Contraction for "Shipper's Export Declaration."

A time or a date draft that has been accepted by the buyer (the drawee) for payment at maturity.

A system of rivers and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States allowing boats to travel along them without having to go offshore.

The difference between the discharge pressure and the intake pressure.

Sailing as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and drawing.

Blower.

Anything that is straightforward and easy.

National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

Also known as PM, maintenance performed according to a fixed schedule involving the routine repair and replacement of machine parts and components.

Loaded containers moving within the railroad system that are not clearly identified on any internally generated reports.

A short, confused sea.

A sail having battens that run the full horizontal length of the sail.

A loss discovered before or at the time of delivery of a shipment.

The mechanical power required to compress polytropically and to deliver, through the specified range of pressures, the gas delivered by the compressor.

To collide with a vessel head on.

The recognition of a person by his recognizable characteristics (originally, the shape of the nose)

Said of a line that leads from its point of attachment towards the bow of the ship.

To spill the sails is to take the wind out of the sails, either by heading up into the wind, or by easing the sheets to the point where the sails can hold no wind.

A rope used for additional support or for additional securing, e.g., preventer stay.

A rail service whereby rail cars carry containers stacked two high on specially operated unit trains. Each train includes up to 35 articulated multi-platform cars. Each car is comprised of 5 well-type platforms upon which containers can be stacked. No cha ...