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In railcar or container shipments, the weight of the empty railcar or empty container.
Industry:Transportation
A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations.
Industry:Transportation
A Marine insurance term which refers to partial loss on an individual shipment from one of the perils insured against, regardless of the balance of the cargo. Particular–average insurance can usually be obtained, but the loss must be in excess of a certain percentage of the insured value of the shipment, usually three to five percent, before a claim will be allowed by the company.
Industry:Transportation
A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.
Industry:Transportation
A dry bulk vessel above 80,000dwt or whose beam precludes passage via the Panama Canal and thus forces them to pass around Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope.
Industry:Transportation
A location where one carrier delivers freight to another carrier.
Industry:Transportation
Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ITT and RCA.Being replaced by fax and internet.
Industry:Transportation
Use of individual carrier/rail equipment through a central agency for the benefit of carriers and shippers.
Industry:Transportation
Water service between two coasts; in the U.S., this usually refers to water service between the Atlantic and Pacific or Gulf Coasts.
Industry:Transportation
A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.
Industry:Transportation
