Light displacement tonnage, lost during transhipment

Snappy, seamanlike; a smart ship is an efficient one.

The highest navigation bridge. It usually includes an added set of controls above the level of the normal control station for better visibility.

When the distance between the wave crests is less than normal.

A trust which has been registered with the appropriate authority and which enjoys income tax.

The terms which apply when convertible loan stock, for example, a bond or a debenture, are.

In the US, financial protection of certain bank and credit union accounts by way of insurance.

A blast of from 4 to 6 seconds' duration.

Small, circular sheets of newly-formed ice that do not impede navigation.

An anchor is said to bite when the flukes dig themselves into the ground and hold firm without dragging.

The number of revolutions per minute of the compressor shaft.

An organization established by the members of an ocean conference acts as a self-policing force with broad authority to investigate tariff violations, including authority to scrutinize all documents kept by the carriers and their personnel. Violations are ...

Arrangements with a carrier for the acceptance and carriage of freight; i.e., a space reservation.

Also known as (U.S.) Federal Bill of Lading Act of 1916. U.S. federal law enacting conditions by which a B/L may be issued. Penalties for issuing B/L's containing false data include monetary fines and/or imprisonment.

Is the temperature at which oil begins to flow under prescribed conditions.

The process by which a company changes the structure of its share capital by reducing the number.

BTU. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit under set conditions of temperature and pressure.

A document issued by an adviser/broker to a client outlining the basis of the relationship and.

Galley smokestack or chimney.

See CFS.