An untidy loose end of a rope (or rags).

Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper.

The meridian from which longitude is measured eastwards or westwards. The longitude of the prime meridian, passing through Greenwich, England, is 0

The weight shown in a waybill and freight bill, i.e, the invoiced weight.

Brass work, polished (also varnished wood work in yachts).

Document showing contents and loading sequence of a container.

a filter element intended to be discarded and replaced after one service cycle.

Specialty compressed air treatment meeting OSHA Grade D breathing air requirements.

A container constructed to carry grain, powder and other free-flowing solids in bulk. Used in conjunction with a tilt chassis or platform.

A large body of water taken aboard (ship a sea).

This type of insurance offers the shipper the broadest coverage available, covering against all losses that may occur in transit.

Tools that operate by air pressure.

(1) Clear, not tangled. (2) sailing free: a vessel is sailing free when her sheets are eased. (3) running free: to sail with the wind from astern.

An enemy vessel captured at sea by a privateer or a ship of war. The term is also applied to contraband cargo taken from a merchant ship.

A dock line leading forward or aft, to prevent a vessel from moving ahead or astern. The after bow spring line is attached near the bow and runs aft, where it is attached to the dock. The forward quarter spring line is attached to the quarter of the boat, ...

Is a compression in which the temperature of a gas remains constant.

On square rigged ships, lines or cables attached to the ends of each yard; these are used to pivot (brace) the yards around the mast at different angles to the fore-and-aft line of the ship to make the most of the wind..

Is a process taking place without any heat exchange with the surroundings.

Of a system (or part thereof) is its condition at an instant of time as described or measured by its properties.

On larger sailing vessels, the space between the foremast and mainmast where spare spars were stored.