The highest level of cube utilization that can be achieved when loading cargo into a container.

Said to weigh.

One of the large square openings in the deck of a ship through which freight is hoisted in or out, and access is had to the hold.

Time saved, reward for quick turnaround in dry cargo only.

Abbreviation for "Less than Container Load." The quantity of freight which is less than that required for the application of a container load rate. Loose Freight.

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

An additional keel secured outside the main keel, usually as protection in the event of grounding.

Machines cooled by water circulated through jackets surrounding the cylinders or casings.

A person inexperienced with or uncomfortable around boats.

Category of bulk carrier 100.000-180.00DWT so called she is too large to pass Suez and Panama Canals.

Stout line or cable fore and aft around the deck of the boat to keep crew from falling overboard.

A sailboat with two masts. Generally, the shorter mizzen mast is aft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post, while a similar vessel, the yawl, has the mizzen mast aft of the rudder post. The mizzen mast of a ketch is larger than that of a yawl.

The energy in foot pounds required to compress adiabatically and to deliver one pound of a given gas from one pressure level to another.

To assemble passengers and/or crew.

On vessels constructed of wood, the narrow gap between the planks which form the decks and sides and were caulked to make them watertight. Since wood swells when it's in contact with water, a narrow seam is necessary to allow for the expansion.

A flat tray, generally made of wood but occasionally of steel, on which goods particularly those in boxes, cartons or bags, can be stacked. Its purpose is to facilitate the movement of such goods, mainly by the use of forklift trucks.

Change from a run to a reach

The part on the object which is hauled upon.

A method of lowering the sail in sections so that it can be reefed quickly.

The ratio and percent of the actual delivered capacity (measured at inlet temperature, pressure and gas composition) to the piston displacement.