The portion of a safety/relief valve that surrounds the spring. The spring housing.

A nautical guy, often a negative connotation.

An indemnity issued to the carrier by a bank; protects the carrier against any possible losses or damages arising from release of the merchandise to the receiving party. This instrument is usually issued when the bill of lading is lost or is not available ...

Synonymous for all practical purposes with "Intermodal."

To reverse or change directions, to turn around

A navigable route on a waterway, usually marked by buoys. Channels are deep enough for ships or boats to navigate without running aground.

Turning out all hands on board ship in the morning, or calling the watch for duty on deck.

A method of removing heat from the flowing medium by circulation of a coolant in passages built into the diaphragm.

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 ...

Sailing with the wind coming from the port side, with the boom on the starboard side.

Movement of crest of a progressive wave. Can also refer to radio waves.

Path through open water used for commercial vessel passage and so noted on chart

See Door-to-Door.

Goods which have been prohibited from entering a belligerent state by the declaration of a blockade.

To take the opposite tack when sailing to windward with another yacht.

When a container or vessel has reached its volumetric capacity before its permitted weight limit.

A legal paper or license of a boat or its captain.

A short, confused sea.

A bolt fitted with a ring through its eye, used for securing, running, rigging, etc.

Machines in which axial vanes slide radially in an eccentrically mounted rotor.