A valve to control the flow of air in a certain direction.

A compressor belonging to the group of displacement rotary compressors, a type of valve less displacement machine. Also referred to as "Roots blower".

A charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period.

A mobile container-handling crane used to load/unload containers to/from railcars.

A standard numeric code developed by the United Nations to classify commodities used in international trade, based on a hierarchy.

Legendary opportunists who lured vessels onto shoals during nights when there was no moonlight to illuminate the coastline.

Blower.

A short, confused sea.

(1) A navigator shoots the sun by using a sextant to measure its altitude. (2) A sailing vessel shoots when she forges ahead to windward with her sails luffing.

A rail service whereby rail cars carry containers stacked two high on specially operated unit trains. Each train includes up to 35 articulated multi-platform cars. Each car is comprised of 5 well-type platforms upon which containers can be stacked. No cha ...

The cabin towards the front of the vessel.

Document showing contents and loading sequence of a container.

A measurement. Parts per million

A horn type of vent designed to let air into a cabin and keep water out.

A bolt fitted with a ring through its eye, used for securing, running, rigging, etc.

Goods which have been prohibited from entering a belligerent state by the declaration of a blockade.

Sailing with the wind coming from the port side, with the boom on the starboard side.

Systeme International. The international system of unit measurement.

Old term for the boat used by the captain to go ashore.

The portion of a safety/relief valve that surrounds the spring. The spring housing.