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Boats & ships
Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.
Industry: Transportation
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bimco
Transportation; Boats & ships
Baltic and International Maritime Council, to which many shipowners and brokers belong.
bill of lading (B/L)
Transportation; Boats & ships
A document of title to the goods being carried on the ship, which acts as a receipt for the cargo and contains the terms of the contract of carriage.
barge
Transportation; Boats & ships
Flat-bottomed boat for carrying cargo on protected waterways, usually without engines or crew accommodations. On inland river systems barges can be lashed together and either pushed or pulled by tugs ...
bareboat charter
Transportation; Boats & ships
Vessel contract where charterers take over all responsibility for the operation of the vessel and expenses for a certain period of time, and appoints his own master and crew and pays all running ...
bagged cargo
Transportation; Boats & ships
Various kinds of commodities usually packed in sacks or in bags, such as sugar, cement, milk powder, onion, grain, flour, etc. Also referred to as breakbulk.
bunker adjustment factor(BAF)
Transportation; Boats & ships
A freight adjustment factor reflecting the current cost of bunkers.
automatic pilot
Transportation; Boats & ships
An instrument that controls automatically a vessel's steering gear to enable her to follow a pre-determined track through the water.