A trade arrangement in which goods are shipped to a foreign buyer without guarantee of payment.

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

A pointed metal spike, used to separate strands of rope in splicing.

Cargo to/from regional ports are transferred to/from a central hub port for a long-haul ocean voyage.

ACRONYM - National Pipe Thread tapered. A description of a specific pipe thread

A notation on a bill of lading that the cargo has been stowed on the open deck of the ship.

The bottom of the mast, with a shape designed to fit into the mast step.

Heat exchangers for raising the temperature of compressed air to increase its volume.

Is pressure as determined by most instruments and gauges.

To sail closer to the wind than another boat on the same tack.

A semi great circle joining the north and south poles. Known as lines of longitude, they cross the equator and all parallels of latitude at right angles.

Also known as LTL or LCL.

Direction or bearing of an object relative to a boat's heading.

A bun-shaped cover placed over a radar scanner to prevent risk of fouling and to protect it from the weather.

Caught in the ice.

Misrepresenting freight or weight on shipping documents.

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 term used to designate an object for which the correct name has been forgotten.

Circular blocks in the shrouds or stays to adjust tension.