Also known as LTL or LCL.

Tank,one of which is situated at each side of the top part of the hold of a bulk carrier.

An instrument designed to detect the ultrasonic emissions and convert them to audible signal.

ACRONYM - non-lubricated compressor.

A very experienced and/or old sailor

U.S. Commerce Department document, "Shipper's Export Declaration."

Caulker's name for the seam in the upper deck planking next to a ship's waterways. There was very little space to get at this seam, making it a difficult and awkward job. This is the origin of the expression "Between the devil and the deep blue sea, since ...

Misrepresenting freight or weight on shipping documents.

A marine insurance policy that applies to all shipments made by an exporter over a period of time rather than to one shipment only.

To deliberately put a sailor ashore and leave him there while the ship sails away.

Goods transported in a ship, or the money paid for such goods.

A pressure-volume diagram for a compressor or engine cylinder produced by direct measurement made by the use of a device called an indicator.

To change direction so as to point farther away from the wind. Also Bear Away, Bear Off or Head Down. The opposite of heading up.

The gauge pressure at which a pressure vessel is maintained in normal operation.

The difference between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle. Magnetic variation is different in different geographic locations, so the nearest compass rose to each location on a chart must be used.

A charge made for a service performed in a carrier's terminal area.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., (ASHRAE) is an international membership organization operated for the exclusive purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, refrigeration, air conditioning and ...

Cool air pulled ashore by rising thermal air currents caused by the air inland rising as the land heats up

The process of coating one metal with another, ordinarily applied to the coating of iron or steel with zinc. The chief purpose of galvanizing is to prevent corrosion.

A U.S. Customs program wherein at least two designated Customs ports will enter cargo that arrives at either port without the necessity of an in-bound document.