Attempting to import merchandise into a country at a price less than the fair market value, usually through subsidy by exporting country.

A Latin term meaning "In proportion."

A certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to satisfy import regulations of foreign countries; indicates that a U.S. shipment has been inspected and found free from harmful pests and plant diseases.

The power required at the compressor drive shaft. Losses in external transmissions such as gears and belt drives are not included.

A group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of establishing freight rates.

Floating wreckage from a shipwreck.

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

(1) Shallow water. (2) An underwater sand bar or hill that has its top near the surface.

An abbreviation for "Cubic." A unit of volume measurement.

T/C remuneration

Logistics Over The Shore.

To throw an oar out of the rowlock, and raise it perpendicularly on its end, and lay it down in the boat, with its blade forward.

Clearance by the Health Authorities.

A mast supported by the use of lines or wire known as stays and shrouds.

A dimensionless flow parameter, ( Jnr/m), in which J is a significant dimension, often a diameter, n is the fluid velocity, r is mass density, and m is dynamic viscosity, all in consistent units.

To take in the slack and secure the standing rigging.

see Holystone

Thin sheets of copper applied to the hull of a wooden ship below the waterline to prevent the toredo worm eating the planks, and also to limit the growth of weed, barnacles or other marine life.

To run a line completely through and out of a block, fairlead, etc.