The most important commercial measurement when the intrinsic weight of the cargo is so low that the ship becomes full without being loaded to the cargo line. Is expressed in cubic metres or cubic feet.

A device for transforming the quality and quantity of electrical energy; also an inverter.

Circular metallic elements that ride in the grooves of a piston and provide compression sealing during combustion. Also used to spread oil for lubrication.

The forward part of the bow which overhangs the keel.

Small, cake-shaped pieces of ice floating down rivers.

A shipment loaded into a container at the pier or terminal, thence to the consignee's facility.

Damage Free Car. Boxcars equipped with special bracing material.

An electrical conductor/cable that carries electricity from a generator to other locations for distribution.

An order to execute a transaction in one security that depends on the price of another security..

People resident and domiciled in the UK are liable to income tax from their world-wide income.

A very high wind. Also called "Snotter"

A blend of gases tailored to replace the normal atmosphere within a container.

This type of insurance offers the shipper the broadest coverage available, covering against all losses that may occur in transit.

A measure of the ability of a light source to show colors, based on a color rendering index.

A structure used to cool power plant water; water is pumped to the top of the tubular tower and sprayed out into the center, and is cooled by evaporation as it falls, and then is either recycled within the plant or is discharged.

The heat produced by sources of heat in a building (occupants, appliances, lighting, etc).

On square rigged ships, lines or cables attached to the ends of each yard; these are used to pivot (brace) the yards around the mast at different angles to the fore-and-aft line of the ship to make the most of the wind..

The method by which a racing yacht may object to the actions of a rival on the basis of a breach of the racing rules. A protest committee will hear both sides, and if the protest is upheld, the offending yacht may be penalized.

The derrick boom heel having a pivot is hinged with the lower part of the mast, and the head of derrick boom, through steel wire, is connected with the mast top. The mast itself is fixed with the hull deck at mast bottom end, maintaining its stand state. ...

A product such as an automobile or appliance whose life expectancy is at least three.