Openings in a ship's hull for ventilation, light and other purposes.

On a square-rigged ship, the yards are square by the braces when they are at right angles to the fore-and-aft lines of the ship.

A pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board ship, used for securing mooring or towing lines. Similar to dock bollards.

National Insurance Contributions See: 'National Insurance.

Place where cargo is loaded and leaves a country.

An articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot equivalent units (FEU's).

Abbreviation for:- Port of Loading.- Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.

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In the US, this refers to a corporation with only a small number of shareholders. Although a public.

The balance required to be kept on deposit at a bank by a borrower when taking out a loan. Should.

The minimum amount of a commodity or financial instrument which can be traded in a futures or option.

Length of chain used for putting around logs or steel products.

A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage. Useful for lifting heavy loads.

A small round platform, smaller than a Crow's Nest, which was placed at the top of the mast to provide a greater range of vision from a ship at sea.

A boom on a jib or staysail.

A traditional term in the British Navy for serving out an additional tot of rum or grog to a ship's crew. In sailing ship days the main brace was spliced (in terms of drink) in very bad weather or after a period of severe exertion by the crew.

In a wheel, such as a steering wheel, a spoke is a rod that extends from the hub outwards to the rim.

An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers.

Same as two blocks.

An analyst's report which recommends that certain shares be bought, held or sold, based on his.