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

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

Small line consisting of several loosely twisted yarns.

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

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

Arrangements with a steamship line to transport containerized cargo.

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

A navigational tool used to measure distances on a chart.

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 large and powerful sheet winch

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.

A large body of fish.

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

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).

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

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.

A boat with a flat bottom and square ends.

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.

Compressors in which successive volumes of air or gas are confined within a closed space, and compressed. They may be either reciprocating or rotating. (Trap air and then squeeze it to the desired pressure).