A new letter of credit issued to another beneficiary on the strength of a primary credit. The second L/C uses the first L/C as collateral for the bank. Used in a three-party transaction.

Is any gas or gas mixture in which one or more of the constituents is at its saturated vapor pressure. The constituent at saturation pressure may or may not be water vapor.

Category of bulk carrier 100.000-180.00DWT so called she is too large to pass Suez and Panama Canals.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

The distance the bow of a boat is forward of another's stern

The merchant ships on the official registers of any nation.

Succession of long and unbroken waves that are not due to meteorological conditions in the vicinity. Generally due to wind or storms at a distance from the position.

Ice pack whose limits cannot be seen from ship.

A restrictive tube used in a refrigeration system which restricts the flow of freon and allows pressure to build on one side and suction on the other. It is located between the condenser and the evaporator.

Steering; keeping the ship on the course given (no lazy steering).

A train of a specified number of railcars, perhaps 100, which remain as a unit for a designated destination or until a change in routing is made.

Gallons per minute

A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.

Atmospheric pressure as measured by a barometer.

The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation.

To assemble passengers and/or crew.

One of the large square openings in the deck of a ship through which freight is hoisted in or out, and access is had to the hold.

A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in a gas.

The operation of bringing two lines together; term also applied to other objects.