Sailing close-hauled

To sail large, with wind about four points abaft beam.

A landing wharf or pier; a dike at a river s mouth.

A forceful resistance to recognized authority. A refusal to obey a legal order of a superior officer is also considered mutiny.

(1) As a command, it means to go in the direction indicated, e.g., "Lay foward" (go up) or "Lay alow!" (come down). (2) Of a line or rope, it refers to the direction in which the strands are twisted. (3) Lay the course: able to fetch a given point when cl ...

A cargo consolidator in ocean trades who will buy space from a carrier and subsell it to smaller shippers. The NVOCC issues bills of lading, publishes tariffs and otherwise conducts itself as an ocean common carrier, except that it will not provide the ac ...

The angular distance North or South of the equator, measured from the center of the earth. It thus corresponds to latitude on the earths surface.

The act of striking or collision of a moving vessel against a stationary object.

An anchor engine used for heaving in the chain cable and anchor.

A type of filter capacity test in which a clogging contaminant is added to the influent of a filter, under specified test conditions, to produce a given rise in pressure drop across the filter or until a specified reduction of flow is reached. Filter life ...

Cubic capacity of a vessels holds to carry packaged dry cargo such as bales/pallets.

Resting on the surface of the water.

Describes the pressure drop through a component and is the difference in pressure between two points.

Abbreviation for "Destination Delivery Charge." A charge, based on container size, that is applied in many tariffs to cargo. This charge is considered accessorial and is added to the base ocean freight. This charge covers crane lifts off the vessel, draya ...

A receptacle which serves to store compressed air for heavy demands in excess of compressor capacity.

Small bulldozer used to go over bulk cargoes.

A single turn of line around an object with the end being led back through the bight. It's the basis upon which many nautical knots are contructed.

Sequence of letters and numbers, unique to each ship by which ships can be identified.

(1) Describing a boat that lacks stability. (2) A small dinghy or launch used to transport crew and equipment from shore to a larger boat (3) One who serves as a precautionary standby, such as a line tender

To drive before a gale, with no sail, or only enough to keep the vessel ahead of the sea. Also, low, thin clouds that fly swiftly before the wind.