A charter contract rate for a particular vessel to move a single cargo between specified loading and discharge ports in the immediate future.
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AFT
Back of the vessel.
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ASTERN
A backward movement of a vessel
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ATHWARTSHIP
Across the ship, at right angles to the fore-and-aft centerline
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BULK CARGO
Cargo such as oil, coal, ore, woodchips, etc. not shipped in bags or containers
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UPBOUND
A vessel traveling upstream.
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BEAM
The width of a ship. Also called breadth.
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BREADTH
The width of a ship.
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TRAMP FREIGHTER
A cargo ship engaged in the tramp trade.
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AFFREIGHTMENT
A hiring of a vessel
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COLD CRANKING SIMULATOR
An intermediate shear rate viscometer that predicts the ability of an oil to permit a satisfactory cranking speed to be developed in a cold engine. (CCS)
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