The damping of interior temperature fluctuations by massive construction.

Federal Maritime Commission.

Federal Maritime Commission. The U.S. Governmental regulatory body responsible for administering maritime affairs including the tariff system, Freight Forwarder Licensing, enforcing the conditions of the Shipping Act and approving conference or other carr ...

Foreign Military Financing

Facility Management Information System

Fathoms

Fidenavis S.A. (Spanish Class Society)

Foundered

Fellow of The Nautical Institute

1.Fuel oil2.For Orders3.Free Out

An abbreviation of forecastle.

A modem version of the old term "forecastle," or bow section of the ship, where the crew lived.

A high R-value insulation product usually made from urethane that can be injected into wall cavities, or sprayed onto roofs or floors, where it expands and sets quickly.

A plastic foam insulation product, pressed or extruded into board-like forms, used as sheathing and insulation for interior basement or crawl space walls or beneath a basement slab; can also be used for exterior applications inside or outside foundations, ...

A type of structural, insulated product with foam insulation contained between two facings of drywall, or structural wood composition boards such as plywood, waferboard, and oriented strand board.

This is an INCO term and explains what the price quoted represents and the responsibility of the buyer and seller in relaton to arranging for the various costs associated(e.g. insurance, freight, duties) with the shipment. It is normally used in sea shipm ...

Cost of a product before transportation costs are figured in Free on Board Free on Board means that the seller delivers when the goods pass the ship’s rail at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss ...

Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service

Flag Of Convenience

A warm, dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range, the warmth and dryness due to adiabatic compression upon descent.