Books covering information about coastal navigation, including navigational aids, courses, distances, anchorages and harbors.

Absolutely calm weather with a perfectly smooth sea.

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight And Exchange."

Abbreviation for "Carload" and "Containerload".

Price includes commission as well as CIF.

A circle on a chart, showing all 360

What is NDE? Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is a term that is often used interchangeably with NDT.However, technically, NDE is used to describe measurements that are more quantitative innature. For example, an NDE method would not only locate a defect, b ...

A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were received in "apparent good order and condition," without damage or other irregularities. If no notation or exception is made, the B/L is assumed to be "cleaned." ...

An expansion joint designed to take up thermal expansion.

Abbreviation for "Cost, Insurance, Freight, Collection And Interest."

A device designed to remove surplus liquid from the compressed air system. Manual units range from petcock to a ball, gate or globe valve. Mechanical types consist of ball float. Electrical drains include solenoid type that is energized by a timer signal, ...

The ratio of the absolute discharge pressure to the absolute inlet pressure.

Navigating near the coast, allowing one to find one's position by use of landmarks and other references.

To bring a sailing vessel into the wind and change to another tack. One who is influenced to a change of opinion.

A winch having one or more drums, which may operate independently or simultaneously, to hold、haul in or veer out the trawl ropes. It may have monitoring safety devices and spooling gear to protect ropes、net and gear. Auxiliary drums and warping ends may b ...

Bringing the boat from one tack to the other when sailing into the wind, so that the sail is flown in the opposite side by turning through the eye of the wind; Tack

A publication,such as Uniform Freight Classification (railroad) or the National Motor Freight Classification (motor carrier), that assigns ratings to various articles and provides bill of lading descriptions and rules.

See "Brokerage"

Actual gage pressure on the test stand that includes correction factors for temperature, pulsation, vibration, constant back pressure, etc.

A containerload of different articles in a single consignment.