A change in the wind direction.

Placed at right angles to the keel, such as a transverse frame, transverse bulkhead, etc.

Term used in a voyage charter party, e.g. vessel shall proceed to Berth 2 at Falmouth.

A deck crew member who is subordinate to the Able Bodied Seamen.

On wooden vessels, the frames or ribs of a ship, connected to the keel, which give shape and strength to the ship's hull.

ACRONYM - Canadian Standards Association

Abbreviation for Container Yard.- The designation for full container receipt/delivery

A metal pin by which the plating and other parts of iron and steel vessels are joined. Rivets are known by their heads, such as: Flush, pan, snap, plug, tap, countersunk, mushroom, and swollen neck.

Used to denote movements of cargo containers interchangeably between transport modes, i.e., motor, water, and air carriers, and where the equipment is compatible within the multiple systems.

To abandon a ship at sea; to place people in a ship's boat or raft and leave them.

A person who arranges for transportation of loads for a percentage of the revenue from the load.

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

Small lines used to tie the sails when they are flaked or furled.

Hundred weight (United States, 100 pounds: U.K.,112)

A complete package of pick up or delivery services performed by a carrier from origin to final consumption point.

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

An occasional sprinkling dashed from the top of a wave by the wind, or by its striking an object.

That part of the total stroke which can be utilized repeatedly in actuator applications. It is measured starting at the compressed height and is the difference between the compressed height and the actuator height limit.

This type of clause covers merchandise if the damage amounts to three percent or more of the insured value of the package or cargo. If the vessel burns, sinks, collides, or sinks, all losses are fully covered. In marine insurance, the word average describ ...