The four principal points of the compass North, East, South and West.

To repair, clean or paint the hull.

To list a vessel so that a large part of her bottom is above water. This is done to remove weed and marine growth, to examine the bottom, to repair it and to put on preservative or anti-fouling.

A suitable beach, being steep and sandy, where ships could be careened for cleaning or repair.

A barge equipped with tracks on which up to about 12 railroad cars are moved in harbors or inland waterways.

Ship supplies.

Freight loaded into a ship.

An opening in a ship's deck for the loading and discharging of any kind of cargo.

A manifest that lists all cargo carried on a specific vessel voyage.

Cargo Not Otherwise Specified. Usually the rate entry in a tariff that can apply to commodities not covered under a specific item or subitem in the applicable tariff.

Clauses introduced by charterers based on shortage of delivered cargo because of increased oil prices.

Condensation which occurs when a ship sails from a cool to a relatively warm climate.

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 ...

Timbers used to support the deck planking of a wooden ship; also for supporting hatches.

Structural pieces running fore and aft between the beams.

A rate applicable to a carload of goods.

A Customs document permitting the holder to temporarily carry or send merchandise into certain foreign countries (for display, demonstration or similar purposes) without paying duties or posting bonds. Any of various Customs documents required for crossin ...

Old three-masted trading vessel which was square-rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast. Similar to the Caravel, but larger and more robust.

A knot used to tie two lines together.

Any person or entity who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performance of carriage by rail, road, sea, air, inland waterway or by a combination of such modes.