Represents a complete record of the transaction between exporter and importer with regard to the goods sold. Also reports the content of the shipment and serves as the basis for all other documents about the shipment.

A rate published to apply to a specific article or articles.

A system in which distilled water, antifreeze, and/or corrosion inhibitors are circulated through a collector and storage tank in a closed loop. Heat picked up from the collector by the circulating fluid is transferred to the storage tank through the clos ...

A letter of credit, issued by a foreign bank, whose validity has been confirmed by a domestic bank. An exporter with a confirmed letter of credit is assured of payment even if the foreign buyer or the foreign bank defaults.

Ships which can carry both liquid and dry bulk cargoes.

One whose occupation is to rig or unrig vessels.

The captain or master of a ship.

Is a pipe coming from the top of the airline to feed air to an outlet for tools or air operated devices, so that condensation does not easily flow into the dropleg.

Strips of material temporarily holding parts of a ship in position.

Refrigeration equipment attachable to an insulated container that does not have its own refrigeration unit.

Floor of the cockpit.

Rate at which unsaturated air cools as it travels vertically, provided that all temperature change is adiabatic (without heat exchange), and no condensation occurs.

A system in which air supply is matched to demand by the starting and stopping of the unit.

The great circle on the celestial sphere in the plane of the earth's equator; also called the celestial equator. The sun is on the equinoctial twice a year, on the equinoxes, March 21 and September 23. On these days the sun rises at 6 a.m. and sets at 6 p ...

A navigational light with a steady beam of light, having no intervals of darkness.

A method of bending a material into an appropriate shape without heating or steaming the material first to soften it.

Used in meteorology to describe a mass of cold air moving toward a mass of warm air. Strong winds and rain typically accompany a cold front.

Hypocritical smile, or sneer.

on square-rigged ships, a platform at the masthead resting on the trestletrees and crosstrees. In addition to being a work platform, it extended the topmast shrouds to give additional support to the topmast.

Lifting device attached to a crane.