Holding oars at right angles to fore and aft line of boat with blades horizontal and parallel to surface of water.

A general term for instruments designed to measure the speed or force of the wind.

Peoples Republic of China.(flag)

Military Assistance Program.

Ocean Drilling Program

Scavenging

Cargo Ship Safety Radio Telegraphy/Telephony Certificate

Non-Condensing

Korean Register of Shipping (classification society)

Joint Maritime Information System

The conversion of biomass into a gas, by biogasification (see above) or thermal gasification, in which hydrogen is produced from high-temperature gasifying and low-temperature pyrolysis of biomass.

West European Confederation of Maritime Technology Societies

A guarantee issued by a bank, on behalf of a seller to a buyer, in relation to any advance payment that is made by the buyer to the seller to allow the contract to commence. If the contract is not completed the buyer can claim reimbursement of the advance ...

A wood-pulping process in which sodium sulfate is used in the caustic soda pulp-digestion liquor. Also called kraft pulping or sulfate pulping.

The final payment on a loan which is significantly larger than those preceding.

Resting on the surface of the water.

Suez Canal Authority

The act of striking or collision of a moving vessel against a stationary object.

A term used in conjunction with policies such as low cost endowment assurance and low start.

Wrecked