Similar to a Barber hauler, a twing adjusts the angle of sheeting.

A switching railroad operating within a commercial area.

An extra charge sometimes added to steamship freight rates; justified by higher fuel costs. (Also known as Fuel Adjustment Factor or FAF.)

A document issued by the carrier based on the bill of lading and other information; used to account for a shipment operationally, statistically, and financially. An Invoice.

In a dynamic compressor, surge limit is the capacity below which the compressor operation becomes unstable.

A short period at the turn of the tide. The time between flood and ebb tides when there is no current flow.

An order issued by a seller against a purchaser; directs payment, usually through an intermediary bank. Typical bank drafts are negotiable instruments and are similar in many ways to checks on checking accounts in a bank.

A display of national colors at all mastheads and the array of signal flags from bow to stern over the masthead (for special occasions and holidays).

The chamber located on suction side of cap tube, in which freon is evaporated to cause cooling in a refrigeration system.

Notations made when the cargo is received at the carrier's terminal or loaded aboard a vessel. They show any irregularities in packaging or actual or suspected damage to the cargo. Exceptions are then noted on the bill of lading.

The maximum speed a hull can achieve without planing - the fastest a keelboat will go, usually dependent on length of the hull at the waterline

(1) The action of a line as it passes over the sheave of a block. (2) The act of easing away gently.

Putting cargo into a container.

Laying up of a vessel, in a dock, for repairs.

Transportation from one city to another as differentiated from local switching service.

Time after which legal claims will not be entertained

Spiked pole used for propelling a barge or boat by resting its outboard end on an unyielding object.

Chest, or compartment, in which is stowed clothing for issue to crew.

Through transportation of a container and its contents from consignor to consignee. Also known as House to House. Not necessarily a through rate.

To put in place of another; i.e., when an insurance company pays a claim it is placed in the same position as the payee with regard to any rights against others.