Maritime Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms

Malaccamax is a naval architecture term for the largest size of ship capable of fitting through the 25 metres (82 ft)-deep Strait of Malacca.

A carrier giving a customer illegal preference to attract cargo. This can take the form of a money refund (rebate); using lower figures than actual for the assessment of freight charges (undercubing); misdeclaration of the commodity shipped to allow the assessment of a lower tariff rate; waiving pub- lished tariff charges for demurrage, CFS handling or equalization; providing specialized equipment to a shipper to the detriment of other shippers, etc.

A writ issued by a court; requires that specific things be done.

a detailed summary sheet of all cargo being carried for each vessel trip; information also includes origin, destination, value, number, etc.

Area of a tanker featuring pipes and valves for intake and offloading of cargo.

Mono-ammonium phosphate

Margarines are semi-solid or consistent fatty foods originally developed to imitate dairy butter. They therefore contain a proportion of emulsified aqueous phase similar to that found in butter. The amount of moisture permitted in margarine is limited by law to a maximum of 16% in most countries while the fat content is required to be at least 80%. The aqueous phase may contain dissolved salt and an amount of milk solids treated to impart a butter-like flavour. Permitted colour is often added to give a butter-like pale yellow. Vitamins A and D are also often added. While the original purpose in developing margarine over 100 years ago was to supplement inadequate supplies of butter, there has been considerable diversifications of margarine products, particularly in the last 30 years. The following main types can be listed - a. table margarines in packets; b. table margarines in tubs; c. tub margarine with a high content of poly-unsaturated oils; d. domestic cooking margarines; e. industrial margarines for general purposes, and f. industrial margarines for puff pastry. Nowadays, the trend is to reduce the fat content to produce spreads or ""halvarines"".

Broadly, insurance covering loss or damage of goods at sea. Marine insurance typically compensates the owner of merchandise for losses sustained from fire, shipwreck, etc., but excludes losses that can be recovered from the carrier.

The first common source of marine oil was obtained from whales. Today, whale numbers have been reduced to insignificance. Various types of fish are caught for processing into meal and oil, for example, herring, menhaden and anchovy. After refining and partial hydrogenation fish oils, are useful ingredients for margarines and shortenings. World production is close to one million tonnes.

Substances, articles or materials which, if released into the aquatic environment, may cause serious environmental damage.

Business pertaining to commerce or navigation transacted upon the sea or in seaports in such matters as the court of admiralty has jurisdiction.

It is all areas and things of, on, under, relating to, adjacent to, or bordering on a sea, ocean, or other navigable waterway, including all maritime related activities, infrastructure, people, cargo, and vessels and other conveyances.

It is the effective understanding of anything associated with the global maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of the United States.

A right in the propery of a ship, conferred by law for seamens wages, salvage, etc.

It shares and displays vessel Automated Identification System (AIS) data real–time with multiple international users through a web–based, password–protected system.

Inland waterways linked to the sea, basically used for the traffic of seagoing vessels and designated as such under national law

WW designation for ro-ro carriers built in 1978-79

WW designation for ro-ro carriers built in 1984

WW designation for ro-ro carriers built in 1996

WW designation for ro-ro carriers built in 2000-01

see FLOATING PRICE

Markets for oleochemicals continue to evolve, with niche markets developing continually. Nonetheless, the main end-use markets include building auxiliaries, candles, cleaning agents, cosmetics, detergents, fire extinguishing agents, flotation agents, food emulsifiers, insecticides, pharmaceuticals, plastics, rubber, soaps and detergents, textiles and tyres.

Letters, numbers, and other symbols placed on cargo packages to facilitate identification. Also known as marks.

A pointed metal spike, used to separate strands of rope in splicing.

The abbreviated term for the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Ships (MARine POLlution) The International regulations concerning the construction of vessels and procedures to be followed to prevent pollution of the sea by oil, no

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1978

The Pollution Category (X, Y, Z) assigned to each product under Annex II of MARPOL 73/78. OS means the product was evaluated, and found to fall outside the categories X, Y, or Z. I indicates that the product is an Annex 1 product.

This refers to the pollution categories designated in the “MARPOL 73/78” regulations: X to Z - Pollution category of the cargo as evaluated by MARPOL. “X” means highest environment impact OS - Pollution category is evaluated, but outside categories X to Z. Annex I - Included in 'List of Oils'

Nautical Institute Marine Accident Reporting System

It is an integrated, data–driven environment providing essential information to support the strategic requirements of the United States Marine Transportation System and its contribution to economic viability of the nation.

Explosion which affects almost the entire load virtually instantaneously.

An officer qualified to command a ship. Usually refers to the Captain.

U.S. Customs’ automated program under AMS. It allows for electronic reporting of inbound (foreign) cargoes in the U.S.

An archaic practice. An acknowledgement of cargo receipt signed by a mate of the vessel. The possessor of the mate’s receipt is entitled to the bill of lading, in exchange for that receipt.

Material(s)

Maximum

Max But As Close To As Possible

Merchant Broker

Motor blocks/ turnings

Minimum Breaking Load

Multi-Buoy Moorings

1,000 board feet. One MBM equals 2,265 C.M.

Methyl tert-butyl ether

Master Container Freight Station. See CFS.

Maximum continous output

Maximum Continuous Rating - Maximum warranted power an engine can sustain under continuous operation.

Medium-Chain Triglyceride. Triglycerides containing fatty acid chains of 6-10 carbon atoms which are readily absorbed by the body.

Marine diesel oil

Merchandise

Metric DeadWeight Tons

Main Engine

Monoethanolamine

Freight on which transportation charges are calculated on the basis of volume measurement.

40 cubic feet.

Mechanical

A lifting dock facility using winches to lower and raise platform

A container fitted with a means of forced air ventilation.

The way in which a chemical alters basic biological functions and structures in order to exert its toxic effect(s)

Mediterranean

Moderately large diesel engines such as those which propel large boats and heavy-duty locomotives. These engines burn a heavy gasoil which sometimes takes their name.

Middle East Gulf

It is a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) initiative, started in 2003. It teams up with other countries to enhance their ability to screen cargo at major international seaports. The Initiative provides radiation detection equipment and trains their personnel to specifically check for nuclear or other radioactive materials. In return, NNSA requires that data be shared on detections and seizures of nuclear or radiological material that resulted from the use of the equipment provided.

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

When heated sufficiently, a solid changes state to a liquid. The melting of a fat depends on its previous triglyceride composition. The baking or spreading performance of commercial fats depends greatly on their melting behaviour. Solid fat content measurement is commonly used to monitor this behaviour.

Moment

Memorandum

An in–house bill of lading. A duplicate copy.

See Multiple Container load Shipment.

Methyl Alcohol = Methanol

Marine Environment Protection Committee

Mercaptan sulfur. Excessive concentrations of these malodorous organic sulfur molecules make motor gasoline unmerchantable. Blenders, therefore, want to know the mercaptan content of components they could consider buying. The kerosene trade pays careful attention to this form of sulfur too. Jet fuel, and sometimes burning kerosene, have mercaptans limits.

The joining of two or more (shipowning) companies

Most Environmentally Sensitive Area

Messieurs or Gentlemen or Sirs

Ship Stability: The highest point to which G may rise and still permit the vessel to have positive stability. Found at the intersection of the line of action of B when the ship is erect with the line of action of B when the ship is given a small inclination.

A specification of concern to buyers of fuel oil and vacuum gasoil.Heavy metals, such as nickel, vanadium, and copper, poison cat-cracking catalysts.Most refiners specify a maximum metals limit for the catfeed and vacuum unit feedstock they would consider purchasing.Traces of metal, particularly lead, also worry reformer feedstock buyers.

Metaxylene is an isomer of mixed xylene. It is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of polyesters for coatings, inks, reinforced plastics, and packaging applications.

39.37 inches (approximately).

A substance capable of converting the oxygen carrying molecule (haemoglobin) in the red blood cell to an oxidized form (methaemoglobin), which has a reduced capacity to transport oxygen.

A colorless, odorless, flammable gas that occurs abundantly in nature as the chief constituent of natural gas, as a component of firedamp in coal mines, and as a product of the decomposition of organic matter. Methane is used as a fuel and as a starting material in chemical synthesis.

Methanol, a colorless alcohol, is a chemical used in the production of formaldehyde, acetic acid and methyl methacrylate (MMA), and is used as a solvent in many applications. It is also used to produce MTBE.

The fatty acid composition of an oil is normally determined by using Gas Liquid Chromatography of the fatty acid methyl esters (FAME analysis). The methyl ester derivatives of fatty acids are comparatively volatile. Methyl esters of fatty acids are conveniently prepared by displacing the glycerol from the triglycerides of the oil, using methanol in the presence of an alkaline or acidic catalyst.

Methylamines (mono-, di- and tri) and their derivatives are alkaline substances that are produced by reacting ammonia and methanol, in the gas phase at high temperatures and high pressure. Methylamines are available as anhydrous liquefied gases and as aqueous solutions.

2,204.6 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.

Mexico

Medium Frequency

Medical First Aid Guide

Manufacturing

Manufactures

Managing/Manager

Master''s general account

Marine gas oil

Management

Main hatch

Materials handling equipment

Mean Higher High Water

Car carriers built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2004-06

Mean High Water

Mean high water neaps: and

Mean High Water Spring Tides