A person whose business is to act as an agent on behalf of the shipper. A freight forwarder frequently makes the booking reservation.

A term used to cover all of the anchor gear.

Is the temperature at the inlet flange of the compressor.

An audible or visual discharge at a pressure slightly lower than the set pressure on a valve. Warns the operator that the valve is about to open.

Is a heat exchanger located immediately preceding an ejector to condense and remove a portion of the vapor in the mixture and thus reduce the total lb/hr to be handled.

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

A hand held pneumatic tool. Designed for light demolition work, digging, making holes etc.

A large heavy knot usually made in the end of a heaving line to aid in accurate throwing.

A sudden burst of wind stronger than the current wind conditions.

An opening in a deck, cockpit, toe-rail or gunwale to allow water to run off the deck and drain back into the sea.

A heavy longitudinal timber placed over the keel in a ship's stern through which the propeller shaft passes.

A sailing vessel dead in the water due to lack of wind (not moving).

A knot used to form a knob in the end of a line to prevent the end from running through a block or other narrow space.

States that the volume of a gas, at constant temperature, varies inversely with the pressure.

The tender of one lot of cargo at one time from one shipper to one consignee on one bill of lading.

Vessel or vessels of practically any size or type.

A large net with its mouth held open, towed by a trawler along the bottom to catch bottom fish.

The amount of atmospheric dust which a filter will capture.

A small buoy that is used to mark the position of an anchor. It is attached to the base or crown of an anchor and can be used to recover the anchor if it has to be cast adrift, or to trip it if it becomes wedged.

All countries require that the importer make a declaration on incoming foreign goods. The importer then normally pays a duty on the imported merchandise. The importer's statement is compared against the carrier's vessel manifest to ensure that all foreign ...