A deck dryer composed of a flat piece of wood shod with rubber, and a handle. Stanchions

On a wooden vessel, the outermost deck plank covering the gunwale. also called Covering Board

A "C" shaped fitting which can be slipped over the boom, for example, when the sail has been roller reefed to allow the boom vang to be reattached.

Small struts or spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast. Also known as crosstrees in older vessels.

Railcars grouped in a train by destination so that segments (blocks) can be uncoupled and routed to different destinations as the train moves through various junctions. Eliminates the need to break up a train and sort individual railcars at each junction.

The stationary seating surface, the inlet of a valve.

elegant, luxurious. Originally an acronym for Port Over Starboard Home. Created by British travelers to India or Australia, describing the preferred accommodations aboard ship, which lessened effects of the tropical sun on the cabins during the voyage.

Someone who thinks money is to be made in the market by doing exactly the opposite of what the.

Canvas, cloth, leather, tubing, rubber or other material placed around a line or cable to protect it from wear and abrasion

A large balloon shaped lightweight sail used when running or reaching. Spinnakers are made of cloth very similar to that used for parachutes, which is why you may also hear them called chutes, or kites.

BTU. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit under set conditions of temperature and pressure.

A materials handling/storage facility used for completely unitized loads in containers and/or empty containers. Commonly referred to as CY.

The place at which a shipment is received by a carrier from the shipper.

A vertical post extending above the deck for securing mooring lines

A document specifying the nation of registry of the vessel.

The logic of binary systems, such as control systems in which all operations may be reduced to on-off, open-closed, or similar dichotomous basis.

The spiral grooves between the strands of rope after it has been laid up.

On steam vessels has responsibility for the boilers, on diesels, the evaporators and the auxiliary equipment.

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.

A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.