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Ocean shipping
Relating to the transportation of goods across an ocean or sea.
Industry: Maritime; Transportation
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leeway
Maritime; Ocean shipping
The term 'leeway' refers to the drift of a ship or an aircraft to leeward of the course being steered.
endless sling
Maritime; Ocean shipping
A rope, chain, or piece of synthetic webbing that forms an unbroken circle. Also known as a grommet.
bridge
Maritime; Ocean shipping
A bridge is an enclosed structure on the bridge of a vessel from which it can be navigated; also known as wheelhouse.
crew
Maritime; Ocean shipping
Crew is a collective term for the people who operate a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft - i.e the common sailors of a ship's company.
displacement
Maritime; Ocean shipping
Displacement means he weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.
freeboard
Maritime; Ocean shipping
On a cargo vessel it refers to the distance between the uppermost deck considered fully watertight and the official load line.
gross register tonnage (GRT)
Maritime; Ocean shipping
GRT is the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
