Place where cargo leaves the care and custody of carrier.

Old sailor's term for a flat calm with no wind.

Moving belt which brings a continuous supply of buckets loaded with bulk commodities.

To reverse or change directions, to turn around

Making a ship just as it is about to sail.

To gain hydrodynamic lift, causing the boat to lift, rising slightly out of the water so that it is gliding over the water rather than plowing through it, reaching speeds in excess of those normally associated with its waterline length.

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

Loaded containers moving within the railroad system that are not clearly identified on any internally generated reports.

A short, confused sea.

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.

The removal of heat from the air or gas between stages.

Synonymous for all practical purposes with "Intermodal."

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.).

Path through open water used for commercial vessel passage and so noted on chart

A stationary passage surrounding an impeller, in which velocity pressure imparted to the flow medium by the impeller is converted into static pressure.

Rotative speeds at which rotating machinery-axial or screw lobe-pass through unbalanced operation.

See Terms of Sale.

A consolidation service, putting small shipments into containers for shipment.

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

A legal paper or license of a boat or its captain.