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.

Kilowatt hour - A unit of work, being the work done in one hour at the rate of 1,000 watts.

(Compressors/Gas Turbines) Is an alarm system that has maybe 3 sensors connected to it and it will require minimum of 2 of the 3 to alarm before the alarm will act. There is a controller connected that does the logic decision based on set parameters.

An electronic communications or direction finding system which uses Very High Frequency radio waves. VHF radios are the most common communications radio carried on boats, but their range is usually limited to line of sight between the transmitting and rec ...

The total price to move cargo from origin to destination, inclusive of all charges.

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.

A buoy moored near a Lightship from which she can check her position to make sure that she has not moved by dragging.

An arbitrary filter efficiency rating.

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

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the stern of the ship.

See Ship's Port Agent

(1) To lean over to one side, due to wind pressure on the sails or crew on the side; The amount that a boat is tipped over side-to-side, relative to its normal horizontal position. (2) The after end of a ship's keel. (3) The lower end of a mast.

Namely. Used in tariffs to specify commodities.

Japanese tapered pipe thread (Male).

A device for applying a fine spray by compressed air.

A large circular ocean current.

A crack or hole that accidentally admits a gas or lets it escape.

Strong offshore current extending to the shore.

Also known as a steaming light. The masthead light is a white light that is visible for an arc extending across the forward 225

A gun used in the life-saving services to throw a life line to a ship in distress or from ship to shore and used when a boat cannot be launched.