Boats & ships

Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

Industry: Transportation

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Ad valorem

Transportation; Boats & ships

Means 'at value'. A rate or tax on the freight based on the value of goods.

Addendum

Transportation; Boats & ships

Additional terms at the end of a charter party.

American bureau of shipping (ABS)

Transportation; Boats & ships

A U. S. based private classification, or standards setting society for merchant ships and other marine systems.

A/b seaman

Transportation; Boats & ships

A member of the deck crew who is able to perform all the duties of an experienced seaman; certificated by examination and has three years sea service.

Seabee

Transportation; Boats & ships

Sea-barge, a barge carrier design similar to "LASH" but which uses rollers to move the barges aboard the ship; the self-propelled loaded barges are themselves loaded on board as cargo and are ...

Salvage

Transportation; Boats & ships

The property which has been recovered from a wrecked vessel, or the recovery of the vessel herself.

Freight ship or ferry with facilities for vehicles to drive on and off (roll-on roll-off); a system of loading and discharging a ship whereby the cargo is driven on and off on ramps. Equipped with ...