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.

Machines in which axial vanes slide radially in an eccentrically mounted rotor.

Effective June 18, 1984, describes the law covering water transportation in the U.S. foreign trade.

Nautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who fed the steam boilers.

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

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

Hinged covers for freeing ports.

Synonymous for all practical purposes with "Intermodal."

A development of the carrack, with the high forecastle eliminated.

In a manner, or fashion, befitting a seaman.

Shipped under a rate that includes costs of delivery to and the loading onto a carrier at a specified point.

The ratio of the real gas isentropic power consumption to shaft input.

Engineering science pertaining to gaseous pressure and flow.

The construction system employed in container vessels; permits ship containers to be stowed in a vertical line with each container supporting the one above it.

Chemicals containing carbon and hydrogen.

A piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner castings.

A lift truck fitted with lifting attachments operating to one side for handling containers.