Speed through the water, not "over ground".

A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures. Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer.

Old term for a heavy gale or hurricane.

A long sturdy pole fitted with a blunt hook at one end designed to catch a line when coming alongside a pier or mooring, to facilitate putting a line over a piling, recovering an object dropped overboard, or in pushing or fending off.

The area leading down from the deck to the cabin, usually with steps (ladder)

Percentage of cargo or passengers carried e.g. 4000 tons carried on a vessel of 10000 capacity has a load factor of 40%

Port/berth delays

To communicate with a vessel in sight.

An air operated device for hoisting or pulling. Similar to a winch

The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk.

A sheet or halyard coiled so that it will run out quickly without becoming tangled.

Sophisticated, computer controlled systems that manage the mixtures of gases within a container throughout an intermodal journey reducing decay.

Machines having only one impeller.

Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

A block with one end permanently attached to a surface.

A chemical element that is a heavy strong smelling greenish yellow imitating gas used as a bleach, oxidizing agent and disinfectant. Found in some ambient air conditions.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.

A carrier which has a direct physical connection with, or forms a link between two or more carriers.

Compression in which no heat is transferred to or from the gas during the compression process.

A collective fund which has a fixed number of issued shares traded on a stock exchange. Because.