A reference book named after the original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. Updated versions contain tables and other information useful for navigation.

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..

Going sideways due to a current's set.

Space booked by shipper or charterer on a vessel but not used

A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

Are the connections between the headers and the work station.

A filter assembly in which the inlet, outlet and filter element axes are in a straight line.

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

The manner in which a shipment moves; i.e., the carriers handling it and the points at which the carriers interchange.

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

The slight deflection of very small particles in a gas stream that occurs when rapidly moving gas molecules strike them.

A shipment loaded into a container at the pier or terminal, thence to the consignee's facility.

Steps in the compression of a gas, In reciprocating compressors, each stage usually requires a separate cylinder, in dynamic compressors, each requires a separate rotor disc.

To place pieces of dunnage in between pieces of cargo in order to prevent shifting of the cargo.

CFM. An airflow measurement of volume.

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

An adiabatic compression with no increase in entropy; a reversible-adiabatic compression.

A two-masted vessel with foremast square rigged, and mainmast fore and aft rigged. Originally, a ship of brigands, or pirates.

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 knot widely used when making a boat fast to a post or bollard.