A document which requires proper signatures for consummating carriage of contract. Must be marked as “original” by the issuing carrier.
Transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container leaves a rail or water terminal.
Cargo more than eight feet high which thus cannot fit into a standard container.
Standard Carrier Abbreviation Code identifying an individual common carrier. A three letter carrier code followed by a suffix identifies the carrier’s equipment. A suffix of “U” is a container...
Abbreviation for “Protection and Indemnity,” an insurance term.
Itemized list of commodities with marks/numbers but no cost values indicated.
A platform (usually two-deck), with or without sides, on which a number of packages or pieces may be loaded to facilitate handling by a lift truck.
Under letters of credit, one or more shipments are allowed by the phrase “partial shipments permitted.”
A charge made by one transportation line against another for the use of its equipment. The charge is based on a fixed rate per day.
Those causes of loss for which the carrier is not legally liable. The elemental risks of ocean transport.
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