A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

Blowdown.

To bleed is the operation of draining any water out of a buoy which may have seeped inside after long use at sea.

Secretly, to remove spirit from a keg or cask by making a small hole and sucking through a straw. also called Suck the Monkey

Tank,one of which is situated at each side of the top part of the hold of a bulk carrier.

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

A raised area, often dome shaped, resulting from (1) loss of adhesion between a coating or deposit and the base metal or (2) delamination under the pressure of expanding gas trapped in a metal in a near-subsurface zone. Very small blisters may be called p ...

A severe weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds bearing a great amount of snow, either falling or picked up from the ground.

Bulk

Barge, Liquefied Nitrogen maximum pressure 10kg/cm

An apparatus consisting of an outside shell and a sheave through which a rope may be passed (pulley).

Same as two blocks.

A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage. Useful for lifting heavy loads.

Stowing cargo destined for a specific location close together to avoid unnecessary cargo movement.

A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was reported using the block.

In maritime warfare, a declaration published by a power forbidding sea-borne trade with an enemy.

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.

Wood or metal supports (Dunnage) to keep shipments in place to prevent cargo shifting.

Light-weight foresail similar to a spinnaker but set without a pole.

The action of a whale when it comes to the surface and expels the seawater it has taken in while feeding. The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaling ship when sighting this spouting water is "There she blows".