A machine used to pick up and move goods loaded on pallets or skids.

A severe type of food poisoning caused by eating contaminated fish

Sails that lie in the direction of the ship's length and whose luffs abut the masts or are attached to stays.

To move ahead swiftly. To move ahead of another vessel quickly when underway.

A spring line tied from the boat to chain rode, usually near the water's surface. It helps disperse tension forces. It also prevents damage to the boat by ground tackle and can help in the retrieval of the ground tackle in heavy weather.

A compartment forward where the chain cable is stowed.

A volume. Cubic meters per second.

Is a positive displacement reciprocating compressor using a flexible membrane or diaphragm in place of a piston.

Canvas, cloth, leather, tubing, rubber or other material placed around a line or cable to protect it from wear and abrasion

A power or sailing boat used by pi-lots (men who have local knowledge of navigation hazards of ports).

The speed needed for a boat to begin planing.

The line of longitude 180 degrees opposite Greenwich, England, located in the Pacific that marks the date change

A ball shaped buoy marking a navigational hazard.

A document specifying the nation of registry of the vessel.

The logic of binary systems, such as control systems in which all operations may be reduced to on-off, open-closed, or similar dichotomous basis.

A person or firm performing a consolidation service for others. The consolidator takes advantage of lower full carload (FCL) rates, and savings are passed on to shippers.

(1) The flag traditionally flown by pirate ships. (2) The name given by sailors to the bubonic plague, whose victims were said to turn black.

Statement on the condition of the vessel. The sufficiency of a vessel in materials, construction, equipment, crew and outfit for the trade in which it is employed. Any sort of disrepair to the vessel by which the cargo may suffer, overloading, untrained o ...

The basic unit of measurement for lumber. One board foot is equal to a oneinch board, 12 inches wide and one foot long. Thus, a board ten feet long, 12 inches wide, and one inch thick contains ten board feet.

Port of initial Customs entry of a vessel to any country. Also known as First Port of Call.