A tanker is a bulk carrier designed to transport liquid cargo, most often petroleum products. Oil tankers vary in size from small coastal vessels of 1,500 tons deadweight, through medium-sized ship of 60,000 tons, to the giant VLCCs (very large crude carr ...

A ship designed to carry various types of liquid cargo, from oil and gasoline to molasses, water, and vegetable oil.

Are of two kinds: First, those built in permanently and part of the ship's structure, used for the reception of water ballast, fuel, oil, or liquid cargo; second, those constructed specially and removable if necessary. These vary greatly in size and shape ...

(1) Old nickname for a sailor, who would treat his canvas coats and hats with tar as a protection against the weather. (2) The distilled residue of gum extracted from pine trees, used for preserving many things.

In railcar or container shipments, the weight of the empty railcar or empty container.

A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.

imposes a 50-percent tariff on maintenance and repair work done on U.S.-flag vessels in foreign shipyards. Also, U.S.-flag vessels must either be built in the United States or have been a U.S.-flag vessel for at least 3 years to be eligible to carry prefe ...

Heavy canvas used as a covering.

High or tall. Commonly applied to a vessel's masts. All-a-taunt-o. Said of a vessel when she has all her light and tall masts and spars aloft.

Tight.

Stretched tight with no slack.

With no slack; strict as to discipline.

To be named or to be nominated. To Be Named. Brokerage and chartering, replaces the name of the ship when it is still unknown.

Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ITT and RCA. Being replaced by fax and internet.

Ribbon, yarn, or other lightweight material attached to rigging or sails to indicate wind action or direction. Proper use of the telltales can help sailors improve their sail trim.

Is the property of a substance that gauges the potential or driving force for the flow of heat.

The temperature of a body referred to the absolute zero, at which point the volume of an ideal gas theoretically becomes zero. (Fahrenheit scale is minus 459.67

Is the temperature existing at the discharge port of the compressor.

Is the temperature at the inlet flange of the compressor.

The toal temperature at the intake flange of the compressor.