A rate made up of two or more factors, separately published.

A unit used in comparing freight earnings or expenses. The amount earned from the cost of hauling a ton of freight one mile.- The movement of a ton of freight one mile.

A system in which distilled water, antifreeze, and/or corrosion inhibitors are circulated through a collector and storage tank in a closed loop. Heat picked up from the collector by the circulating fluid is transferred to the storage tank through the clos ...

Article shipped. For dangerous and hazardous cargo, the correct commodity identification is critical.

Is the ratio of the theoretical work requirement to the actual work required to be performed on the gas for compression and delivery.

A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer

Represents a complete record of the transaction between exporter and importer with regard to the goods sold. Also reports the content of the shipment and serves as the basis for all other documents about the shipment.

Term meaning smart or neat.

A kind of winch, which is applied for deep sea-bed material sampling, and performing the benthonic organism trawl survey.

A letter of credit, issued by a foreign bank, whose validity has been confirmed by a domestic bank. An exporter with a confirmed letter of credit is assured of payment even if the foreign buyer or the foreign bank defaults.

A rate published to apply to a specific article or articles.

The amount the compass is deflected from the true direction by variation (magnetic) and deviation (metallic influences) together

Blue working overalls.

Used in meteorology to describe a mass of cold air moving toward a mass of warm air. Strong winds and rain typically accompany a cold front.

Ships which can carry both liquid and dry bulk cargoes.

A method of bending a material into an appropriate shape without heating or steaming the material first to soften it.

Floor of the cockpit.

A system in which air supply is matched to demand by the starting and stopping of the unit.

A ring of rope made by splicing the ends, and used for slinging weights, holding the parts of a block together, etc. A rope, wire or iron binding, encircling a block and with a thimble seized into it for taking a hook.

Refrigeration equipment attachable to an insulated container that does not have its own refrigeration unit.