Railcars grouped in a train by destination so that segments (blocks) can be uncoupled and routed to different destinations as the train moves through various junctions. Eliminates the need to break up a train and sort individual railcars at each junction.

A free port in a country divorced from Customs authority but under government control. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import duty regulations.

Heavy-weather practice of pouring oil on the sea so as to form a film on the surface, thus preventing the seas from breaking. To smooth out some difficulty.

In maritime warfare, a declaration published by a power forbidding sea-borne trade with an enemy.

Steel section running along the length of each bottom edge of a shipping container giving its structural strength.

Froth of sea foam.

Statement on the condition of the vessel. The sufficiency of a vessel in materials, construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. Any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer, overloading, untrained o ...

The anti-corrosive paint used on and above the waterline.

Scoop like devices used to direct air into and ventilate a boat.

Abbreviation for "Bales."

Specially designed for the transport of chemicals.

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

Any rope or line.

To bleed is the operation of draining any water out of a buoy which may have seeped inside after long use at sea.

A deck dryer composed of a flat piece of wood shod with rubber, and a handle. Stanchions

To ease away slowly, as in a line, sheet, or falls of a tackle.

An articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot equivalent units (FEU's).

Large ships dating back to the 17th century typically with three masts carrying rectangular sails mounted on horizontal spars called yards. A sailing-ship rig with rectangular sails set approximately at right angles to the keel line from horizontal yards.

The internal duct and filter medium support

The document required by the carrier or freight forwarders to obtain (besides the data needed) authorization to issue and sign the air waybill in the name of the shipper.