- Industry: Government
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Freight forwarder/broker compensation as specified by ocean tariff or contract.
Industry:Transportation
A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.
Industry:Transportation
The U.S. federal body charged with enforcing acts of the U.S. Congress that affect common carriers in interstate commerce. STB replaced the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1997.
Industry:Transportation
Any material or objects utilised to protect cargo. Examples of dunnage are blocks, boards, burlap and paper.
Industry:Transportation
Single tariff item, established to move multiple commodities needed for a specified project, usually construction.
Industry:Transportation
Not in packages or containers; shipped loose in the hold of a ship without mark and count.” Grain, coal and sulphur are usually bulk freight.
Industry:Transportation
A certificate issued by an independent agent or firm attesting to the quality and/or quantity of the merchandise being shipped. Such a certificate is usually required in a letter of credit for commodity shipments.
Industry:Transportation
The amount on which an Ad Valorem or customs duty is calculated.
Industry:Transportation
A name usually given to a State body having control or regulation of public utilities.
Industry:Transportation
A container with a discharge hatch in the front wall; allows bulk commodities to be carried.
Industry:Transportation
