An indication on a draft that the documents attached are to be released to the drawee only on payment.

The quantity of contaminant a filter element can trap and hold before the maximum allowable back pressure or delta P level is reached.

Introduction to a Charter Party

A non-negotiable bill of lading which states a specific identity to whom the goods should be delivered. See Bill of Lading.

Long Ton = 1016.05 kilogram

Said of a vessel when she is entirely surrounded by ice.

A horizontal pole or spar attached to the mast to which the foot (lower edge) of the sail is fastened

(1) A round eye through which a line is led, usually in order to change the direction of pull. (2) A thick piece of glass set flush in the deck to admit light below.

A port free of customs duty and most customs regulations.

The naval architect's drawings of a ship showing the various sections.

A language of "dots" and "dashes" used to send messages, either sound using radio waves, or light using a searchlight or Aldis lamp.

A slang name for a bullying officer on a ship.

Wood or metal supports (Dunnage) to keep shipments in place to prevent cargo shifting.

A small boat with the mast stepped far forward, carrying a single sail

Nautical Flag meanings can be found here.

Railroad terminal where containers are received or delivered and trains loaded or discharged. Originally, trailers moved onto the rearmost flatcar via a ramp and driven into position in a technique known as "circus loading." Most modern rail facilities us ...

Wind-bound. When a vessel is kept in port by a head wind.

On gaff-rigged sailing vessels the luff of the mainsail is secured to the mast by wooden hoops, which slide up or down the mast as the sail is raised or lowered.

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

A position of a flag when lowered part way in salute (method of salute between vessels, like planes dipping wings).