The pressure of the air at sea level; one standard atmosphere at zero degrees centigrade is equal to 14.695 pounds per square inch (1.033 kilograms per square centimeter).

A river gauge in which a weight suspended on a wire is lowered to the water surface from a bridge or other overhead structure to measure the distance from a point of known elevation to the water surface.

The rear of a ship.

International Code for Vessels Carrying Chemicals in Bulk (IMO)

An act beyond human control, such as lightning, flood or earthquake. – An unpredictable situation which is beyond the power of man. A natural event, not preventable by any human power, such as flood, storms, or lighting usually quoted as “force majeure” ...

The conversion of one form of energy into another by the action of plants or microorganisms. The conversion of biomass to ethanol, methanol, or methane.

The owners of a ship are entitled to payment as freight for merchandise returned through the fault of either the consignees or the consignors. Such payment, which is over and above the normal freight, is called backfreight.

An air pollution control device used to filter particulates from waste combustion gases; a chamber containing a bag filter.

A device for optimizing the anaerobic digestion of biomass and/or animal manure, and possibly to recover biogas for energy production. Digester types include batch, complete mix, continuous flow (horizontal or plug-flow, multiple-tank, and vertical tank), ...

A system operated by the clearing banks in which a paper slip/document instructs a bank branch to.

(see HSE)

Same as atmospheric pressure.

A fund in which the objective is to outperform the market average by actively seeking out stocks.

The stress level in a material at or above the yield strength but below the ultimate strength, i.e., a stress in the plastic range.

The maximum load that a generating unit, power plant, or other electrical apparatus can carry under specified conditions for a given period of time, without exceeding its approved limits of temperature and stress.

The outboard hulls of a trimaran.

Inter-governmental organisation

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In the futures market the price of a contract for future delivery of a commodity usually trades.

South American Common Market.