A term also described as "flag of convenience" or "flag of necessity" to denote registry in a country which offers favourable tax, regulatory, and other incentives [..]

An exercise conducted on board every ship to familiarise crew and any passengers with how to evacuate the ship in an emergency. The master of every vessel is bound by international law to make the off [..]

a term used to describe a ship, usually a dry or wet bulker, that is too large to transit the canals and as a consequence must travel via the 'capes', ie Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.

Individuals or businesses who tender goods or cargo for transportation - usually the cargo owners or their representatives and not to be confused with the party issuing the bills of lading or the ship [..]

TIME - Option for charterers to add together time allowed for loading & discharging relative to terms of a particular charter party

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from

A vessel which has gone aground and is incapable of refloating under her own power.

Floating Production, Storage & Offloading vessel. Usually out of service tankers are utilised as FPSO's.

The personnel engaged on board ship, excluding the master and officers and the passengers on passenger ships.

Domestic shipping routes along a single coast.