- Industry: Government
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An agreement by an ocean carrier to provide cargo space on a vessel at a specified time and for a specified price to accommodate an exporter or importer.
Industry:Transportation
A group of points to which rates are made the same as or in relation to rates to other points in group.
Industry:Transportation
An area designated for the stowage of cargoes in container; usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation. Here containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.
Industry:Transportation
A container load of different articles in a single consignment.
Industry:Transportation
Cargo to/from regional ports are transferred to/from a central hub port for a long–haul ocean voyage.
Industry:Transportation
To transfer containers from one ship to another when both vessels are controlled by the same network (carrier) manager.
Industry:Transportation
A short–sea vessel which transfers cargo between a central “hub” port and smaller “spoke” ports.
Industry:Transportation
