A vessel discharges part of its cargo at anchor into a lighter to reduce the vessel's draft so it can then get alongside a pier.

Additional thickness of planking on a wooden ship about her waterline to give the vessel more stability.

A lit navigational aid such as a lighthouse that can be used at night or in poor visibility.

Abbreviation for "Not Otherwise Indexed."

Also saloon; the main social cabin of a boat

Front of a container or trailer - opposite the tail.

A wedge-shaped piece of timber used to secure barrels against movement.

The length of the boat at the waterline.

Valve of a pump box; to prime a pump.

An order to cease (stop).

Abbreviation for "Origin Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at origin except an ORFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

Finite Element Analysis.

A manmade waterway used to connect bodies of water that do not connect naturally. Canals use locks to raise and lower boats when connecting bodies of water that have different water levels.

Packages loaded on a pallet, in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit.

A container designed with openings in the side and/or end walls to permit the ingress of outside air when the doors are closed.

To reeve and secure a stopper (hold a strain on a line while transferring it).

That part of a ship's bow where the hawse holes and hawse pipes are situated.

To keep a weather eye is to be on the alert (heads up).

A wearable device used to keep a person afloat. Also called a life jacket, life preserver, PFD or personal floatation device.

The inside center strand of rope.