The forward part of a boat's main deck.

A time or a date draft that has been accepted by the buyer (the drawee) for payment at maturity.

The upward curvature of the keel towards the bow and stern.

Lying nearly head to wind and stopped, and maintaining this position by trimming sail or working engines.

Windward side of a vessel.

A blend of gases tailored to replace the normal atmosphere within a container.

A condition of filter element loading in which contaminant spans the space between adjacent sections of a filter element, thus blocking a portion of the useful filtration.

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

Procedure where carrier tests the temperature of the internal flesh of refrigerated commodities to assure that the temperature at time of shipment conforms to prescribed temperature ranges.

A short length of chain, usually 15 fathoms (90 feet). (Method of measuring chain.)

At or in the direction of the bow. Also the fore part of the ship.

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

A private ship operating under license from a government against the merchant shipping of an enemy.

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.

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

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

The operation of swinging round, by means of braces, the yards of a square rigged ship to set the sails more efficiently to the wind.

The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the buyer pays the transportation charge and the seller reduces the invoice by a like amount.

A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

Side stays from the masthead to the rail..