The recognized abbreviation for the International Chamber of Commerce Terms of Sale. These terms were last amended, effective July 1, 1990.

Most ocean freight is billed on the basis of weight or measurement tons (W/M). Weight tons can be expressed in short tons of 2000 pounds, long tons of 2240 pounds or metric tons of 1000 kilos (2204.62 pounds). Measurement tons are usually expressed as car ...

To attach a line to something so that it will not move.

Name given to the lowest deck in a ship.

An instrument for measuring, testing, or registering.

An empty wine bottle after its contents have been drunk.

See Gunwhale

Reversing the position of an object or line.

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

Nautical equivalent of ceiling

A device that removes solid contaminants, such as dirt or metal particles, from a liquid or gas (air is a gas), or that separates one liquid from another, or a liquid from a gas. The term filter describes the complete unit ... housing, filter element, int ...

American Shipbrokers Association

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure in inches or millibars of mercury

A charted feature or chosen position on a chart

The consolidation of a quantity of individual items into one large shipping unit for easier handling.- Loading one or more large items of cargo onto a single piece of equipment, such as a pallet.

National Fluid Power Association.

An in-house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

The overlapping of wooden planks, used to form the outer surface of a boat's hull.

Isolated rocky peak rising from a sheet of inland ice.

Ice extending seaward from land to which it is attached.