United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea

Close beside a ship, wharf or jetty.

Quantity of gas actually compressed and delivered to the discharge system at rated speed of the machine and under rated pressure conditions.

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 ...

personal computer

(AVC)Additional payments to a tax deferred savings account or an occupational pension scheme by an.

Construction Differential Subsidy: A direct subsidy paid to U.S. shipyards building U.S.-flag ships to offset high construction costs in American shipyards. An amount of subsidy (up to 50 percent) is determined by estimates of construction cost differenti ...

Touching or fast to the bottom.

The amount of interest due on bonds and dividends due on cumulative preferred stock but as yet.

A fractographic pattern of radial marks (shear ledges) that look like nested letters "V"; sometimes called a herringbone pattern. Chevron patterns are typically found on brittle fracture surfaces in parts whose widths are considerably greater than their t ...

This is when a load is sent in more than one consignment. In a letter of credit, the buyer can say whether this is allowed or not allowed.

That fraction of annual energy demand supplied by a solar system.

Change of electrode potential with respect to a reference value. Often the free corrosion potential is used as the reference value. The change may be caused, for example, by the application of an external electrical current or by the addition of an oxidan ...

Port Forward.

Port Billing Rate.

To cast overboard or off. To discard something as unwanted or burdensome. Goods or equipment may be jettisoned to lighten a ship in danger.

Reserve Unit Management Information System

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit; equal to 252 calories.

A tariff term referring to ocean rate less accessorial charges, or simply the base tariff rate.

The temperature of a medium, such as gas or liquid, which comes into contact with or surrounds an apparatus or building element.