The latest time cargo may be delivered to a terminal for loading to a scheduled train or ship.

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

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

Any signal that is used to indicate that a vessel is in distress and needs help. Flares, smoke, audible alarms, EPIRB, electronic beacons and others are all types of distress signals.(2) A flag display or a sound, light, or radio signal calling for assist ...

Said of a boat which turns end over end in very rough seas.

Place where loose or other non-containerized cargo is ungrouped for delivery.

The act of calling for freight by truck at the consignor's shipping platform.

Temporarily placed longitudinal bulkheads used to prevent bulk cargo from shifting.

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

(1) The land in general, but usually refers to that part adjacent to the water. (2) A timber used in damage control to brace bulkheads and decks. (3) One of the many wooden props by which the ribs or frames of a vessel are externally supported while build ...

A time draft under a letter of credit that has been accepted and purchased by a bank at a discount.

Shipments loaded and sealed by shippers and not checked or verified by the carriers.

A short length of rope secured at one end, and used in securing or checking a running rope, e.g., deck stopper, boat fall stopper, etc.

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

Any system, usually block & tackle or hydraulic, used to hold the boom down. This is useful for maintaining proper sail shape by exerting a downward pull on the boom, particularly when running or on a broad reach.

Heavy-duty wire used to lower heavy instruments overboard from the trawl winch.

see Holystone

The ship that carries an admiral's flag.

A floatation device shaped like a U and thrown to people in the water in emergencies.

A vessel formed of two or more hulls. A catamaran has two hulls, and a trimaran has three hulls.