Customs form permitting in bond cargo to be moved from one location to another under Customs control, within the same Customs district. Usually in motor carrier's possession while draying cargo.

Power as calculated from compressor-indicator diagrams.

Gossip, usually about other people or events. The term scuttlebutt evolved from the name of a keg containing water and alcohol that sailors used to gather about before meals.

A volume. Pounds per hour.

Is any gas or gas mixture in which one or more of the constituents is at its saturated vapor pressure. The constituent at saturation pressure may or may not be water vapor.

Fine separated particles floating in the air and clouding it. A substance in the gaseous state.

The general name for ropes, blocks and tackles, tools, etc. (things).

Name given to the lowest deck in a ship.

A penalty charge against shippers or consignees for delaying carrier's equipment beyond allowed time. Demurrage applies to cargo; detention applies to equipment. See Per Diem.

In general, a person employed in a sea-going vessel. In some cases, applied to a seaman who works on deck.

The conversion of mechanical, electrical or magnetic energy into heat.

To fake line back and forth on deck.

A boat owner's private pennant.

A charge for services performed in connection with floating elevators.- Charges assessed for the handling of grain through grain elevators.

Release of merchandise by a bank to a buyer while the bank retains title to the merchandise. The goods are usually obtained for manufacturing or sales purposes. The buyer is obligated to maintain the goods (or the proceeds from their sales) distinct from ...

Freight charges paid by the consignor (shipper) prior to the release of the bills of lading by the carrier.

Book in which is kept a reckoning of items of cargo received or discharged from a hatch or vessel.

Energy terms

Openings in the bottom or transom of a boat to drain water when sailing.

The first plank on the outer hull of a wooden vessel next to the keel. In steel ships, the plating next to the keel, or what is known as strake A.