Practices and measures that increase energy efficiency.

2,204.6 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.

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

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

A tall buoy used as a navigational aid.

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

Prepare for going to sea, extra lashing on all movable objects.

Long bars or bolts with a padlock on the end, on which iron shackles could slide, which were used on board ship to confine the legs of prisoners.

A group of whales.

A synthetic rubber frequently used for vessel and liquid filter element gasket.

Difference between minimum and maximum pressures for an air compressor. Also called cut in-cut out or load-no load pressure range.

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

Carriers' practice of dividing revenue received from through rates where joint hauls are involved. This is usually according to agreed formulae.

Is the reversal of flow within a dynamic compressor that takes place when the capacity being handled is reduced to a point where insufficient pressure is being generated to maintain flow. Also known as surge.

The rotating element of a machine and, in the case of a compressor, is composed of the impeller (impellers) and shaft, and may include shaft sleeves and a thrust balancing device.

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.

A buoy secured to a permanent anchor sunk deeply into the bottom.

A pneumatic device with a rotary output. Typically of a vane or rack-and-pinion construction.

(1) Said of seas that break over a vessel or over a sea wall. (2) A whale breaches when it leaps out of the water.

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