Persons and property carried by transport lines.

A national trade association of solar energy equipment manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, installers, and consultants.

Purchase of shares without entitlement to current scrip issues. This entitlement remains with the.

(G7)The seven foremost industrial countries outside what was the communist bloc. They are USA, Germany,.

The amount of moisture which, if available, would be removed from a given land area by evapotranspiration. Expressed in units of water depth.

Machine which receives dry bulk cargo. It is used for stowing sugar,ores and minerals in the holds.

Lying nearly head to wind and stopped, and maintaining this position by trimming sail or working engines.

The pressure at which a pressure operated valve begins to pass a gas.

A transaction which leads to a chargeable gain and which in turn promotes the issuing of a.

This is where a bank other than the issuing bank also guarantees payment under the letter of credit. It normally is used if a seller finds the issuing bank an unacceptable risk and asks his or her own bank or another acceptable bank to guarantee (confirm) ...

On larger sailing vessels, the space between the foremast and mainmast where spare spars were stored.

A reference book named after the original author, Nathaniel Bowditch. Updated versions contain tables and other information useful for navigation.

Compartment in which clothing for issue to crew is stowed.

The swell of a ship's hull around the propeller shaft.

An adiabatic compression with no increase in entropy; a reversible-adiabatic compression.

(1) A false keel. (2) The projection of the keel abaft the stern frame where the spindle of the rudder rests.

A government office where duties are paid, import documents filed, etc., on foreign shipments.

A winch used solely for warping, on which a rope may be wound under power but not stored.

The current flowing freely through an external circuit that has no load or resistance; the maximum current possible.

An individual or organisation who seeks to take over a company by purchasing its.