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

General term used to denote all activities connected with the catching of fish by any means.

Closing small leaks in a vessel's underwater body by drawing a sail, filled with oakum, underneath her.

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 ...

Insoluble material suspended in the lubricating oil. This material may come from contamination or oil degradation.

A container fitted with a rear door and a minimum of one side door.

A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

The left side of a vessel when looking forward.

Introduction to a Charter Party

Polytetrafluorethylene.

A knot formed by taking the strands of the end of a line and tucking them over and under each other to prevent them from unraveling.

Running ashore (hitting the bot-tom).

The horsepower required to isothermally compress the air or gas delivered by the compressor at specified conditions.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

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

In lore, the flag flown by a pirate ship - a white skull on a black background with crossed bones below the skull - although there is no evidence that such a flag was ever flown.

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

A device designed to enable accumulated liquids to be held for draining in a compressed air system.

An ocean carrier company operating vessels not on regular runs or schedules. They call at any port where cargo may be available.