A container insulated on the walls, roof, floor, and doors, to reduce the effect of external temperatures on the cargo.

The carrier issuing transportation documents or publishing a tariff.

Tassels of unraveled line, yarns, etc. which are lashed around chafe spots such as spreaders to prevent chafe on sails.

The operation of rinsing out a cask to prepare it for new contents. Casks were once the primary means of carrying on board the necessary water and victuals.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

An electrical discharge caused by certain atmospheric conditions, which takes place around the rigging. Known by many other names, it was regarded by many superstitious seamen as a favorable omen, foretelling the end of stormy weather. And others believed ...

A mast that is in place is stepped.

A fix taken by taking bearings of a single object over a period of time. By using the vessel's known course and speed, the location of the vessel can be found.

Alert (pep it up!).

A rate published on traffic moving from an interior point to a port for transshipment to a foreign country.

A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.

The man stationed aloft or in the bows for observing and reporting objects seen.

Loose ends of line left hanging over a ship's side.

Certificate given to a ship arriving from a foreign port, by the port's health officer, indicating that there are no cases of disease aboard the ship and the health of all on board is good.

A draft that matures on a fixed date, regardless of the time of acceptance.

Pounds per square inch, differential.

The lower yard on a mizzen mast of a square-rigged ship.

Used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast on a square rigged ship.

Speed or velocity of current (2) The leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power

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