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Ease	To let out a sheet or line gradually
Ease Sheet	To let the sheet (line) out. Eye of the Wind An unsailable sector between close hauled headings.
Ebb	A falling tide
EBB	A receding current.
EC	European Comunity or European Commission
ECDIS	electronic chart display and information system
Echo Sounder:	A instrument that measures the depth of water.
Echosounder	An electrical depth sounder that uses sound echoes to determine water depth. It does so by timing how long it takes a sound pulse to leave the instrument travel to the seafloor and return to the receiver on the ship.
Econometric Models	A system of simultaneous equations for forecasting, based on mutual dependency among the variables used.
Economic Speed	That speed of a means of transport which produces the best possible financial result for the owner. Such speed should not be in excess of the maximum or minimum output allowed for the engine(s).
Economy of Scale	A phenomenon which encourages the production of larger volumes of a commodity to reduce its unit cost by distributing fixed costs over a greater quantity.
ECS	electronic chart system
EDI For Administration, Commerce and Transport	The ISO application level syntax rules for the structuring of user data and of the associated service data in the interchange of messages in an open environment.
EEC	European Economic Community.
EEZ	exclusive economic zone
Electronic Business	The process of transacting business electronically. This includes the sharing of unstructured of structured business information by any electronic means among suppliers, customers, governmental bodies, service providers and other parties in order to condu
Electronic Data Interchange	The transfer of structured data, by agreed standards from applications on the computer of one party to the applications on the computer of another party by electronic means.
Electronic Data Processing	The computerised handling of information (e.g. business data).
Elevator	Equipment used to discharge some bulk cargoes such as grain which is removed from the hold by a continuous line of buckets or by suction and carried on a conveyor belt to store.
ELT	emergency locator transmitter Aeronautical radio distress beacon for alerting and transmitting homing signals
Email (Electronic mail)	The sending of unstructured messages through the use of computer systems from one person to others.
Embargo	1. A government order prohibiting the entry or departure of commercial vessels or goods at its ports.
Emergency Medical Service	Medical procedures in case of emergencies on board of vessels.
EN	European Standard
ENC	electronic navigation chart
Encryption	A method of converting information into a form which can be transmitted over insecure channels such as phone lines so that confidentiality is preserved.
Endorsement	The transfer of the right to obtain delivery of the goods of the carrier by means of the consignee's signature on the reverse side of a bill of lading. If the name of the new consignee (transferee) is not stated, the endorsement is an open one which means
engine bed	A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
ENGINE DEPARTMENT (Q.M.E.D.)	Trained in all crafts necessary to engine maintenance (welding, refrigeration, lathe operation, die casting, electricity, pumping, water purification, oiling, evaluating engine gauges, etc.) Usually watchstanders but on some ships day workers.
Enquiry	Document issued by a party interested in the purchase of goods specified therein and indicating particular, desirable conditions regarding delivery terms, etc., addressed to a prospective supplier with a view to obtaining an offer.
Ensign	A nautical version of the national flag of the country flown at the stern
Enterprise	An Organisation created to provide products and/or services to customers.
Entity	A tangible or abstract thing of relevance to business about which data may be kept. Example: Customer, Order
EPFS	Electronic Position Fixing System
EPIRB	emergency position-indicating radio beacon A device, usually carried aboard maritime craft, that transmits a signal to satellites that alert search and rescue authorities and enables rescue units to locate the scene of the distress
EPIRB	Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. An emergency device that uses a radio signal to alert satellites or passing airplanes to a vessel's position.
EPIRB	emergency position indicating radio beacon
EPS	IMO performance standard for ECDIS
Equator	An imaginary line around the center of the world at Latitude 0°.
Equipment	Material resources necessary to facilitate the transport and handling of cargo. Transport equipment does under the given circumstances not have the ability to move by its own propulsion (e.g. sea container, trailer, unit load device, pallet).
EQUIPMENT (LINERS)	Maintains and repairs cargo handling equipment and also cargo with special handling characteristics.
Equipment Damage Report	Written statement concerning damage to equipment, based on a physical inspection.
Equipment Interchange Receipt	Physical inspection and transfer receipt.
Estimated Time of Arrival	The expected date and time of arrival in a certain (air)port.
Estimated Time of Departure	The expected date and time when a certain (air)port is left.
Estuary:	The wide mouth of a River that is close to and runs into the sea.
Estuary:	The wide mouth of a River that is close to and runs into the sea.
ETA	estimated time of arrival
ETD	estimated time of departure
ETSF	Electronic Trading Stasndard Format
ETSI	European Telecommunications
EU	European Union
European Article Numbering Association	An international body responsible for administering the European Article Numbering system.
European Pallet Pool	Pool for the exchange of standard size pallets (the so-called Europallets) in European cargo traffic, formed in 1961 by a number of European rail administrators.
European Zone Charge	A charge for inland haulage transport in case of carrier haulage in Europe.
EVEN KEEL	When the draft of a ship fore and aft are the same.
Even Keel	Said of a vessel which is balanced in such a way that the draft forward and aft is the same as the draft in the midship of the vessel on both sides.
Event	An occurrence.
Evidence	Something which supports a claim or hypothesis.
Excess	Going over the prescribed amount or degree e.g. excess luggage is luggage of which the weight is over the weight for free carriage.
Excess Stock	That portion of stock on hand which is over and above the desired stock level.
Exchange Rate	The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another, usually expressed as the value of the one in terms of the other.
Execution	The actual act of carrying out a task.
Exemption Clause	A clause in a contract, which relieves the carrier's responsibility for certain events.
Expected	Likely to occur or appear.
Expediting	The 'rushing' or 'chasing' of production or purchase orders which are needed in less than the normal lead time.
Expenses	Costs paid out in connection with booking of cargo and arranging transport (e.g. commission).
Expiration	Termination of a certain period.
Export	The process of carrying or sending goods to another country or countries, especially for purposes of use or sale in the country of destination. The sale of products to clients abroad.
Export Licence	Document granting permission to export as detailed within a specified time.
Export Packer	Company, packing goods for export.
Exporter	The party responsible for the export of goods.
Extract	Summary or copy of something written, e.g. used in connection with the log book.