Sophisticated, computer controlled systems that manage the mixtures of gases within a container throughout an intermodal journey reducing decay.

Machines in which air or gas is compressed in each cylinder or casing from initial intake pressure to final discharge pressure.

Used to confine the bowsprit down to the stem or cutwater.

The cabin roof, raised above the deck to provide headroom in the cabin. Also trunk.

Station, usually on the bridge, from which a ship is controlled; the act of so controlling.

Machines having only one impeller.

National flag or insignia flown by a ship at sea.

To coil down the tail of a line on deck to present a neat appearance.

The crew's term for the chief engineer.

the liquid that separates from a vapor during condensation.

Movement of a tractor, without trailer, over the highway.

A precursor to the sextant. An old navigational device for checking the altitude of the sun or stars.

Stowage of general or special cargoes in a container for transport in the various modes.

A rate of action. In this case, quickly.

The spaces between the transverse bulkheads of a ship.

Is the ratio of the actual volume of the gas to the volume determined according to the perfect gas law.

Foreign matter carried in the air, gas or fluid to be filtered out. Includes air borne dirt, metallic particles produced by wear of moving parts of the air compressor, rust from metal pipelines.

A machine having two or more impellers operating in series on a single shaft and in single casing.

Large bollards affixed to the main deck near the bow of a square rigged vessel around which hawsers or anchor cables were belayed.

A dog or brace to hold objects rigidly in place.