Maritime terms starting with I

5 terms

1. Ice Pier A heavily constructed shield of concrete piling to shelter a bridge, pier, etc. To brace against large amounts of ice in the river.
2. In-transit Merchandise Merchandise coming into the United States from a foreign country and shipped to a foreign country without having been entered as an import.
3. Inbound Traffic moving from one waterway into another where the destination is on the subject waterway.
4. Inland or intracoastal waterway of the United States The term “inland or intracoastal waterway of the United States” means any inland or intracoastal waterway of the United States which is described in…
5. Integrated Tow A tow using semi-rake and box barges in combination so the full will appear to be one barge.