Six feet. Comes from the Dutch word "fadom" which was the distance between fingertips of outstretched hands.A unit of measurement relating to the depth of water or to the length of line or cable; one fathom is 6 feet or 1.83 meters

A container frame fitted to accommodate two or more separate tanks for liquids.

Transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container leaves a rail or water terminal.

Dining room facilities and kitchen for crew separate from the passenger dining room and kitchen.

The operation of taking a sounding with the hand lead (to find bottom).

To bagpipe the mizzen, is to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the weather mizzen rigging.

A solid wharf or structure built of stone along the edge of a harbor used for loading and offloading of cargo, and embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.

Direct current. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity

An instrument that, once established, cannot be modified or cancelled without the agreement of all parties concerned.

The direction to which a compass points. Magnetic north differs from true north because the magnetic fields of the planet are not exactly in line with the north and south poles. Observed differences between magnetic and true north is known as magnetic var ...

Bulk Carrier or Motorcar Carrier

The total rate from the point of origin to final destination.

The highest continuous deck which runs the full length of the ship without a fall or interruption.

Boat carried at davits on quarter of ship, and kept ready for immediate use when at sea.

Distance at sea is measured in nautical miles, which are about 6067.12 feet, 1.15 statute miles or exactly 1852 meters. Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile - Measurement of speed is done in knots ...

To haul in or bind something together in order to create more space.

Goods floating on surface of sea after a wreck.

Permanent pip iron ballast specially shaped and placed along each side of keelson. Name is sometimes given to any iron ballast.

To break loose from a mooring, anchor or docking.

Recapitulation of the terms and conditions agreed