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U.S. Department of Transportation
Domeniu: Government
Number of terms: 13754
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
Confirms the transfer of ownership of certain goods to another person in return for money paid or loaned.
Industry:Transportation
A consolidation service, putting small shipments into containers for shipment.
Industry:Transportation
A container fitted with a rear door and a minimum of one side door.
Industry:Transportation
A party responsible for the payment as evidenced by the given instrument. Under letters of credit, the payer is the party on whom the draught is drawn, usually the drawee bank.
Industry:Transportation
The combined total weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime mover.
Industry:Transportation
An amount added or deducted from base rate to make a rate to or from some other point or via another route.
Industry:Transportation
The weight shown in a waybill and freight bill, i.e, the invoiced weight.
Industry:Transportation
A multilateral maritime treaty adopted in 1921 (at The Hague, Netherlands). standardises liability of an international carrier under the Ocean B/L. Establishes a legal “floor” for B/L. See COGSA
Industry:Transportation
Battens, or a series of parallel runners, fitted beneath boxes or packages to raise them clear of the floor to permit easy access of forklift blades or other handling equipment.
Industry:Transportation
When documents presented do not conform to the requirements of the letter of credit (L/C), it is referred to as a “discrepancy.” Banks will not process L/C’s which have discrepancies. They will refer the situation back to the buyer and/or seller and await further instructions.
Industry:Transportation