A painted stripe along the waterline delineating the topside from the bottom paint

(1) An engine. (2) The act of using an engine to move a boat.

The direction of an object from the observer's position.

Putting cargo into a container.

Kept in a neat seaman-like manner.

Electrical power converter; converts square-wave DC current to sine-wave AC current

To steer the boat more into the wind, thereby causing the sails to flap or luff.

A set of wheels that support the front of a container; used when the automotive unit is disconnected.

That amount of time that a carrier's equipment may be used without incurring additional charges. (See Storage, Demurrage or Per Diem.)

The lifting power. It may be measured by the volume of a watertight hull above the load water line.

A rate published on traffic moving from an interior point to a port for transshipment to a foreign country.

A type of air circulation in a container. In top air units, air is drawn from the bottom of the container, filtered through the evaporator for cooling and then forced through the ducted passages along the top of the container. This type of airflow require ...

A set of four twistable bayonet type shear keys used as part of a spreader to pick up a container or as part of a chassis to secure the containers.

There is no such thing on a boat! See Fender.

A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.

An elevated guardrail set up at the bow of a vessel. When erected at the stern, it is called a pushpit.

Filtering device used to remove the solid debris from the cooling water.

A metallic pad, usually embedded in concrete, on which the compressor feet are mounted.

Speed or velocity of current (2) The leeway, or movement of the boat, when not under power, or when being pushed sideways while under power

A rope passed around (center) a boat or other object for hanging.