Abbreviation for "Cubic Meter."

Shallow keels, usually placed in conjunction with or in place of a center keel. Attached to each side of a vessel, they provide lateral resistance and stability, as well as support the weight of the hull of the ship on the ways when launching, or when in ...

The forwardmost or front part of the vessel. Opposite of Stern

Sailor's slang for anchor.

The frames or timbers of a ship as they rise from the keel to form the shape of the hull.

An inland location where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and then moved to a coastal port for loading.

The portion of the flow stream which has already passed through the system or the portion of the system located after a filter or separator/filter.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors.

Is a process taking place under constant temperature. To compress the gas from state 1 to state 2, heat must be removed to keep the temperature constant. The pressure change is reciprocal to the change in specific volume.

A small naval sword worn by midshipmen or their equivalents when in full dress uniform.

To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

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

A knot with two half hitches loops - on the standing part of the line.

See standard air.

Fresh water mixed with sea water, having a density between 1,000 and 1,026 kg/cm3

Bank that opens a straight or negotiable letter of credit and assumes the obligation to pay the bank or beneficiary if the documents presented are in accordance with the terms of the letter of credit.

Location where cargo enters the care and custody of carrier.

Polytetrafluorethylene.

The wooden bit in the stem of a whaling boat around which the harpoon line was controlled.