Any person or entity who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performance of carriage by rail, road, sea, air, inland waterway or by...
Customs form permitting inbond cargo to be moved from one location to another under Customs control, within the same Customs district. Usually in motor carrier’s possession while draying cargo.
Cubic Meter
The construction system employed in container vessels; permits ship containers to be stowed in a vertical line with each container supporting the one above it.
A vessel designed with internal ribbing to permit the support of stacked containers.
Document certifying the country of origin of goods which is normally issued or signed by a Chamber of Commerce or Embassy.
Container Freight Station. A shipping dock where cargo is loaded (“stuffed”) into or unloaded (“stripped”) from containers. Generally, this involves less than containerload shipments, although small shipments destined to...
A written contract between the owner of a vessel and the person desiring to employ the vessel (charterer); sets forth the terms of the arrangement such as duration of...
A wheeled flat bed or a trailer constructed to accommodate containers moved over the road.
Cost and Insurance. A price that includes the cost of the goods, the marine insurance and all transportation charges except the ocean freight to the named point of destination.
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