A lower-than-usual tariff rate assessed because a shipper offers a greater volume than specified in the tariff. The incentive rate is assessed for that portion exceeding the normal volume.

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

A type of clutch which has a spring loaded jaw or detented rolling element to control torque in an assembly tool.

A coupling pin centered on the front underside of a chassis; couples to the tractor.

The relationship of flow per unit area to differential pressure across a filter medium.

The condition when a perfect gas is isentropically compressed, and the gas inlet temperature and also the amount of work spent is the same for each stage.

Front of a container or trailer - opposite the tail.

An irrevocable letter issued for a specific amount; renews itself for the same amount over a given period.

Assault upon a seaman, by Master, while at sea.

Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).

The inside center strand of rope.

Weight of the goods alone without any immediate wrappings, e.g., the weight of the contents of a tin can without the weight of the can.

An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.

A signboard attached to a daybeacon to convey navigational information presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, orange, yellow, or black). Daymarks usually have reflective material indicating the sha ...

Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ITT and RCA. Being replaced by fax and internet.

A floating island of ice. Only one-ninth of the total mass of an iceberg is visible above water level.

At a considerable distance.

(1) The condition of a vessel stranded on a reef or a rock when the seas break over her deck. (2) Half drunk; incapacitated by drink.