A receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were damaged when received. Compare Clean Bill of Lading.

See Owner Code.

Effective June 18, 1984, describes the law covering water transportation in the U.S. foreign trade.

All matter consists of molecules which are in constant motion, but which are held together by molecular forces. In a solid the molecules are closely packed and arranged in such a pattern that the influence of the molecular forces is very strong. This give ...

Engineering science pertaining to gaseous pressure and flow.

A nautical astronomical observation of the sun, moon, or a star, by which means a vessel's position can be determined. The sight was taken with a sextant at a specific time, determined by a chronometer.

A piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner castings.

Canvas or wood seat attached a halyard to raise and lower someone to work on the mast

A lift truck fitted with lifting attachments operating to one side for handling containers.

Contracts with berth CIP. NOR can be given when within commercial limits of the port

Two half hitches around a spar or post. Easy way to make a line temporarily fast to a piling or post. The clove hitch can jam under heavy tension, making it difficult to untie. Worse, is its tendency to untie itself when subjected to repeated strain and r ...

Timber placed across the floor of the cargo hold to protect it from damage.

In sailboat racing, the mark or buoy that signifies one side of the starting line, opposite of the race committee boat.

A purchase (block and tackle) for hoisting a boat to its davits.

The water level used to record data on a chart. Usually the average low tide water level. It is the level below which depths on a chart are measured, and above which keights of a tide are expressed.

Pounds per square inch, gauge. Pressure indicated by a pressure gauge.

Said of a wind when it is light and variable in direction, not blowing steadily from any direction.

A stationary passage surrounding an impeller, in which velocity pressure imparted to the flow medium by the impeller is converted into static pressure.

Shipped under a rate that includes costs of delivery to and the loading onto a carrier at a specified point.