An official signature or seal affixed to certain documents by the consul of the country of destination.

A term describing the seamen of a British warship.

An anchor which has become entangled with some object on the bottom, or, on weighing, has it's rode or chain wound around its stock or flukes.

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.

Articles packed so that one rests partially or entirely within another, thereby reducing the cubic-foot displacement.

Air or vapor given off or expelled as a byproduct or result of an operation or treatment process.

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.

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

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 internal duct and filter medium support

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.

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

Abbreviation for:- Port of Loading.- Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.

block

A type of journal bearing in centrifugal air compressors.

The rod connecting the disc to the lever on a valve.

A materials handling/storage facility used for completely unitized loads in containers and/or empty containers. Commonly referred to as CY.

The operation of secretly bringing goods into a country to avoid paying duty on the goods. Also applies to illicit goods.

Point at which all of the force of the wind can be thought to concentrate; the point in the sail plan that is the balance point for all the aerodynamic forces

Specially designed for the transport of chemicals.