An intermodal system for transporting containers by ocean and then by rail or motor to a port previously served as an allwater move (e.g., Hong Kong to New York over Seattle).

Openings in a ship's hull for ventilation, light and other purposes.

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

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.

A traditional term in the British Navy for serving out an additional tot of rum or grog to a ship's crew. In sailing ship days the main brace was spliced (in terms of drink) in very bad weather or after a period of severe exertion by the crew.

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.

On a square-rigged ship, the yards are square by the braces when they are at right angles to the fore-and-aft lines of the ship.

ISO.

Place where cargo is loaded and leaves a country.

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

A boom on a jib or staysail.

A boat with a flat bottom and square ends.

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).

Length of chain used for putting around logs or steel products.

Shapes such as angle bars or stringers welded to a surface such as a plated bulkhead to increase rigidity.

Same as two blocks.

An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers.

A term for a circular plank edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel.

Fast boat used for passenger and cargo traffic in fairly sheltered waters.

Small line consisting of several loosely twisted yarns.