An invoice provided by a supplier prior to the shipment of merchandise, informing the buyer of the kinds and quantities of goods to be sent, their value, and specifications (weight, size, etc.).

Machines in which compression is effected by the positive action of rotating elements.

Blower.

A method of removing heat from the flowing medium by circulation of a coolant in passages built into the diaphragm.

Foam or spray which is thrown out under the bow of a ship when she is under way. If fast moving with a lot of spray being thrown out, the vessel is said to have "A bone in her teeth".

The capacity for floating.

Energy which a substance possesses because of the motion and configuration of its atoms, molecules, and subatomic particles.

Is the total pressure (static plus velocity) at the inlet flange of the compressor.

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

The point of equilibrium of the total weight of a containership, truck, train or a piece of cargo.

Flat steel stock of various thicknesses used in the construction of a ship to form the sides and decks.

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

Sums paid by agent on behalf of owner at a port and recovered by disbursements account.

The theoretical speed that a boat can travel without planing, based on the shape of its hull This speed is 1.34 times the length of a boat at its waterline. Also known as hull speed.

A dining room on a ship.

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

Is that pressure of either the motive fluid or of the ejector gas discharge which causes an ejector to become unstable.

To lift or raise, such as a sail or a flag.

Contracts with berth CIP. NOR can be given when within commercial limits of the port

Prepare for going to sea, extra lashing on all movable objects.