A small boat intended to be used only for short sails or racing.

Black diamond, ball, and cone shapes hoisted on vessels during the day to indicate restricted movement, ability, or type. For example three balls means aground.

Double-Bottom

Double Bottom

Deals,battens an Boards.

Destroyed By Hurricane

Destroyed By Storm

Destroyed by Storm.

Direct current. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity

Dry-Docking

Abbreviation for "Destination Delivery Charge." A charge, based on container size, that is applied in many tariffs to cargo. This charge is considered accessorial and is added to the base ocean freight. This charge covers crane lifts off the vessel, draya ...

Delivered Duty Paid Delivered duty paid means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer, cleared for import, and not unloaded from any arriving means of transport at the named place of destination. The seller has to bear all the costs and risks inv ...

Delivered Duty Unpaid Delivered duty unpaid means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer, not cleared for import, and not unloaded from any arriving means of transport at the named place of destination. The seller has to bear the costs and risks ...

Subcommittee on ship Design and Equipment.(IMO)

If a pension pays less than this limit, the whole of the member's share of the pension fund can be.

To disconnect a transmission and/or distribution line; a power line that is not carrying a current; to open a circuit.

Directly ahead on the extension of the ship's fore and aft line.

The range through which the input may be varied without initiating a response. Usually expressed as a percentage of full-scale range.

A phrase used by traders to describe the phenomenon of any stock - even the most rapidly falling one.

In technical analysis, what happens when the short moving average price of a stock (say, its.