A person or firm who transacts all business in a port on behalf of shipowners or charterers. Also called shipping agent; agent.

A bulkhead placed athwartships.

Is a pipe extending downward from the bottom of the airline to collect any condensation flow in the pipe.

A barge which loads material dumped into it by a dredger and discharges the cargo through the bottom.

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.

Tanks carried in various parts of a ship for water ballast, for stability and to make the ship seaworthy.

Port where cargo is discharged from means of transport.

Said of anchor when it lifts clear of the bottom.

Abbreviation for "Consumption Entry." The process of declaring the importation of foreignmade goods for use in the United States.

Various statements that the U.S. government requires to be displayed on export shipments. The statements specify the authorized destinations.

Allows foreign merchandise arriving at one port to be transported in bond through the U.S. to be exported from another port, without paying duty.

Another name for the bo'sun's whistle.

A line attached to the crown of an anchor and used to help free it in the event it becomes fouled.

Part of a ship/s side projecting upwards along the line of the weather deck or uppermost deck.

A vertical longitudinal center line section of a vessel.

A draft payable on demand upon presentation.

A compartment where the crew lives.

The marrying of two or more portions of one shipment that originate at different locations, moving under one bill of lading, from one shipper to one consignee. Authority for this service must be granted by tariff publication. See Bill of Lading.

Leaning out over the side of the boat to to counteract heel and balance it.

The space between the two sides of the shell of a block in which the sheave is fitted.