Vertical frame components fitted at the corners of the container, integral to the corner fittings and connecting the roof and floor structures. Containers are lifted and secured in a stack using the castings at the ends.

A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.

A private ship operating under license from a government against the merchant shipping of an enemy.

Cost of goods, marine insurance and all transportation (freight) charges are paid to the foreign point of delivery by the seller.

A small double-pronged bendable pin used to secure a clevis pin or to keep turnbuckles from unwinding.

Pair of hooks linked together and attached to a crane.

That part of the water which is diverted from the main stream of a current and as a result flows in the opposite direction.

Response to an offer which varies the terms or conditions of that offer.

An additional duty imposed to offset export grants, bounties or subsidies paid to foreign suppliers in certain countries by the government of that country for the purpose of promoting export.

An instrument with a movable arm to plot a course on a chart

A smaller version of the flag of the country being visited. It is flown from the starboard spreader.

(1) A small coastal inlet generally protected from the worst of the prevailing winds. (2) A thin, hollowed line cut along a yacht's sheer below deck level and traditionally gilded.

In sailboat racing, to have a controlling position over competitors by staying between them and the next mark or buoy - a tactical maneuver in which the lead boat stays between the trailing boat and the wind or the next mark.

Any bend or hitch which slips as a result of being improperly tied; an improvised knot which is not a recognized maritime knot as used at sea.

Scoop like devices used to direct air into and ventilate a boat.

The helmsman.

Cycles per minute - a unit of measure of the frequency of any vibration.

An anchor that is designed to bury itself into the ground by use of its plow shape. Also called a plow anchor.

Going sideways due to a current's set.

To carry sail to the full limit of strength of masts, yards, and tackles.