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

The place to which a shipment is consigned.- The place where carrier actually turns over cargo to consignee or his agent.

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

Said of a vessel when water level has fallen from the level at which she would float, so she would be aground and need to wait for the next tide before re-floating. Also said of the water that has receded and caused a vessel to go aground.

Analog

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

A metallic pad, usually embedded in concrete, on which the compressor feet are mounted.

The part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.

(1) A ruffle on the water indicating a breath of wind during a calm (2) A twisting hitch made in the bight of a rope to form two eyes, through which the hook of a tackle is passed for hoisting purposes.

A heavy longitudinal timber placed over the keel in a ship's stern through which the propeller shaft passes.

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 most commonly used lubricating oil for compressors.

The space provided for stowage of provisions or other materials.

A small, heavy triangular loose-footed sail fitted aft of the mast and used primarily in very strong winds.

A red and white vertically striped buoy used in the United States to mark the middle of a channel. Midchannel buoys may be passed by on either side.

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 ...

An elevated guardrail set up at the bow of a vessel. When erected at the stern, it is called a pushpit.

Small pump for shower drainage

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

Where the engines of a ship are confined.