A logistical management system which integrates the sequence of activities from delivery of raw materials to the manufacturer through to delivery of the finished product to the customer into measurable components. "Just in Time" is a typical value-added e ...

Changing the consignee or destination on a bill of lading while shipment is still in transit. Diversion has substantially the same meaning.

The rank held by a naval seaman.

A mop, formed of old rope, used for cleaning and drying decks.

A squally wind sometimes accompanied by rain, observed as a dark cloud stretched across the horizon.

American Standards Committee X12 responsible for developing EDI standards for the United States.

To spin out of control and capsize or nearly capsize; The turning of a boat broadside to the wind or waves, subjecting it to possible capsizing; a turning or swinging of the boat that puts the beam of the boat against the waves, creating a danger of swamp ...

Beneath the deck

Across the width of a boat. Also Athwartships.

An automatic or manual device designed to control pressure, flow or temperature.

The extreme deck fore and aft measurement of a vessel.

A contract for leasing between the ship owners and the lessee. It would state, e.g., the duration of the lease in years or voyages.

Invisible waves in the electromagnetic spectrum that are used to communicate (radio) - and navigate (radar).

A rudder, keel, centerboard, or skeg.

To put a narrow piece of canvas around it after it has been wormed, and before it has been served.

Wide, a wide boat is a beamy boat

The gears that reduce engine speed to propeller speed.

Heavy latch by which doors, hatches, portholes, etc., are secured; verb - to latch

devoid of water.

A motor controller that regulates the air flow through an end plate into the motor to control the speed and power. A speed regulation device built into or attached externally.