Glossary

Maritime glossary, terms beginning with G (page 2)

All maritime glossary terms that begin with the letter G, drawn from every subject section. 1586 entries.

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GASTIME X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: BIMCO time charter party for gas tankers.
Gastrointestinal Illness (GI) X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Common VSP shorthand for AGE cases counted in the AGE log and surveillance report.
Gastrointestinal Illness Plan X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Written shipboard procedure addressing isolation, cleaning, and reporting during a developing outbreak.
Gasum X110. LNG Bunkering Infrastructure and Vessels: Nordic energy company, formerly Skangas, operating the Coralius and a fleet of LNG bunker vessels in Northern Europe.
Gasum Bunker Supply X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Finnish state LNG company operating LNG bunker vessels Coralius, Kairos, and Coral Energy in the Baltic and North Sea.
Gasum Coralius X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: LNG bunker vessel operated by Gasum and Sirius Shipping in the North Sea and Baltic since 2017.
Gasum Kairos X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: LNG bunker vessel commissioned in 2018 serving customers in the Baltic and North Sea.
GASVOY X101. Vessel Brokerage Software and Chartering Platforms: BIMCO liquefied gas voyage charter party form used in LPG and certain LNG spot trades.
GASVOY 2005 X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: BIMCO voyage charter party for liquefied gases other than LNG.
Gate X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: The principal moving element of a lock, typically a miter, sector or tainter gate.
Gate appointment X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: time slot booked by a trucker for entry or exit.
Gate Automation X46. Container Terminal Operations: The use of OCR, RFID, license plate readers, and kiosks at the terminal gate to identify trucks, drivers, and containers without manual data entry.
Gate hours X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: published operating hours for trucker access.
Gate house X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Terminal building where truck and container details are recorded.
Gate in X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Process of a container entering the terminal gate.
Gate move X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: container handover at the gate, in or out.
Gate OCR X169. Container Terminal Cranes, Yard Equipment, and Lashing: Optical character recognition portal at terminal entry that captures truck plate, container ISO marks, and seal numbers.
Gate out X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Process of a container leaving the terminal gate.
Gate ratio X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: trucks served per gate hour.
Gate terminal X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: LNG import and small-scale distribution terminal on the Maasvlakte at Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Gateway X48. Maritime Cybersecurity: Device that bridges different protocols or zones, often the interface between OT and IT on board.
Gateway Programme X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Suez Canal Authority series of expansions through 2030.
Gather way X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Begin to move through the water.
Gato class X11. Naval Vessels, Warship Systems and Naval Architecture: USN World War II fleet submarine.
Gatun Locks X33. Inland Navigation and Barge Operations: Original Panama Canal locks raising vessels to Gatun Lake, opened 1914.
Gauge X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Position of one ship relative to another with respect to the wind.
Gauge board X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Local instrument panel grouping pressure and temperature gauges for an engine or system.
Gauge Calibration Record X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Documentation of UTG and atmospheric meter calibration.
Gauge Factor X96. Hull Integrity Monitoring and Strain Gauges: Ratio of fractional resistance change to applied strain in a strain gauge, typically near 2.0 for metallic foil types.
Gauge Glass X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Direct-reading water level indicator fitted on every boiler steam drum.
Gauge, Cargo Tank X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Manual UTI tape, fixed radar, or float; gives ullage or innage.
Gauging Report X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Document recording thickness measurements with location plans.
Gauging system X56. LNG/LPG Carriers and IGC Code: Cargo tank level measurement equipment, typically using float, radar, or capacitance technology integrated into the CTS.
Gaussin X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: French manufacturer of full-electric ATM port AGVs supplied to Le Havre, Casablanca and Doha terminals.
Gauze swabs (sterile) X36. Shipboard Medical, Telemedicine and Seafarer Health: Standard wound care item in IMGS Annex V.
Gavia X65. ROVs, AUVs, USVs and Marine Robotics: Modular man-portable AUV originally from Hafmynd and now sold under the Teledyne Gavia brand.
GAW X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: gross axle weight, monitored at terminal weighbridges.
Gawn series X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Propeller series tested by R. W. L. Gawn at Haslar in the 1950s, used for naval and high-speed craft preliminary design.
Gaz-System X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Polish gas transmission operator and owner of the Baltic Pipe's Polish offshore segment.
Gazela Primeiro X128. Sail Training Ships and Tall Ship Associations: Portuguese built four masted barquentine launched 1901, 54 m length, last surviving wooden square rigged Banks dory cod fisher, US National Historic Landmark, based at Philadelphia.
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Russian bunker subsidiary of Gazprom Neft active in St Petersburg, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, and Vladivostok prior to 2022 EU sanctions.
GBF X105. Offshore Wind Farm Installation and Vessels: Gravity Base Foundation, a concrete or steel-concrete substructure that resists overturning by its self-weight on prepared seabed.
GBM Gas-Based Mode X174. Marine Engine Maintenance, Overhaul, and Condition Monitoring: Operation mode of MAN ME-GI dual-fuel engines using natural gas as primary fuel and pilot diesel for ignition.
GBO (Global Biodiversity Outlook) D3. Marine environmental science, pollution and conservation: CBD periodic assessment of biodiversity status.
GBR Inner Route X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Great Barrier Reef Inner Route from Cairns to Cape York, subject to compulsory pilotage since 1991.
GBR pilotage X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Coastal pilotage on Australia's Great Barrier Reef administered by AMSA.
GBR Sail Numbers F4. Recreational Boating, Yachting and Sport: World Sailing national prefix for the United Kingdom.
GBR Sailing Team F4. Recreational Boating, Yachting and Sport: Royal Yachting Association high-performance squad.
GBS X14. Offshore Oil and Gas Marine Operations: Gravity-based structure; concrete platform held by self-weight on seabed.
GBS (Guided Bomb Submarine integration) X91. Submarines and Submarine Cable Systems: Not commonly used; reserved for specialized strike submarine concepts under study.
GC Code X158. IMO Conventions, Protocols, Codes, and Resolutions: Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk, applicable to gas carriers built between 1976 and 30 June 1986.
GC-MS X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: Gas chromatography mass spectrometry used to identify trace chemical contaminants in off-specification bunker fuel.
GCMD X72. Bunkering Hubs and Bunker Suppliers: Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, the Singapore based not for profit running ammonia and biofuel bunker pilots since 2022.
GCMS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Analytical technique used to detect chemical contaminants in fuel.
gCO2 per dwt-nm X112. IMO GHG Strategy, CII, EEXI and EU Maritime Regulation: Unit of the AER metric used for CII rating.
gCO2eq per MJ X112. IMO GHG Strategy, CII, EEXI and EU Maritime Regulation: Unit of greenhouse gas intensity used by FuelEU Maritime, expressing emissions per megajoule of energy used on board.
GCP (Gross Crane Productivity) X46. Container Terminal Operations: The total moves performed by a quay crane divided by the gross hours alongside, including all delays.
GCT Bayonne X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: Global Container Terminals' New Jersey facility on Newark Bay handling 1.1 million TEU in 2023, owned by IFM Investors and OTPP.
GCT Deltaport X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: Global Container Terminals' Vancouver Roberts Bank facility, Canada's largest container terminal with 2.4 million TEU capacity.
Gdansk X85. Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes: Polish Baltic port served by Stena Line from Nynashamn and Karlskrona.
Gdansk Maritime Museum F2. Maritime Culture, Heritage, Archaeology, Art and Museums: Polish national maritime museum complex.
GDPR X107. Maritime Cybersecurity and OT Security: General Data Protection Regulation, EU regulation 2016/679 governing the processing of personal data.
Gdynia X85. Ferries, Ro-Pax Operators and Routes: Polish Baltic port served by Stena Line from Karlskrona and Nynashamn.
Gdynia Maritime University X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: Uniwersytet Morski w Gdyni in Gdynia, Poland, founded 1920 as the State School of Maritime Trade, with Navigation, Marine Engineering, Marine Electrical Engineering and Management faculties.
GE Haliade-X X105. Offshore Wind Farm Installation and Vessels: Offshore wind turbine platform from GE Vernova with rated capacities up to 14 MW deployed at Dogger Bank and elsewhere.
GE LM2500 X106. Naval Surface Combatants: General Electric marine gas turbine derived from the TF39 aero engine, widely used in surface combatants of about 25,000 shp.
GE LM6000 X106. Naval Surface Combatants: General Electric marine gas turbine derived from the CF6 aero engine, used in industrial and some naval auxiliary applications.
GE Power Conversion X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: GE Vernova business unit supplying marine drives, propulsion, and shore power converters, including the Inovelis pod.
GE VDM 25000 X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Family of medium-voltage variable speed drives from GE Power Conversion used in marine propulsion.
GE Vernova X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Energy spin off of General Electric encompassing the GE wind turbine business including Haliade-X.
GE Vernova OPS X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: Operations and Performance Services business of GE Vernova providing service to GE wind turbines under FSA and LTSA contracts.
GEA Westfalia X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: German manufacturer of marine centrifugal separators including the OSE, OSD, and Unitrol ranges.
GEA Westfalia BilgeMaster X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Centrifugal bilge water separator from GEA Westfalia meeting the 15 ppm limit.
GEA Westfalia OSD X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Self-cleaning purifier series for distillate and intermediate fuel duty.
GEA Westfalia OSE X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Self-cleaning lube oil separator series for marine engines.
GEA Westfalia separator B2. Marine Engineering: Disc-stack centrifuge for fuel/lube oil.
GEA Westfalia Unitrol X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Microprocessor-based separator control system from GEA.
GEA Westfalia ViscoBooster X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Integrated fuel oil supply, booster, and viscosity control unit.
Gear coupling X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Toothed coupling allowing slight misalignment between connected shafts, used in some industrial-style shaft lines.
Gear Marking D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Marking gear to identify ownership and reduce ghost fishing.
Gear oil X61. Marine Lubricants and Cylinder Oils: Lubricant formulated with extreme pressure additives for reduction gearboxes and steering gear drives.
Gear oil contamination X47. Marine Fuel Quality and ISO 8217: Used lubricant intentionally or accidentally blended into marine fuel, detectable by elevated calcium, zinc, and phosphorus.
Gear pump X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Positive displacement pump using meshing gears, used for lube oil and fuel transfer.
Gear reduction (marine) X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Reduction gear (single or twin-input) matching engine speed to propeller speed, by makers such as Reintjes, ZF, Renk, MAN, Lufkin.
Gear-restricted area X10. Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography: Zone where specific fishing gears are prohibited.
Gearbox endoscopy X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: See endoscopy.
Gearbox failure X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: Recurring fault category in wind turbines involving bearings, gears, or lubrication systems and often requiring component change out.
Gearbox oil sample X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: Periodic lubricant sample drawn from the turbine gearbox and analyzed for wear metals, water, and viscosity.
Geared bulk carrier B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Bulker with cargo cranes.
Geared Vessel X81. Project Cargo, Heavy-Lift and Module Carriers: Vessel equipped with its own cargo cranes or derricks, characteristic of most MPP heavy-lift carriers.
GEBCO D2. Hydrography, tides, waves, bathymetry and marine geology: General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans, providing global bathymetric grids.
GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Joint IHO and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission programme producing global bathymetric grids, with secretariat hosted at the British Oceanographic Data Centre.
GEBCO Grid X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: The latest version of the global gridded bathymetry product, currently issued as GEBCO_2024 and predecessors.
GEBCO_2023 Grid X129. Hydrographic Offices, Survey Vessels and Marine Cartography: Global bathymetric grid at 15 arc-second resolution combining multibeam, single-beam, and satellite-derived data, the current public reference product.
Geest Industries X136. Reefer Vessels and Cool Chain Operators: Historic British banana importer that pioneered banana reefer services from St Lucia to the United Kingdom, with the Geest Line subsequently sold to Fyffes.
Geiranger X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: Norwegian fjord port and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Geislinger coupling X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Steel-spring torsional coupling used in medium-speed and high-speed shaft lines for torsional detuning.
Gelcoat X45. Marine Paints, Coatings and Antifouling: Polyester or vinyl ester surface coating on glass-reinforced plastic boats, not a marine paint per se but adjacent in maintenance practice.
Gellatly Hankey X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Historic British towage agent name still seen in some legacy port records.
Gemak Group X113. Drydock and Ship Repair Yards: Turkish ship repair operator in the Tuzla cluster offering drydocking and conversion for tankers, bulkers, and container ships.
Gemalink X138. Global Container Terminal Operators and Port Equipment: Vietnam deep-water Cai Mep terminal owned by Gemadept and CMA Terminals, commissioned 2021.
Gemini X42. Offshore Wind Installation and Cable Lay: Dutch offshore wind farm in the North Sea off Groningen developed by Northland Power, Siemens, Van Oord, and HVC.
Gen-set X70. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Shipping: Diesel-powered generator unit clipped onto a reefer container or chassis to supply electrical power during road or rail transport.
Genchart X161. Shipbroking, Freight Derivatives, and Baltic Indices: Singapore-based shipbroker active in dry bulk chartering and S&P.
Genco Reproductus A5. Maritime Law, private and commercial: Reference to standard voyage charter form.
Genco Shipping and Trading X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: US listed dry bulk owner that emerged from a 2014 Chapter 11 restructuring.
GENCOA X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: BIMCO standard contract of affreightment for dry bulk.
Gencon A5. Maritime Law, private and commercial: BIMCO standard voyage charterparty form, current edition 2022.
GENCON 1994 X17. Chartering, Shipbroking and Freight Trading: BIMCO uniform general charter, the most widely used dry bulk voyage form.
GENCON 2022 C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: Updated BIMCO General Charter Party 2022.
GENCON 94 C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: BIMCO Uniform General Charter Party 1994.
Gencon charterparty X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: BIMCO standard voyage charter, with Gencon 1994 clause 19 providing alternative arbitration regimes including London (LMAA) and New York (SMA).
Gendarmerie Maritime E2. Naval, defence and maritime law enforcement: French naval/military police with constabulary role.
General X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: Usage band 2 in the ENC scale hierarchy.
General alarm signal X170. SOLAS 1974 Convention: Chapter-by-Chapter Glossary: Seven short blasts followed by one long blast on whistle and alarm bell, signalling all hands to muster (SOLAS III/6.4.2).
General Anchor Area X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A designated reach on a river where vessels may anchor with USACE or Coast Guard concurrence.
General Appearance X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: The condition assessment captured under VIQ Chapter 11, covering paint, structural cleanliness, and housekeeping.
General Arrangement X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: Top-level 2D plan and section drawing produced from NAPA Designer, AVEVA Marine, or Foran.
General arrangement (GA) B4. Shipbuilding, Materials, Sea Trials, Retrofits and Recycling: Top-level layout plan.
General Arrangement Drawing, IHM Mapping X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The base technical drawing onto which IHM locations are overlaid in the Visual and Sampling Check Plan.
General Average A5. Maritime Law, private and commercial: Loss voluntarily incurred for the common safety, contributed by all interests under York-Antwerp Rules.
General Average (GA) X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: voluntary sacrifice or extraordinary expenditure intentionally and reasonably made for the common safety, codified in the York-Antwerp Rules.
General Average Absorption Clause X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: hull provision allowing absorption of small GA cases without declaring GA on cargo.
General Average Act X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: act giving rise to a GA claim, defined in Rule A of the York-Antwerp Rules.
General Average Adjuster X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: A professional appointed to apportion losses arising from a general average act under the York-Antwerp Rules.
General Average Adjustment X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Apportionment of salvage costs among hull, cargo, freight, and bunkers under the York Antwerp Rules.
General average arbitration X152. Maritime Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Possible mechanism for disputed York-Antwerp Rules adjustments where parties have agreed arbitration; more commonly resolved by adjusters and courts.
General Average Bond X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: undertaking by cargo interests on Lloyd's form to pay any GA contribution found due.
General Average bond and guarantee C3. Logistics, freight forwarding and multimodal trade: Lloyd's standard forms.
General Average Clause X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: A charterparty provision identifying the York-Antwerp Rules edition applicable and the place of adjustment.
General Average Contribution X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: amount payable by each contributing interest in GA proportional to contributory value.
General Average Deposit X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: cash payment by cargo interests as security pending adjustment.
General Average Disbursement X60. Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal: Out of pocket expense incurred for the common safety, including salvor remuneration.
General Average Disbursements X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: expenses incurred to enable the common adventure to continue, allowable in GA.
General Average Expenditure X157. Marine Loss Adjusters, GA Practice, and Casualty Firms: See Expenditure, General Average.
General Average Guarantee X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: written guarantee from cargo underwriters in lieu of cash deposit.
General Average Notice X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Notice issued in general average events, supported by the agent at the port.
General Average Sacrifice X4. Marine Insurance, P&I and Claims: voluntary destruction or damage of property to save the common adventure.
General Average Security X157. Marine Loss Adjusters, GA Practice, and Casualty Firms: Cash deposit, underwriter guarantee, or bond collected from cargo interests before delivery to secure their future contribution.
General Average Statement X114. Maritime Arbitration and Shipping Law Firms: Adjustment prepared by an average adjuster under the York Antwerp Rules 2016.
General Average Survey X5. Marine Surveying and Inspection: Surveyor's assessment supporting average adjuster's calculations.
General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) X37. Marine Spatial Planning, Subsea Cables and Submarine Pipelines: Global bathymetric grid maintained jointly by IHO and IOC, foundational input for cable route engineering.
General Cargo X1. Cargo Science, Commodities and Cargo Care: Mixed packaged or breakbulk goods.
General Cargo Agency X86. Port Agency, Husbandry and Disbursement: Agency unit handling multipurpose and breakbulk vessels.
General Cargo Master F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: Master of multipurpose vessels.
General Cargo Ship X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: Multipurpose vessel; lashing arrangements per CSM and CSS Code.
General cargo ship (Tweendecker) B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Multipurpose ship with tween decks.
General Cargo Survey X115. Marine Bunker and Cargo Surveying: Inspection of break-bulk and packaged general cargo including tally, condition, marks, and damage assessment.
General chart X16. Nautical Science, Navigation and COLREGs: Small-scale chart for ocean passages.
General Conditions X44. Shipping Indices, FFAs and Freight Markets: Standard FFABA legal clauses governing the rights and obligations of FFA counterparties.
General Council of British Shipping X102. Seafarer Welfare and Maritime Charities: Historic UK shipowners' body, predecessor to the UK Chamber of Shipping.
General Criteria X9. Cargo Securing, Lashing and Stability Vocabulary: IS Code 2008 (MSC.267(85)) Part A Chapter 2 minimum stability requirements including GM, GZ area and angle conditions.
General Dry Cargo Ship Rules X8. IACS, Class Rules and Class Notations: IACS UR-S25, longitudinal strength requirements for general dry cargo ships.
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works X113. Drydock and Ship Repair Yards: General Dynamics subsidiary in Bath, Maine, focused on US Navy destroyer construction and repair.
General Dynamics Electric Boat X91. Submarines and Submarine Cable Systems: Lead constructor of US Navy Virginia and Columbia-class submarines.
General Dynamics Mission Systems X65. ROVs, AUVs, USVs and Marine Robotics: Current owner of the Bluefin Robotics AUV product line after acquiring Bluefin from Battelle.
General Dynamics NASSCO X58. Shipbuilding Yards and Construction: US shipbuilder at San Diego, the only large commercial newbuild yard on the West Coast.
General Electric X123. Offshore Wind Installation Vessels and Operators: US OEM producing Haliade-X 13, 14 and 14.7 MW turbines for Dogger Bank A, B, C and proposed projects.
General Emergency Alarm X24. Cruise, Passenger Ship and Ferry Operations: Seven short and one long blast on the ship's whistle and PA, signaling muster.
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) X87. Fishing Vessels and Fisheries Management: RFMO established by Agreement under FAO Article XIV in 1949, headquartered in Rome.
General Increase in Hazard X53. Marine Insurance, P&I and Hull Clauses: A change in circumstances that materially increases the risk, the consequences of which depend on policy wording and applicable law.
General Inspection X7. Flag State, Port State Control and Detention Vocabulary: Paris MoU term for the basic level of PSC inspection, covering documents and overall condition.
General Inspectorate of the Merchant Marine (Greece) X163. Marine Accident Investigation Agencies and Landmark Inquiries: Hellenic Coast Guard inspectorate that supports HBMCI by providing initial fact-gathering and witness identification.
General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) X117. Marine Insurance Markets, Captives and Reinsurance: Industry body for non-life insurers in Singapore, including marine.
General License (GL) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: An OFAC authorization permitting categories of otherwise-prohibited transactions; GL 8 series authorizes certain energy transactions, GL 55 covered Sakhalin-2.
General License (OFAC) E1. Maritime security, geopolitics and risk: Authorization for otherwise prohibited transactions.
General License 81 (Russia) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: An OFAC authorization for wind-down activities with newly-designated Russian shipowners.
GENERAL LICENSE 8L (Russia) X151. Maritime Sanctions, Dark Fleet, and Price Cap Regimes: A 2024 reissuance authorizing certain energy-related transactions involving specified Russian financial institutions through specified dates.
General Lien X29. Ship Sale and Purchase, Management Contracts and Valuation: Right to retain property pending settlement of related debts.
General Maritime Law X114. Maritime Arbitration and Shipping Law Firms: United States federal common law applicable to maritime torts including collisions and personal injury.
General Operator Certificate X21. STCW Certificates, Crewing and Seafarer Welfare: GOC, STCW Regulation IV/2 GMDSS qualification for sea areas A1 to A4.
General Operator's Certificate X55. Marine Simulators, Training and Maritime Academies: GMDSS operator certification covered by STCW Regulation IV/2 and IMO Model Course 1.25.
General Operator's Certificate (GOC) X160. Maritime Academies, Universities, and STCW Certification: STCW A-IV/2 GMDSS qualification valid for ships operating in all sea areas (A1, A2, A3, A4).
General order warehouse C3. Logistics, freight forwarding and multimodal trade: GO warehouse for unclaimed customs cargo.
General Particulars X142. Classification Societies and Class Notations: First page of the class certificate listing name, IMO number, type, dimensions and tonnage.
General Partner X49. Ship Finance, Leasing and Maritime Capital Markets: Managing partner with unlimited liability in a KS or KG limited partnership.
General Permit X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A USACE regulatory permit covering routine waterway activities.
General permit to recycle X147. Ship Recycling, Hong Kong Convention, and Recycling Yards: Authorization issued by the Administration in the recycling state confirming acceptance of a specific ship.
General pilotage area X32. Marine Pilotage and Pilot Operations: Area in which pilotage services are available though not necessarily compulsory.
General Pilotage Direction X159. Marine Pilotage, Pilot Districts, and Pilots' Associations: Statutory instrument under the UK Pilotage Act 1987 by which a competent harbor authority specifies compulsory pilotage areas.
General Purpose (GP) Rating F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: Combined deck and engine rating common in Asian fleets.
General purpose rating X21. STCW Certificates, Crewing and Seafarer Welfare: Multi-skilled rating trained for deck and engine duties, recognized by several flag States.
General quarters X3. Ship Handling, Seamanship and Deck Vocabulary: Battle stations order in a warship.
General Sanitation Item X41. Cruise Ship Public Health and VSP/USPH: Non-critical VSP inspection element such as floor cleanliness or storage organization.
General Service Pump X63. Marine Auxiliary Machinery and Pumps: Multi-purpose centrifugal pump providing seawater for cooling, washing, deck wash, and emergency bilge.
General Service Tug X79. Tugs and Towage Industry: Tug suitable for harbor, coastal, and limited ocean work without specialized escort or salvage equipment.
General Terms and Conditions (GTC) X2. Marine Bunker Fuels, Lubricants and Bunkering Operations: Standard contractual terms governing bunker supply.
General Towing of New York X137. Harbour Tugs, Towage Operators and Tug Builders: Early-20th-century harbour towage firm in New York Bay.
General Visual Inspection X82. Saturation Diving and Offshore Diving Operations: Underwater inspection level performed by divers or ROVs.
General-purpose container X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: GP, standard dry-cargo box.
General-purpose minesweeper X77. Naval Mine Warfare and Mine Countermeasures: A vessel equipped for both mechanical and influence sweeping rather than precision minehunting.
Generali Marine X145. P&I Clubs, War Risk Insurers, and Marine Insurance Markets: Italian global marine insurer headquartered in Trieste.
Generalised Bathymetry X73. Marine Hydrography, Charting and ENC: Reduced-resolution bathymetry used in small-scale ENCs.
Generalized Crude Oils X155. Marine Surveying Practice and Cargo Inspection: A category in ASTM D1250 covering crude oils, with their own VCF tables (Tables 5/23/53 and 6A/24A/54A).
Generalized Products X155. Marine Surveying Practice and Cargo Inspection: A category in ASTM D1250 covering refined petroleum products such as gasolines, jet fuels, distillates, and fuel oils.
Generation 6 (Konecranes) X94. Port Machinery and Quay Equipment Makers: Konecranes Gottwald sixth-generation mobile harbor crane line, including the Model 7 and Model 8 ranges.
Generative blade design X38. Propellers, Stern Gear and Shaft Lines: Parametric blade definition (pitch, camber, skew, rake distributions) used in CFD-driven propeller optimization.
Generator bearing X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: Rolling element bearing supporting the generator rotor, a common fault category in megawatt class turbines.
Generator Cargo Compressor (HD/LD) X20. LNG Operations and Custody Transfer: High-duty and low-duty compressors handling forced and natural BOG respectively.
Generator change out X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: Major replacement operation removing and installing a turbine generator, normally requiring a jack up or heavy lift SOV.
Generator Circuit Breaker X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Air or vacuum breaker that connects a marine generator to the main switchboard.
Generator engine X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Auxiliary engine driving the alternator.
Generator excitation B2. Marine Engineering: AVR-controlled field current of synchronous generator.
Generator parallel operation B2. Marine Engineering: Synchronizing two generators on the main bus.
Generator Paralleling X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Process of synchronizing and load-sharing two or more generators onto a common bus.
Generator protection relay X19. Engine Room Watchkeeping and UMS Operations: Multifunction relay with reverse power, overload, and earth fault functions per IACS UR E16.
Generator running hours C2. Ship operations, crewing and technical management: Hours used to plan maintenance intervals.
Generator Set X67. Marine Electrical Systems and Shore Power: Integrated diesel engine and alternator package supplying electrical power, also known as a genset.
Generator Set Salvage X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: The recovery and reconditioning of auxiliary generator sets for resale.
Generator slip ring X59. Offshore Wind O&M, CTVs and SOVs: Rotating electrical contact in doubly fed induction generators, requiring brush inspection at scheduled intervals.
Generator Stator Transport X104. Project Cargo Forwarders and Heavy Transport: Movement of a large electrical machine stator, frequently 200 to 500 tonnes.
Generic Entry X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN entry covering a chemical family such as UN 1992 Flammable Liquid Toxic NOS.
Generic Marking X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: Print or stamp on packaging indicating UN packaging code, packing group letter X, Y or Z, density and test pressure.
Generic Question X40. Tanker Vetting, SIRE and VIQ: A VIQ question that applies to all vessel types within the questionnaire's scope.
Generic safety lessons X163. Marine Accident Investigation Agencies and Landmark Inquiries: IMO III Sub-Committee output that draws cross-cutting safety lessons from multiple casualty reports.
Geneseemax B5. Ship Types and Individual Vessels: Bulker for Welland Canal.
Genesis class X24. Cruise, Passenger Ship and Ferry Operations: Royal Caribbean project name for the original Oasis-class build.
Genesis Marine X103. US Inland Waterway Towing and Barge: A Houston-based inland and coastwise tank barge operator.
Genetic Stock Identification D4. Fisheries, aquaculture, blue economy and marine resources: Use of genetic markers to identify fish populations.
Genetically Modified Microorganism X75. IMDG Code, Classes, Packing and Segregation: UN 3245, Class 9 entry for GMMs not meeting Class 6.2 criteria.
Genetically Modified Microorganisms UN 3245 X172. IMDG Code: Classes, Divisions, Segregation, and Key UN Numbers: Microorganisms not meeting Category A or B but capable of altering animals, plants, or biological substances, assigned to Class 9.
Geneva broker community X71. Shipbrokers and Brokerage Firms: Cluster of trader-affiliated brokers serving commodities houses.
Geneva Convention X6. Container, Intermodal and Trade Codes: Used loosely for several customs treaties including CSC and CCC 1972 conventions.
Geneva Convention 1923 X114. Maritime Arbitration and Shipping Law Firms: Protocol on Arbitration Clauses, predecessor to the New York Convention 1958.
Geneva Convention 1923 (Arbitration) X51. Maritime Arbitration, Law and BIMCO Clauses: An early multilateral instrument on arbitration superseded for most purposes by the New York Convention.
Geneva Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages 1993 X143. Landmark Maritime Law Cases and Doctrines: IMO instrument, entered into force 5 September 2004.
Geneva Dry X119. Maritime Conferences, Trade Shows and Awards: Annual dry bulk commodity conference launched 2022 by Capital Link.
Geneva Forfaiting X161. Shipbroking, Freight Derivatives, and Baltic Indices: Convention reference for legacy freight finance, not directly part of FFA architecture but used in trade-paper structures.
Geneva trading houses X116. Global Bunker Anchorages, Hubs and Supply Infrastructure: Cluster of Swiss-based commodity traders including Vitol, Trafigura, Mercuria, Glencore, and Gunvor that dominate bunker trading flows.
GeniE X54. Naval Architecture Software and IACS Rules: DNV Sesam structural modeling tool used for FEM construction and CSR-BC+OT direct analysis.
Gennaker X84. Yacht Racing, Regattas and Sailing Governance: An asymmetric reaching spinnaker, blending genoa and spinnaker characteristics.
Genoa F4. Recreational Boating, Yachting and Sport: Overlapping headsail used on Bermudian-rigged yachts.
Genoa Container Recycling Record X50. Ship Recycling, Demolition and Hong Kong Convention: Italian port records used for legacy hazardous material due diligence on European feeder tonnage.
Genoa Cruise Terminal X164. Cruise Industry, Brands, Ship Classes, and Terminals: The Stazione Marittima at the Port of Genoa, the historic Italian cruise terminal operated by Stazioni Marittime SpA.
Genoa International Boat Show (Salone Nautico) X35. Yacht and Superyacht Industry: Italy's largest boat show, held in Genoa each September or October.
Genoa Maritime Cluster F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions: Italian port-city industry hub.
Genoa Polytechnic School Maritime Engineering X55. Marine Simulators, Training and Maritime Academies: Polytechnic faculty of the University of Genoa, Italy, with a long tradition of naval architecture education.
Genoa Shipping Week X119. Maritime Conferences, Trade Shows and Awards: Biennial Italian maritime programme launched 2013, paired with Shipping, Forwarding and Logistics meet.
Genoa University DITEN X121. Maritime Education, Academies and Universities: Department of Naval, Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Genoa, hosts naval architecture and yacht design.
Genoa, Port of X167. Major Salvage Companies, Wreck Removals, and Equipment: Italian port to which the parbuckled Costa Concordia was towed in July 2014 for dismantling at San Giorgio del Porto.
Genova Boat Show X125. Superyacht Industry, Builders and Brokers: The largest Italian yacht show, held September at Genoa's Fiera del Mare.
Genset X15. Ports, Terminals and Stevedoring: clip-on generator for reefer containers during road or rail transport.
GenSet Reefer X136. Reefer Vessels and Cool Chain Operators: Diesel powered generator pack clipped to a reefer container during road or rail movement, manufactured by Carrier Transicold, Klinge, and Thermo King.
Genset, clip-on X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: Detachable diesel generator powering reefer during road or yard moves.
Genset, underslung X26. Reefer Containers and Cold Chain Logistics: Chassis-mounted diesel generator for over-the-road reefer transport.
Genstar Container Corporation X83. ISO Container Manufacturing and Leasing: Historic container leasing company, predecessor of present-day Triton International.
Gent X124. Dredging Industry and Reclamation Contractors: Belgian Ghent port maintenance contracted to DEME and Jan De Nul.
GENTIME C1. Commercial shipping, chartering, economics and finance: BIMCO general time charter party.
Genting Hong Kong X64. Cruise Industry Operators, Brands and Ships: Asian cruise holding company that owned Star Cruises, Dream Cruises, and Crystal Cruises before liquidation in 2022.
Gentoo Penguin X97. Polar Expedition Cruise and IAATO Operations: Pygoscelid penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with an orange bill, the third species of the brushtail penguin trio.