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(Ex Works) (...Named Place): A Term of Sale which means that the seller fulfills the obligation to deliver when he or she has made the goods available at his/her premises (i.e., works, factory, warehouse, etc.) to the buyer. In particular, the seller is n ...

(Free Alongside Ship) (...Named Port of Shipment):A Term of Sale which means the seller fulfills his obligation to deliver when the goods have been placed alongside the vessel on the quay or in lighters at the named port of shipment.This means that the bu ...

(Free Carrier) (... Named Place):A Term of Sale which means the seller fulfills their obligation when he or she has handed over the goods, cleared for export, into the charge of the carrier named by the buyer at the named place or point. If no precise poi ...

(Free On Board) (...Named Port of Shipment):An International Term of Sale that means the seller fulfills his or her obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear ...

That portion of the sea up to a limited instance which is immediately adjacent to the shores of any country and over which the sovereignty and exclusive jurisdiction of that country extend.

A line attached between a safety harness and a secure part of the boat.

TEU

Abbreviation for "Twenty foot Equivalent Unit."

An order to stop hoisting.

The power required to compress a gas isothermally through a specified range of pressures.

is an ejector used to compress waste or exhaust steam or any other gas through a moderate range of compression above atmospheric pressure.

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.

The amount of work done on or by a system is equal to the amount of energy transferred to or from the system.

Heat cannot, of itself, pass from a colder to a hotter body.

A pear-shaped, grooved metal fitting around which an eye splice is made

Metal or wooden peg inserted in gunwale of a boat for an oar to heave against when rowing without crutch or rowlock.

A phrase with a nautical derivation, meaning a man under the influence of drink or unsteadiness through drink.

Sailing with three sheet ropes running free, thus making the ship barely able to keep headway and control. Drunk.