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 ...

Small charts showing tidal stream directions and rate of flow.

Hundred weight (United States, 100 pounds: U.K.,112)

(0.2+0.02 log10(Vc)) Vc (4d/3D)2, for passenger ships the following formula is added: 1.25 (GT+10000)/10000 (N1+(N2/10)), where Vc is the volume of cargo holds, D is the distance between ship's bottom and the uppermost deck, d is the draught N1 is the num ...

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

Sailing term used to indicate a sailing vessel underway with no headsails set.

The part of a block which is opposite the swallow, which is where the line enters.

Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.

Charge made for local hauling by dray or truck. Same as Cartage.

Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

Pieces of timber bolted to the hounds of a mast, to support the trestle-trees.

Equipped to extract petroleum, e.g. oil production ship.

The side-to-side (athwartship) motion of a vessel.

A statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for a specified voyage.

An occasional sprinkling dashed from the top of a wave by the wind, or by its striking an object.

Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature.Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as ...

Maximum pressure a vessel, or air filter housing will withstand without bursting.

A container with no sides and frame members at the front and rear. Container can be loaded from the sides and top.

The ability to convert energy into other forms, such as heat or chemical reaction, so that it can be retrieved for later use. Also the development, design, construction and operation of devices for storing energy until needed. Technology includes devices ...