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

The area of sea not under the sovereignty of nations with a seaboard.

To mark a course on a chart.

Country, island or territory the vessel visits.

Seaman's name for a reef knot tied upside down. also called a "granny" knot.

Person authorized by transportation lines to publish tariffs or rates, rules, and regulations for their account.

The moisture content of air.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed from initial pressure to an intermediate pressure in one or more cylinders or casings.

A term applied to a bracket supporting the after end of the propeller shaft and the propeller.

To leave; to push a boat away from a pier or vessel's side.

To hold off a boat with a staff, boathook, long spar, etc., to prevent her from coming along too heavily. also known as Fend Off.

Transverse members fitted to the bottom side rails of a container, which support the floor.

T/C remuneration

The relative humidity of a gas (or air) vapor mixture is the ratio of the partial pressure of the vapor to the vapor saturation pressure at the dry bulb temperature of the mixture.

Polytetrafluorethylene.

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 ...

A manmade structure, in or around a harbor, designed to break the force of the sea, thus providing shelter.

Clearance by the Health Authorities.

Said of a vessel when forced to heave to or lie at anchor due to fog.

Compartment in the hold of a containership into which a shipping container fits exactly.