frame components fitted at the corners of the container, integral to the corner fittings and connecting the roof and floor structures. Containers are lifted and secured in a stack using the castings at the ends.

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A device that achieves very high temperatures by the use of reflectors to focus and concentrate sunlight onto a small receiver.

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A certificate, issued by a building society or bank (in accordance with Section 352 of the Income.

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In the US a company can file for protection under Chapter 11 of the country's bankruptcy laws. The.

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A lift truck fitted with lifting attachments operating to one side for handling containers.

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The gas resulting from the combustion of a fuel that is emitted to the flue.

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