- Industry: Government
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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). Standardizes 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
Those causes of loss for which the carrier is not legally liable. The elemental risks of ocean transport.
Industry:Transportation
