Trailer on which shipping containers are carried when moved by road.

The difference in pressure between the opening pressure and reclose pressure of a valve. May be expressed in percentage of set pressure or "psig".

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A desiccant most commonly used in heat regenerative type dryers.

Timber placed across the floor of the cargo hold to protect it from damage.

A small wooden box, with lock and key, in which seamen keep sentimental valuables, stationery, and sundry small stores.

An unhandy seaman.

The qualified operating pressure which is recommended for a component or a system by the manufacturer.

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

A board that can be raised and lowered by pivoting in a watertight box called the trunk or well to increase the draft and lateral area of the hull, preventing the boat from sliding sideways. Unlike a daggerboard, which lifts vertically, a centerboard pivo ...

Turning out all hands on board ship in the morning, or calling the watch for duty on deck.

An acid carbonate.

A draft payable upon presentation to the drawee.

A boat with one hull.

Engineering science pertaining to gaseous pressure and flow.

Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers

To go onboard, to go into a ship, or to gain access to a vessel.

freezing of a piston ring in its groove in a piston engine or reciprocating compressor due to heavy deposits in the piston ring zone.

Response to an offer which varies the terms or conditions of that offer.