Abbreviation for "Completely Knocked Down." Parts and subassemblies being transported to an assembly plant.

Any person not a common carrier who, under special and individual contracts or agreements, transports passengers or property for compensation.

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

An area designated for the stowage of cargoes in container; usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation. Here containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.

term mainly used by companies selling small compressors because it makes their compressors look bigger than they really are. The swept volume is the actual displacement of the piston, forgetting such losses as bumping clearances, valve clearances, ring lo ...

Mythical sea nymphs who charmed men with their melodious voices. Enchanted, the men would stop all work to listen and they would ultimately die of starvation because of their inability to sail any further.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; Rules of the Road. Internationally accepted rules by which vessels at sea must keep clear of each other.

The whole crew of a ship.

May be "local" using a micro-processor or "remote" using a PC (Personal Computer) or "larger" computer. Only recommended where large "swings" in system (process) demand amplitude may occur. Very effective where "load shaping" is an important consideration ...

To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

An order to stop hoisting.

Freight moving under a bond to U.S. Customs or to the Internal Revenue Service, and to be delivered only under stated conditions.

To get spliced is slang for getting married. A splice joins two lines together permanently.

A representation on a plane surface of the spherical surface of the earth. The equivalent of a map for use by navigators.

Cargo that will fit into a container and result in an economical shipment.

A pipe of large diameter, through which the chains pass into the chain lockers.

(1) Sighting two objects in a line to indicate a course to be steered (2) The distance a boat can travel using the fuel stored aboard.

Seaman's name for the excitement on board as the ship approachs her destination, giving the crew some liberty ashore.

A type of radio carried on a boat to transmit long distances.

The process by which interest earned on an investment is added back to the amount invested, so.