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).

(1) A small coastal inlet generally protected from the worst of the prevailing winds. (2) A thin, hollowed line cut along a yacht's sheer below deck level and traditionally gilded.

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.

Arrangements with a steamship line to transport containerized cargo.

A boat with a flat bottom and square ends.

Same as two blocks.

A large body of fish.

A general nautical term for Canadians, but more especially for Nova Scotian sailing ships and men.

An additional duty imposed to offset export grants, bounties or subsidies paid to foreign suppliers in certain countries by the government of that country for the purpose of promoting export.

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

A large and powerful sheet winch

(1) Prospective course over the ground for boat to follow. (2) A strip of metal attached to a mast to take the slides affixed to the luff of a sail.

Cost of goods, marine insurance and all transportation (freight) charges are paid to the foreign point of delivery by the seller.

Amends the Act of 1984 to provide for confidential service contracts and other items.

Is the volume of a given weight of gas, usually expressed as cu ft/lb as SPT conditions.

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

A document, certified by a consular official, is required by some countries to describe a shipment. Used by Customs of the foreign country, to verify the value, quantity and nature of the cargo.

Compounds containing chlorine, fluorine or bromine, used as aerosol propellants, refrigerants, foaming agents and solvents and which, on decomposition by sunlight, produce oxides of chlorine responsible for the removal of ozone from the stratosphere.

The action of a whale when it comes to the surface and expels the seawater it has taken in while feeding. The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaling ship when sighting this spouting water is "There she blows".

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.