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| Bonded
Warehouse - a warehouse established by the state, or by private
enterprise, in which goods liable to duty are lodged until the duty
upon them has been paid |
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| Bill
of Lading - a document issued by a carrier, e.g. a ship's master
or by a company's shipping department, acknowledging that specified
goods have been received on board as cargo for conveyance to a named
place for delivery to the consignee who is usually identified. A through
bill of lading involves the use of at least two different modes of
transport from road, rail, air, and sea. The term derives from the
noun "bill", a schedule of costs for services supplied or
to be supplied, and from the verb "to lade" which means
to load a cargo onto a ship or other form of transport. |
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| Consignee
- In a contract of carriage, the consignee is the person to
whom the shipment is to be delivered whether by land, sea or air. |
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| Consignor
- The consignor, in a contract of carriage, is the person sending
a shipment to be delivered whether by land, sea or air. Some carriers,
such as national postal entities, use the term "sender"
but in the event of a legal dispute the proper and technical term
"consignor" will generally be used. |
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| Demurrage
- In the law of merchant shipping, is the sum payable to the shipowner
for detention of the vessel in port beyond the number of days allowed
for the purpose of loading or unloading. |
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| FAK
- Freight all kinds |
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| Fuel
Surcharge - Surcharge imposed by carriers when fuel prices reach
over certain levels. |
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| Intermodal
- Shipments transported either by rail or ground. |
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| LTL
(Less-Than-Truckload) - is the transportation of relatively small
freight. The alternatives to LTL carriers are parcel carriers or full
truckload carriers. Parcel carriers usually handle small packages
and freight that can be broken down in to units less than 150 US pounds.
Full truckload carriers move freight that is loaded into a semi trailer.
Semi trailers are typically between 26 and 53 US feet and thereby
require a substantial amount of freight to make such transportation
economical. |
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| Pallet
- is a flat transport structure made of wood or plastic (and in a
few cases metal and paper) which can support a variety of goods in
a stable fashion while being lifted by any mobile forklift device.
The goods are placed on top of the pallet, and can be secured to it
by straps or stretch-wrapped plastic film. A pallet is sometimes colloquially
called a skid, by back-formation from skid loader. |
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| Rail
Shipments - refers to the land transport of and goods along railways
or railroads. |
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| Truckload
- an entire trailer-load to a single customer. |
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