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 ...

Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG.

The structure perpendicular to the shoreline to which a vessel is secured for the purpose of loading and unloading cargo.

The naval architect's drawings of a ship showing the various sections.

The tallest mast; the forward mast of a yawl or ketch; the mast furthest aft on a schooner

Location where cargo enters the care and custody of carrier.

Nautical Flag meanings can be found here.

A design in which the forestay runs to the top of the mast.

Letter of credit in which the specified payment is guaranteed by the bank if all terms and conditions are met by the drawee and which cannot be revoked without joint agreement of both the buyer and the seller.

An old seafaring dish made of boiled oatmeal seasoned with salt, sugar, and butter.

A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

A Latin term meaning "In proportion."

The seller must deliver the goods to a pier and place them within reach of the ship's loading equipment. See Terms of Sale.

To throw an oar out of the rowlock, and raise it perpendicularly on its end, and lay it down in the boat, with its blade forward.

A manmade structure, in or around a harbor, designed to break the force of the sea, thus providing shelter.

A watertight covering, usually small, that may be removed so the interior of the hull can be inspected or water removed.

On square-rigged ships, a small light square sail set above the skysail in fair weather. If the sail were triangular, it would be called a Skyscraper.

see Holystone

An indication on a draft that the documents attached are to be released to the drawee only on payment.

A sail attached to the boom at the tack and clew, but not along the foot, or a fore-and-aft sail which is set without a boom.