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To charge more than the proper amount according to the published rates.
Industry:Transportation
Guarantee issued by a bank to a carrier to be used in lieu of lost or misplaced original negotiable bill of lading.
Industry:Transportation
Refers to either the cargo carried or the charges assessed for carriage of the cargo.
Industry:Transportation
A long tonne of cargo that can be stowed in less than 40 cubic feet.
Industry:Transportation
Cargo more than eight feet high which thus cannot fit into a standard container.
Industry:Transportation
An act committed by the master or mariners of a vessel, for some unlawful or fraudulent purpose, contrary to their duty to the owners, whereby the latter sustain injury. It may include negligence, if so gross as to evidence fraud.
Industry:Transportation
A document issued by the carrier based on the bill of lading and other information; used to account for a shipment operationally, statistically, and financially.An Invoice.
Industry:Transportation
Ships designed to carry barges; some are fitted to act as full containerships and can carry a varying number of barges and containers at the same time. At present this class includes two types of vessels LASH and Sea-Bee.
Industry:Transportation
The number of tonnes of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of cargo, stores and bunker fuel. It is the difference between the number of tonnes of water a vessel displaces “light” and the number of tonnes it displaces when submerged to the “load line.” An approximate conversion ratio is 1NT = 1.7GT and 1GT = 1.5DWT.
Industry:Transportation
A term stated on the bills of lading offering lower shipping rates to importers east of the Rockies, provided merchandise from the Far East comes in through the West Coast ports. OCP rates were established by U.S. West Coast steamship companies in conjunction with western railroads so that cargo originating or destined for the American Midwest and East would be competitive with all–water rates via the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf ports. Applies to eastern Canada.
Industry:Transportation
