The truck unit into which freight is loaded as in tractor trailer combination. See Container.

An old seafaring dish made of boiled oatmeal seasoned with salt, sugar, and butter.

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.

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

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

Estimated account

Long-range navigation system that uses radio signals transmitted at specific times. An onboard receiver computes position by measuring the difference in time of signal reception. This system is being phased out in favor of GPS.

To sail as close as possible to the wind. Some boats can point better than others, sailing closer to the wind.

To change a boat's direction, bringing the bow through the eye of the wind.

Federal Maritime Commission. The U.S. Governmental regulatory body responsible for administering maritime affairs including the tariff system, Freight Forwarder Licensing, enforcing the conditions of the Shipping Act and approving conference or other carr ...

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

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 ...

The rate (in liters or gallons per minute, cubic meters or cubic feet per second, or other quantity per time unit) Air related flows are usually expressed in CFM, SCFM, ACFM, ICFM

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

A hard-chined dinghy with flared sides, considered a useful weight-carrying work boat.

A unit designed to separate condensate from the compressed air stream.

Accumulation of foreign matter, such as mud or debris, in a cooler, pipe, or valve. In a cooler, H 2 O D P and D T will be seen to increase, as well as CTD.

Shell or body of a ship.

see Holystone

An old term for getting married.