The act of supporting anything by propping or shoring it up.

Voyage charter party published by Chamber of Shipping of U.K.

A term which refers to contracting out of S2P (State Second Pension).

Along or around a coast.

Port where cargo is unloaded and enters a country.

Seller is responsible for goods and preparation of export documentation until actually placed aboard the vessel.

A system which enables cheques to be transmitted between banks (and between branches) in order to.

A gift or other transfer of value made by an individual which is not covered by any of the various.

Created by the US Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures. URL:.

A financial services sales rep, authorised to give financial advice on life assurance, pensions.

A device for mounting cylinders.

A wire or rope contrivance placed around cargo and used to load or discharge it to/from a vessel.

A term for a circular plank edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel.

Point at which all of the force of the wind can be thought to concentrate; the point in the sail plan that is the balance point for all the aerodynamic forces

Finely-divided water swept from crest of waves by strong winds.

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

Abnormal, rapid reciprocating movement of the disc on the seat of a pressure relief valve.

The difference in pressure between any two points of a system or component.

The document required by the carrier or freight forwarders to obtain (besides the data needed) authorization to issue and sign the air waybill in the name of the shipper.