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Dangerous
and Hazardous. (Also see "Dangerous
Goods") |
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Dead
Weight. The number of tons a ship can transport
of cargo, stores and bunker fuel. (Also
see "Deadweight Tonnage") |
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The term used
by I.M.C.O. for hazardous materials which are
capable of posing a significant risk to health,
safety or property while being transported. |
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Destination
Delivery Charges. A charge assessed by the
carrier for handling positioning of a full
container. |
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Space
in a car, truck, vessel, etc., that is not
utilized. |
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The number of
total weight tons that a vessel can transport of
cargo, stores and bunker fuel. It is the
difference between the number of tons of water a
vessel displaces "light" and the
number of tons it displaces when submerged to
the "load line."
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An
unit train operated by various railroads for
exclusive usage.
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A
document authorizing delivery to a nominated
party of goods in the care of a third party. Can
be issued by a carrier on surrender of a bill of
lading and then used by the merchant to transfer
title by endorsement.
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Container
freight station or a designated area where empty
containers can be picked up or dropped off. |
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The
place where the carrier actually turns over the
cargo to consignee or his agent. |
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Charges
raised for detaining container/trailer at
customer’s premises for longer period than
provided in Tariff. |
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The
removal of cargo from a container. Also known as
unstuffing, unloading or stripping. |
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Dynamic
Flow Guidelines -- which is used to control the
on-land stock level of each region taking into
account of the traffic pattern and local vanning/devanning
dwell time. The shortest the dwell time, the
lowest the DFG and the more efficient the
equipment utilization will be.
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Dynamic
Flow Guidelines -- which is used to control the
on-land stock level of each region taking into
account of the traffic pattern and local vanning/devanning
dwell time. The shortest the dwell time, the
lowest the DFG and the more efficient the
equipment utilization will be.
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A
change made in the route of a shipment in
transit.
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The
route of a shipment changed in transit from that
shown on the original billing. Used
interchangeably with reconsign. |
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(a)
The water alongside a pier or wharf. (b) Loading
or unloading platform at an industrial location
or carrier terminal. |
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A
form used to acknowledge receipt of cargo at a
steamship pier. When delivery of a foreign
shipment is completed, the dock receipt is
surrendered to the vessel operator or the
operator's agent and serves as basis for
preparation of the ocean bill of lading. |
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Through
transportation of a container and its contents
from consignor's premises to consignee's
premises. |
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A
second tier of cargo placed on top of the first
tier. |
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A
truck or other equipment designed to haul heavy
loads.
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Charge
made for local hauling by dray or truck
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Cargo
that does not require temperature control. |
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An
enclosed basin into which a ship is taken for
underwater cleaning and repairing. It is fitted
with watertight entrance gates which when closed
permit the dock to be pumped dry. |
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A
container constructed to carry grain, powder and
other free flowing solids in bulk. |
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Double
Stack Train. Rail or train capable of carrying
two 40' containers, one on top of the other. |
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Lumber
or other material used to brace material in
carrier's equipment. |
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It
is expressed in term of no. of day that a
container changed from one status to another
e.g. from under inbound load (UIL) to empty
available (MTA) to under outbound load (UOL).
The shorter the dwell time, the more efficient
the container utilization will be.
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European
Currency Units. A financial unit used for EC
accounting.
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Along
the route of movement.
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Estimated
time of arrival
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Estimated
time of departure.
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An
INCOTERMS term of sale applicable to all modes
of transport.
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Shipment
of goods to another country.
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A
government document permitting designated goods
to be shipped out of the country.
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Freight
All Kind. System whereby freight is charged per
container, irrespective of the nature of the
goods, and not according to a Tariff.
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Stands
for Free On Board which is a mercantile
expression used in sale contracts denoting that
goods have to be delivered by the shippers on
board the vessel at a particular place, free of
charge.
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Vessel
employed in normally short sea routes to fetch
or carry goods and containers to and from ocean
going vessels.
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Forty-foot
Equivalent Unit (40'' or 2 TEUs)
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End
of carrier’s liability where carrier delivers
the cargo to consignee.
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A temperature
that when certain inflammable cargo reaches will
trigger spontaneous ignition. It is an IMCO
standard information requirement for dangerous
goods.
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Federal
Maritime Commission. US Government Agency
responsible for regulatory aspects of all
maritime activities.
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(a)
The price paid to the carrier for the
transportation of goods or merchandise by sea
from one place to another. (b) Freight is also
used to denote goods which are in the process of
being transported from one place to another.
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The
fresh air exchange system on a reefer removes
harmful gases from reefers carrying sensitive
perishable commodities. The fresh air vent is
located on the reefer machinery end of the
container. The fresh air vent is adjustable to
accommodate a variety of cargo and chilled load
operating conditions. The fresh air vent should
be tightly closed when carrying frozen cargo.
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A
ship fitted for container carriage in all
available space. The ship is fitted with
vertical cells for container placement both
below and above deck. No provisions are
available for cargo other than containers.
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Treatment
with a pesticide active ingredient that is a gas
under treatment conditions.
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