Freight rate for shipping container for a particular commodity.

The situation of the helm when it is put in the opposite direction from that in which the wind blows.

Said of an anchor cable when its line angle approximates a continuation of the fore stay line .

Code of Shipmanagement Standards

Laydays/cancelling

Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (containers): A measurement of cargo-carrying capacity on a containership, referring to a common container size of 20 ft in length.

In a solar thermal system, the ratio of solar energy striking the absorber that is absorbed by the absorber to that of solar energy striking a black body (perfect absorber) at the same temperature. The absorptivity of a material is numerically equal to it ...

On-Board Quantity (before loading)

Agency for International Development.

Account.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Maritime Transport Committee is part of this organization. Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness (OGMSA)It is the United States initiative to establish a world–wide maritime information ...

The use of mechanical heat pipes or pumps to transport heat by circulating heat transfer fluids.

American Society For Testing and Materials. -- a society for developing standards for materials and test methods.

A special type of oil free, positive displacement reciprocating compressor, working without piston rings. The seal between piston and cylinder wall is produced by a series of labyrinths.

Qualified Individual (OPA 90)

In the direction of the stern. The opposite of ahead.

The situation of the helm when it is put in the direction from which the wind blows.

Ex Works Ex works means that the seller delivers when he places the goods at the disposal of the buyer at the seller’s premises or another named place (i.e. works, factory, warehouse, etc.) not cleared for export and not loaded on any collecting vehicle. ...

Fuel Quantity Indicator Floristic Quality Index (ecological index) FQI Fuel Quantity Indicator FQI Federal Quality Institute FQI Fibre Quality Index (textiles) FQI Food Quality Indicator FQI Final Quality Inspection (Mazda Motor Corp.) ...

Generally in law, the voluntary relinquishing of all rights, title or possession of property.