The process of declaring the importation of foreign-made goods into the United States for use in the United States.

A warehouse authorized by Customs authorities for storage of goods on which payment of duties is deferred until the goods are removed.

An amount added or deducted from base rate to make a rate to or from some other point or via another route.

A flag signaling that a ship is about to sail and that all should report on board. It is International Code Flag "P".

A program whereby the U.S. government attempted to offset the higher shipbuilding cost in the U.S. by paying up to 50% of the difference between cost of U.S. and nonU.S. construction. The difference went to the U.S. shipyard. It is unfunded since 1982.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; Rules of the Road. Internationally accepted rules by which vessels at sea must keep clear of each other.

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

Small line consisting of several loosely twisted yarns.

A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.

A measure of air compressor efficiency, usually in the form of bhp/100 acfm or acfm/bhp

is the energy a substance possesses because of its elevation above the earth (or above some other chosen datum plane). .

A small toggle used on a flag.

A compressor that is designed to operate at lower pressures. Usually a blower is an air compressor that operates below 2 barg, although this figure depends upon the respective manufacturer.

Any person not a common carrier who, under special and individual contracts or agreements, transports passengers or property for compensation.

Elevated structure from which coal and other cargoes can be loaded into a vessel. Name is also given to a landing-place, or loading-place.

the weight of a specified artificial contaminant that must be added to the influent to produce a given differential pressure across a filter at specified conditions. Used as an indication of relative service life.

(1) A spar that extends from the bow of the boat. (2) A spar stretching diagonally across a four-sided fore-and-aft sail to support the peak.

A machine that compresses air, gases.

A large and powerful sheet winch

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.