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

An unhandy seaman.

An acid carbonate.

Two half hitches around a spar or post. Easy way to make a line temporarily fast to a piling or post. The clove hitch can jam under heavy tension, making it difficult to untie. Worse, is its tendency to untie itself when subjected to repeated strain and r ...

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

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

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

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".

A phrase often included in charter parties and freight contracts referring to local rules and practices which may impact upon the costs borne by the various parties.

Small marlinespike.

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

A B/L wherein the paying customer has contracted with the carrier that shipper or consignee information is not given.

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

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

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

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

is one in which a portion of the original system energy is dissipated and cannot be returned to the system through its own operation. The system and/or surroundings cannot be returned to their original state.

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

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

A structure erected to display a characteristic light as a warning of danger at sea and as an aid to navigation.