BUA
Beratergrenium für Umweltrelevante Altstoffe (the German Advisory Committee on Existing Chemicals of Environmental Relevance)
Bucket Dredger
A vessel equipped to obtain material from the sea bed by use of circulating buckets. The material may be carried on board, transferred to other vessels, pumped ashore or deposited elsewhere using a spray
Bucket Dredger Pontoon
A non propelled dredger pontoon fitted with an endless chain of buckets lowered to the sea bed
Bulk Aggregates Barge, non propelled
A non propelled barge for the carriage of bulk aggregates
Bulk Barge, propelled
A self propelled barge with an arrangement of topside ballast tanks for the carriage of bulk dry cargo of a homogeneous nature
Bulk Cargo
Not in packages or containers; shipped loose in the hold of a ship without mark and count.” Grain, coal and sulfur are usually bulk freight.
Bulk Cargo Barge, self discharging, propelled
A self propelled bulk barge fitted with a conveyor belt (or similar system) and a boom which can discharge cargo alongside or to shore without the assistance of any external equipment
Bulk Cargo Carrier, self discharging
A bulk carrier fitted with self trimming holds, a conveyor belt (or similar system) and a boom which can discharge cargo alongside or to shore without the assistance of any external equipment
Bulk Cargo Carrier, self discharging, Laker
A Great Lakes bulk carrier fitted with a conveyor belt (or similar system) and a boom which can discharge cargo alongside or to shore without the assistance of any external equipment
Bulk Carrier
A single deck cargo vessel with an arrangement of topside ballast tanks for the carriage of bulk dry cargo of a homogeneous nature
Bulk Carrier (with Vehicle Decks)
A bulk carrier with movable decks for the additional carriage of new vehicles
Bulk Carrier, Laker Only
A single deck cargo vessel with dimensions suited to the limitations of Great Lakes of North America trade, unsuitable for open sea navigation. Hatches are more numerous than standard bulk carriers, and much wider than they are long
Bulk Carriers
Ships designed to carry dry or liquid bulk cargo. Category includes: ore/bulk/oil carriers (OBO) and other combination bulk/oil carriers.
Bulk Cement Barge, non propelled
A non propelled barge for the carriage of bulk cement
Bulk Cement Barge, propelled
A self propelled barge fitted with pumping arrangements for the carriage of cement in bulk. There are no weather deck hatches. May be self discharging
Bulk Cement Carrier, Inland Waterways
A vessel designed for the bulk transport of cement cargoes. Not designed for operation in open sea
Bulk Cement Storage Ship
A stationary storage vessel for bulk cement cargo
Bulk Dry Storage Barge, non propelled
A non propelled storage barge for dry cargoes
Bulk Dry Storage Ship
A stationary storage vessel for bulk dry cargo
Bulk/Oil Carrier (OBO)
A bulk carrier arranged for the alternative (but not simultaneous) carriage of crude oil
Bulk–Freight Container
A container with a discharge hatch in the front wall; allows bulk commodities to be carried.
Bulkhead
similar to a seawall, it is a constructed barrier in the water
Bull Rings
Cargo–securing devices mounted in the floor of containers; allow lashing and securing of cargo.
BUNDLING
This is the assembly of pieces of cargo, secured into one manageable unit. This is a very flexible description, a rule of thumb is to present cargo at a size easily handled by a large (20 ton) fork lift truck
Bunker Charge
An extra charge sometimes added to steamship freight rates; justified by higher fuel costs. Also known as Fuel Adjustment Factor or FAF.
Bunkering Tanker
A tanker equipped to supply other vessels with bunker fuels
Bunkers
Fuel, usually residue grades, burned by ships' main engines. The most familiar kind, called bunker C may contain a high concentration of sulfur and have a high specific gravity but must meet a viscosity specification which assures free flow at the temperatures vessels' fuel systems can maintain.
Buoy
Floating marker, secured to bottom of the sea, which is used as a navigational aid to mariners.
Buoy & Lighthouse Tender
A vessel equipped for buoy laying and/or maintenance and for supply of stores and personnel to lighthouses
Buoy Tender
A vessel equipped for buoy laying and/or maintenance
Buoyed Up
Using a buoy to raise the bight of an anchor cable to prevent it from chafing on a rough bottom.
Bureau Veritas
A French classification society which certifies seagoing vessels for compliance to standardized rules regarding construction and maintenance.
Burn
Refers to either a chemical or thermal burn, the former may be caused by corrosive substances and the latter by liquefied cryogenic gases, hot molten substances, or flames.
Burnback
The distance a flame will travel from the ignition source back to the aerosol container
Burning kerosene
Kerosene intended for use as domestic stove lamp fuel.
Butadiene
A four-carbon olefin. More precisely, a di-olefin because the molecule has two double bonds. Synthetic rubber production consumes much of the butadiene supply. Smaller amounts find an outlet in high-strength resins manufacturing.
Butadiene
A flammable gaseous olefin used in making synthetic rubbers. Butadiene rubber has now completely displaced natural rubber in the manufacture of automobile tires.
Butane
Butanes are colorless, odorless, gaseous hydrocarbons. The compound in which the carbon atoms are linked in a straight chain is called normal butane, or n-butane; the branched-chain form is isobutane. Both occur in natural gas and in crude oil and are formed in large quantities in the refining of petroleum to produce gasoline.
Butanol
An alcohol derived from butane and used as solvents and in organic synthesis.
Butter
Made by churning cream, often after a refining process. Cream is an emulsion of very small fat droplets in water. Milk proteins and salts are dissolved in the water. During churning, the small fat droplets coalesce until they form a continuous fat phase, in which about 16% of water is dispersed in small droplets. Excess aqueous phase separates off as whey. The emulsion has been changed from a fat-in-water emulsion to a water-in-fat emulsion. It has been ""inverted"".
Butyl acetate
A volatile ester used as solvents for resins, lacquers, paints, and varnishes.
Butyl rubbers
Butyl rubbers are a type of synthetic rubber prepared by polymerization of butylenes. They are a preferred option in the manufacture of automobile tires thanks to their leak-proof qualities.
Butylene
Also called butene, any of four isomeric compounds belonging to the series of olefinic hydrocarbons. They are formed during the cracking of petroleum to produce gasoline; they can also be prepared commercially by the catalytic dehydrogenation of butanes. The major part of the butenes is utilized for the production of octanes, which are important constituents of gasoline. On dehydrogenation, normal butenes form butadiene, the principal starting material for synthetic rubber.
Butyraldehyde
Butyraldehyde is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of resins.
Buy/sell
A swap in which, for accounting purposes or other reasons, company A sells a parcel to company B while B sells a second parcel to A. Each party buys one and sells another.
BWA
Brackish water allowance
BWAD
Brackish Water Arrival Draft
BWDD
Brackish water departure draft
BWSC
Baltic and White Sea Conference
By and Large
Currently means in all cases or in any case. From the nautical: by meaning into the wind and large meaning with the wind: as in, "By and Large the ship handled very well."
C
Centigrade (Degrees centigrade)
C and/or J
China and/or Japan
C&F FO
Cost & Freight Free Out. Cost and Freight (named port of destination). Seller must pay the costs and freight to bring the goods to the port of destination. However, risk is transferred to the buyer once the goods are loaded on the vessel (this rule is new!). Maritime transport only and Insurance for the goods is NOT included. This term is formerly known as CNF (C&F).
C&F or CFR
The four rules defined by Incoterms 2010 for international trade where transportation is entirely conducted by water are: FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF
C&F Terms of Sale
Obsolete, although heavily used, term of sale meaning “cargo and freight” whereby Seller pays for cost of goods and freight charges up to destination port. In July, 1990 the International Chamber of Commerce replaced C&F with CFR.
C.A.S. Number
Chemical Abstracts Service, a service of the American Chemical Society, identifies particular chemicals with a number.
C.I.S
Commonwealth Independent States (ex Soviet Republics)
C/E/V
Communication/Entertainment/Victualling
C/V or CVS
Consecutive voyages
C/V/E
Cable, victuals and entertainment
C–TPAT (Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
A voluntary supply chain security partnership established by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in November 2001. Meeting the C–TPAT standards allows cargo owners faster processing through cus- toms formalities and inspections.
C4
C4 derivatives are among the main olefin products coming from the steam cracker, along with ethylene and propylene. Butadiene is the most valuable product from the C4 fraction.
CA
Condition of Authorities
CABAF
Currency and Bunker Adjustment Factor
Cable Layer
A vessel equipped to lay and repair underwater cables
Cable Repair Ship
A vessel equipped for the retrieval and repair of underwater cables
Cabotage
Refers to the coastal trades of a particular nation. Cabotage is often governed by statutes requiring that only ships flying the flag of the coastal state concerned may engage in the coastal trades between ports of that state, unless "waivers" are obtained from the government of the state. In the United States, this means that the vessels must be built (primarily) in the United States, fly the U.S. flag and be crewed by American nationals.
Cabotage Fleet
see Fleet, Cabotage.
Cadet
A student who is training to be a marine officer.
CAF
Currency adjustment factor
Calendar Day
CALENDAR DAY shall mean a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours running from 0000 hours to 2400 hours. Any part of a Calendar Day shall be counted pro-rata.
Call
this denotes when a ship is coming to visit a port and berth
Call Sign
Unique sequence of letters and numbers assigned to a ship for identification and communication purposes.
CALM
Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring
CALM Buoy
Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring Buoy - Simple system to which a tanker moors and then either loads or discharges its cargo. Buoy is moored by chains anchored to the seabed.
CAN
Calcium ammonium nitrate (cargo)
CAP
CAP (Condition Assessment Programme).- Independent and thorough scheme of inspections of the actual condition of a vessel. It is applicable as established in the present Rules and procedures and as defined in the Rules of the Classification Societies members of IACS.
Capesize
Capesize vessels are typically above 150,000 long tons deadweight (DWT). Capesize ships are cargo ships originally too large to transit the Suez Canal (i.e., larger than both Panamax and Suezmax vessels). To travel between oceans, such vessels used to have to pass either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.
Capesize Vessel
A dry bulk vessel above 80,000dwt or whose beam precludes passage via the Panama Canal and thus forces them to pass around Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope.
Caprolactam
One of the ingredients that are used to synthesize the most common nylon. Caprolactam is made from phenol.
Caprolactam Tanker
A tanker for the bulk carriage of caprolactam, a chemical used in the plastics industry for the production of polyamides
Captain’s Protest
A document prepared by the captain of a vessel on arriving at port; shows conditions encountered during voyage, generally for the purpose of relieving ship owner of any loss to cargo and shifting responsibility for reimbursement to the insurance company.
Car Carrier
A vehicles carrier for the carriage of new cars which are loaded via ramps
CAR or CARIB
Caribbean Islands
Car Park
A vessel used as a floating car park.
