Cargo delivered to/from the carrier where origin/destination of the cargo is in the local area.

Running a compressed air system at a higher than needed pressure.

A position based on estimations of a boat's position using estimated speed, currents, and the last known position/fix - of the boat.

Container freight station or a designated area where empty containers can be picked up or dropped off.

To loose a rope is to let it go

Ocean vessels constructed with heavy-duty submersible hydraulic lift or elevator system at the stern of the vessel. The Sea-Bee system facilitates forward transfer and positioning of barges. Sea-Bee barges are larger than LASH barges. The Sea-Bee system i ...

Various means for allowing LNG tanks to expand and contract due to temperature changes by sliding on the tank supports while restricting its movement due to the motion of the vessel.

A shipwrecked sailor as compared with one who has been marooned or deliberately put ashore.

A navigational buoy on which is mounted a bell with clappers hung inside a metal cage, which is rung by the motion of the sea. It serves as a warning of shoal waters.

Sailor's songs sung in the forecastle when the men of a watch were off duty. These were sung for entertainment, thus they were not shanties.

The region around the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The tropics are known for their warm weather.

The bow and forward part of the vessel above the waterline.

An extra or additional charge.

Weight of the earth's atmosphere over a unit area of the earth's surface, measured with a mercury barometer at sea level. which corresponds to the pressure required to lift a column of mercury 760 mm.

A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.

A single complete operation consisting of progressive phases starting and ending at the neutral position.

Originally meant "to stow cargo". Now, means "to search a ship carefully and thoroughly".

A line running from the stern of the boat to a dock or pier when moored.

To search for a sunken object by towing a grapnel along bottom.

Navigation rules governing waters inside designated demarcation zones