A person or firm, licensed by the treasury department of their country when required, engaged in entering and clearing goods through Customs for a client (importer).

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.

Pre-Cooling of intake air for compressors and Blowers.

Daily; occurring once a day.

A point of sail where the boat is sailing away from the wind, but not directly downwind; Sailing with the wind coming from any direction from abeam to on the quarter, with the bow approximately 135 degrees to the wind source and the sails let out nearly a ...

A harbor restriction placed on a ship which has an infectious disease on board, or which has arrived from a country where such a disease is prevalent. The crew may not go ashore until the ship is granted pratique.

Cargo shipped in loose condition and of a homogeneous nature.Cargoes that are shipped unpackaged either dry, such as grain and ore, or liquid, such as petroleum products. Bulk service generally is not provided on a regularly scheduled basis, but rather as ...

A position of a flag when lowered part way in salute (method of salute between vessels, like planes dipping wings).

The actual work required to compress and deliver a given gas quantity, including all thermodynamic, leakage and fluid friction losses. It does not include mechanical losses.

Sailor's term for being about to get married, a splice being used to join two ropes together.

An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

Small line used for whipping other light duties.

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

Maximum pressure a vessel, or air filter housing will withstand without bursting.

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

Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

This property is the ratio of the specific weight of air or gas to that of dry air at the same pressure and temperature.

A small multi-pronged anchor used on dinghies and small boats. Also used to drag along the bottom to recover something that has sunk.

Is the total pressure (static plus velocity) at the inlet flange of the compressor.

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 ...