U.S. Commerce Department document, "Shipper's Export Declaration."

An embargo imposed by a Government against another country.

Material that stores energy, although mass will also retain coolness. The thermal storage capacity of a material is a measure of the material's ability to absorb and store heat.

(1) To bind a line with marline, cord, twine, wire, or other "small stuff" to prevent accidental opening or unraveling (2) To freeze up, as a valve.

A wind moving from the land to the water due to temperature changes in the evening, where the temperature of the land falls below the sea temperature.

Canvas, wood or rope used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or a dock.

A wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities.

Seaman's scornful name for any lead of a rope by which effort is lost or wasted.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors

A stationary, spirally shaped passage that converts velocity head to pressure.

Business pertaining to commerce or navigation transacted upon the sea or in seaports in such matters as the court of admiralty has jurisdiction.

Towards the center line of a ship (towards the center).

Fog over land caused by condensation of vapor in the air above cooler ground.

A seat or brace running laterally across the width of a rowing boat.

An instrument that can be modified or cancelled at any moment without notice to and agreement of the beneficiary, but customarily includes a clause in the credit to the effect that any draft negotiated by a bank prior to the receipt of a notice of revocat ...

Drydocking, beaching, or careening a vessel and carefully examining the bottom with a view to ascertaining any damage it may have.

A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

Order given to a boat's crew when going alongside under oars. Denotes that boat has sufficient way, and that oars are to be placed inside the boat.

Caught in the ice.

To transfer containers from one ship to another when both vessels are controlled by the same network (carrier) manager.