(1) The last position on a chart, when a ship is leaving the land.(2) The number of nautical miles that one place is eastwards or westwards of another. (3)The easting or westing made by a vessel. The bearing of an object on the coast from which a vessel c ...

An agreement by an ocean carrier to provide cargo space on a vessel at a specified time and for a specified price to accommodate an exporter or importer.

Touching or fast to the bottom.

A condition within the letter of credit which restricts its negotiation to a named bank.

The pressure of a system or device measured from absolute zero.

A person authorized to transact business for and in the name of another person or company. Types of agent are:(1) brokers,(2) commission merchants,(3) resident buyers,(4) sales agents,5) manufacturer's representatives.

Thread - Unified national fine.

A general term for a floating craft that carries passengers, cargo or both

A cylindrical navigation buoy painted green and having an odd number used in the United States as a navigational aid. At night they may have a green light.

Supported or transported by air.

Smaller powered boat used to provide steerage-way when not under sail.

Saluting

A bill of lading term to provide surrender of the original bill of lading before freight is released; usually associated with a shipment covered under a letter of credit.

Length of rope whose ends are joined together so that it forms a loop.

Welded Minimum Wall tubing

Kilopascal; a metric measure of pressure based on force per unit area. (1 kPa = 4.01 inches of water).

The line where the water comes to on the hull of a boat. Design waterline is where the waterline was designed to be, load waterline is the waterline when the boat is loaded, and the painted waterline is where the waterline was painted. Actual waterline is ...

Fittings on the mast to which the forestay and shrouds attach.

Heat exchangers for cooling air or gas discharge from compressors. Designed to reduce the temperature and liquefy condensate vapors. Both air cooled and water cooled units are available.

A mat of fibers that provide a barrier to particles entrained in the flow of air or gas.