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.

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

Wheeled under-carriage on which a container or chassis may be placed.

A material (such as oil) used between moving parts of machinery to make the surfaces slippery and reduce friction.

A bow pivot line used in docking and undocking, or a dock line leading aft from the bow to prevent the boat from moving forward while made fast to a dock or pier.

An arc of a circle in which certain types of navigational lights known as sector lights are visible.

To stow or secure in a safe place. A top-mast is housed by lowering it and securing it to a lowermast.

Wood boards used to cover the ribs, frames, deck or hull of a wooden vessel.

Single tariff item, established to move multiple commodities needed for a specified project, usually construction.

Side stays from the masthead to the rail..

The capacity for floating.

A bridge that swings away from the waterway so that boats may pass beside it.

Contraction for "Shipper's Export Declaration."

A contract term meaning both parties agree to provide something for the other.

A layer of dust built up on an air filter.

A moment of time which could be measured by the shaking of a sail as a sailing ship comes into the wind.

A sail placed forward of the mast, such as a jib; the sail set from the foremast on a schooner; the lowest square sail on the foremast of Square Riggers.

Long wave formations during calm or light air formed by waves running into shoaling water

Shanties are the work songs that were used on the square-rigged ships of the Age of Sail. Their rhythms coordinated the efforts of many sailors hauling on lines.

Sailing too close to the wind