All matter consists of molecules which are in constant motion, but which are held together by molecular forces. In a solid the molecules are closely packed and arranged in such a pattern that the influence of the molecular forces is very strong. This give ...

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

The water level used to record data on a chart. Usually the average low tide water level. It is the level below which depths on a chart are measured, and above which keights of a tide are expressed.

A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were damaged when received. Compare Clean Bill of Lading.

The headway a vessel makes when luffed in the wind; the distance a sailing vessel will shoot up to windward when brought head to head in the act of tacking.

Without sufficient crew.

A draft payable upon presentation to the drawee.

Galley smokestack or chimney.

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

Is the temperature at which moisture begins to condense in a compressed air system.

The tendency of a boat to move sideways in the water instead of along its heading due to the motion of currents or currents.

A flexible strip used for fairing lines.

To cast off all but one remaining line.

Pounds per square inch, gauge. Pressure indicated by a pressure gauge.

Vertical frame components fitted at the corners of the container, integral to the corner fittings and connecting the roof and floor structures. Containers are lifted and secured in a stack using the castings at the ends.

To come up more into the wind

Any bend or hitch which slips as a result of being improperly tied; an improvised knot which is not a recognized maritime knot as used at sea.

A clumsy and unskilled man.

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

The piston only compresses air with its stroke in one direction.