An in-house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

Coasting Service between Singapore, Butam & Tandjungpinang.

A train of a specified number of railcars, perhaps 100, which remain as a unit for a designated destination or until a change in routing is made.

(EPS)Earning per Share (EPS) = Earnings / Number of Shares in Issue

Coasting Service in the Philippines and Home Trade limit Service.

Any device (or plant) that follows the sun's apparent movement across the sky.

The first plank on the outer hull of a wooden vessel next to the keel. In steel ships, the plating next to the keel, or what is known as strake A.

An electrical inverter that inverts direct current electricity to alternating current electricity, and that uses another alternating current source, such as an electric power transmission and distribution network (grid), for voltage and frequency referenc ...

A graph representing the relationship between the power available from the wind and the wind speed. The power from the wind increases proportionally with the cube of the wind speed.

A cap for the top of the mast.

A form of data transmission in which the bits of each character are all sent simultaneously, resulting in extremely fast communication but requiring a communication path for each bit. Compare to serial data transmission.

On vessels constructed of wood, the narrow gap between the planks which form the decks and sides and were caulked to make them watertight. Since wood swells when it's in contact with water, a narrow seam is necessary to allow for the expansion.

Starboard Inboard

The total diffuse and direct insolation on a horizontal surface, averaged over a specified period of time.

The price paid for goods or services at the time of a transaction; a price that has not been adjusted to account for inflation.

The ratio of the minimum amount of work or energy required to perform a task to the amount actually used.

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

A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.

A passive solar heating system in which the sun warms a heat storage element, and the heat is distributed to the interior space by convection, conduction, and radiation.

A pension plan in which benefits are dependent on contributions to and the growth of the pension.