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The transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country along coastal routes by a vessel registered in another country. Originally applied only to shipping, the term now also is applied to analogous transport via aviation, railways, or road transport. cage mast See lattice mast. camels 1.
Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
The term does not imply in any way that the ship is privately owned. privateer. Also private man of war. A privately owned ship authorised by a national power (by means of a letter of marque) to conduct hostilities against an enemy. prize A property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, e.g. an enemy warship or merchant vessel. prize crew
SIPP memory, single in-line pin package, a type of computer memory; Standard Interline Passenger Procedure, ACRISS vehicle category codes; Survey of Income and Program Participation, a survey of household income and transfer payments; SIPp, test tool / traffic generator for Session Initiation Protocol
List of military slang terms; Glossary of nautical terms (A-L) Glossary of nautical terms (M-Z) United States Navy bureau system; List of U.S. government and military acronyms. List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions; List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions
Under FOB terms the seller bears all costs and risks up to the point the goods are loaded on board the vessel. The seller's responsibility does not end at that point unless the goods are "appropriated to the contract" that is, they are "clearly set aside or otherwise identified as the contract goods". [21]
Some terms may be used within other English-speaking countries, or within the freight industry in general (air, rail, ship, and manufacturing). For example, shore power is a term borrowed from shipping terminology, in which electrical power is transferred from shore to ship, instead of the ship relying upon idling its engines.
A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality.