The point of a tide when the water is the highest.

Standard Carrier Abbreviation Code identifying an individual common carrier. A three letter carrier code followed by a suffix identifies the carrier's equipment. A suffix of "U" is a container and "C" is a chassis.

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

Extending a sail using a whisker pole

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

To remove a reef from a sail and hoist the sail aloft

The space between any decks.

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

Removing cargo from a container (devanning).

Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.

Net volume actually displaced by the compressor piston at rated machine speed, generally expressed in cubic feet per minute (usually CFM). For multistage compressors, the piston displacement of the first stage only is commonly stated as that of the entire ...

That geographical belt located approximately in 40 degrees south latitude in which are encountered the prevailing or stormy westerlies.

A familiar dish at sea before refrigeration was available. It was a stew of salt meat, broken biscuit, potatoes, onions and available spices.

When rope comes aboard a vessel and is put to use, it is called line, although some still call it rope if it is over one inch in diameter.

A slide which travels on a track to which the mainsheet may be attached. The sail shape can be subtly altered by changing the mainsheet position on the traveler.

ACRONYM - Canadian Standards Association

A draft to which no documents are attached.

Cost of unloading a vessel is borne by the charterer.

The act of the U.S. Congress (1916) that created the U.S. Shipping Board to develop water transportation, operate the merchant ships owned by the government, and regulate the water carriers engaged in commerce under the flag of the United States. As of Ju ...

A chaplain.