Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

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

A small flat bottomed boat square at either end.

Cargo-securing devices mounted in the floor of containers; allow lashing and securing of cargo.

DC. A continuous, one directional flow of electricity.(2) A type of electricity transmission and distribution by which electricity flows in one direction through the conductor; usually relatively low voltage and high current; typically abbreviated as dc.

Railroad terminal where containers are received or delivered and trains loaded or discharged. Originally, trailers moved onto the rearmost flatcar via a ramp and driven into position in a technique known as "circus loading." Most modern rail facilities us ...

Abbreviation for "Trailer Load."

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

The smaller of two mating or meshing gears; can be either the driving or the driven gear.

A chaplain.

Seaman's name for a reef knot tied upside down. also called a "granny" knot.

The pressure which overcomes the total resistances in a system. It includes all losses as well as useful work.

To mark a course on a chart.

A call to turn out of bunks.

Unit of highway motive power used to pull one or more trailers/containers.

T/C remuneration

A Latin term meaning "In proportion."

Removal of a shipment from a vessel.

(1) A piece of equipment used to drive piles into the ground. (2) Name given to a ship which because of her short length, cannot ride two consecutive waves, and pitches violently into the second.