Pockets in a sail where battens can be placed to stiffen the sail.

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

Small boat carried on the vessel and used in case of emergency.

A container designed with openings in the side and/or end walls to permit the ingress of outside air when the doors are closed.

Owners or operators of vessels providing transportation to shippers. The term is also used to refer to the vessels.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

Forty Foot Equivalent Units (Containers).

A new letter of credit issued to another beneficiary on the strength of a primary credit. The second L/C uses the first L/C as collateral for the bank. Used in a three-party transaction.

Compressors of 20 HP or less, generally combined with all the components required to put the into operation.

A soft, cylindrical fabric bag for clothes and personal possessions

An apparatus consisting of a small, polished, stainless steel cup placed in a container into which is passed the sample gas. The temperature of the polished surface is lowered by immersing dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) in an acetone solution contained in ...

A locker big enough to hang clothes.

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

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

Refers to the direction in which a line goes.

An agreement to hold a carrier harmless with regard to a liability.

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.

(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.

When the wind pushes on the wrong side of the sail, causing it to be pushed away from the wind. If the lines holding the sail in place are not released, the boat could become hard to control and heel excessively.

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.