A penalty charge against shippers or consignees for delaying carrier's equipment beyond allowed time. Demurrage applies to cargo; detention applies to equipment. See Per Diem.

The energy in foot pounds required to compress polytropically and to transfer one pound of a given gas from one pressure level to another.

The process of characterizing the wind resource, and its energy potential, for a specific site or geographical area.

The total of direct solar radiation and diffuse sky radiation received by a unit horizontal surface. Global radiation is measured by pyranometers.

Sailor's phrase for a seaman who has died.

In the US, a federal tax levied on gifted property, money or securities. The tax is payable by the.

(IFA)A person qualified to give financial advice to clients on life assurance, pensions, funds, and.

Month

A policy which covers the insured against the loss of an asset. The purpose of the insurance is to.

See embrittlement.

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure in inches or millibars of mercury

The rate at which electricity is delivered to or by a system, part of a system, or piece of equipment expressed in kilowatts, kilovoltamperes, or other suitable unit, at a given instant or averaged over a specified period of time.

Book in which is kept a reckoning of items of cargo received or discharged from a hatch or vessel.

A charge for services performed in connection with floating elevators.- Charges assessed for the handling of grain through grain elevators.

These lights use an electrically heated filament to produce light in a vacuum or inert gas-filled bulb.

The process by which materials expel or release gasses.

A house built using passive solar design techniques.

The maximum stress that a material can withstand for an infinitely large number of fatigue cycles. See also fatigue strength.

See salt fog test.

A genoa jib. A large jib that overlaps the mast.