Integrated Tug Barge

To remain nearly alongside another vessel.

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.

To fill the seams of a vessel with pitch.

A device that produces mechanical energy directly from two heat reservoirs of different temperatures. A machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical energy, such as a steam engine or turbine.

A pointed device which indicates the amount of resistance encountered when it is forced into a material such as snow or soil. See ram penetrometer.

A person or company owing money to another person or company. A company is therefore owed money by.

imposes a 50-percent tariff on maintenance and repair work done on U.S.-flag vessels in foreign shipyards. Also, U.S.-flag vessels must either be built in the United States or have been a U.S.-flag vessel for at least 3 years to be eligible to carry prefe ...

A hydrostatic principle that pressure supplied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every portion of the fluid and to the walls of the containing vessel.

A weakly colored lunar halo identical in form and optical origin to the solar parhelion.

A unit or measure of solar radiation; 1 calorie per square meter or 3.69 Btu per square foot.

The maximum instantaneous wind speed (or velocity) that occurs within a specific period of time or interval.

Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at points 22

Filter rating indicating the approximate particle size for which the majority will not pass through a given filter. It is generally interpreted as meaning that 85% of the particles of size equal to the nominal filter rating will be retained by the filter.

See embrittlement.

The date on which a dividend is declared by a company's directors. Once declared the dividend.

A general term for instruments which sample atmospheric suspensoids by impaction. Same as impactometer.

An instrument for measuring, testing, or registering.

A document allowing beneficiaries to vary the gifts specified in someone's will even after the.

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