- Industry: Government
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To charge more than the proper amount according to the published rates.
Industry:Transportation
Guarantee issued by a bank to a carrier to be used in lieu of lost or misplaced original negotiable bill of lading.
Industry:Transportation
Refers to either the cargo carried or the charges assessed for carriage of the cargo.
Industry:Transportation
: '''Barge Carriers:''' Ships designed to carry barges; some are fitted to act as full container¬ships and can carry a varying number of barges and containers at the same time. At pres¬ent this class includes two types of vessels LASH and Sea-Bee.
: '''Bulk Carriers:''' All vessels designed to carry bulk homogeneous cargo without mark and count such as grain, fertilizers, ore, and oil.
: '''Combination Passenger and Cargo Vessels:''' Ships with a capacity for 13 or more pas¬sengers and any form of cargo or freight.
: '''Freighters:''' Breakbulk vessels both refrigerated and unrefrigerated, containerships, partial containerships, roll-on/roll-off vessels, and barge carriers. A general cargo vessel de¬signed to carry heterogeneous mark and count cargoes.
: '''Full Containerships:''' Ships equipped with permanent container cells, with little or no space for other types of cargo.
: '''General Cargo Carriers:''' Breakbulk freighters, car carriers, cattle carriers, pallet carriers and timber carriers. A vessel designed to carry heterogeneous mark and count cargoes.
: '''Partial Containerships:''' Multipurpose containerships where one or more but not all compartments are fitted with permanent container cells. Remaining compartments are used for other types of cargo.
: '''Roll-on/Roll-off vessels:''' Ships specially designed to carry wheeled containers or trailers using interior ramps. Includes all forms of car and truck carriers.
: '''Tankers:''' Ships fitted with tanks to carry liquid bulk cargo such as crude petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, Liquefied gasses (LNG and LPG), wine, molasses, and similar product tankers.
Industry:Transportation
A long ton of cargo that can be stowed in less than 40 cubic feet.
Industry:Transportation
Cargo more than eight feet high which thus cannot fit into a standard container.
Industry:Transportation
An act committed by the master or mariners of a vessel, for some unlawful or fraudulent purpose, contrary to their duty to the owners, whereby the latter sustain injury. It may include negligence, if so gross as to evidence fraud.
Industry:Transportation
A document issued by the carrier based on the bill of lading and other information; used to account for a shipment operationally, statistically, and financially.An Invoice.
Industry:Transportation
Ships designed to carry barges; some are fitted to act as full containerships and can carry a varying number of barges and containers at the same time. At present this class includes two types of vessels LASH and Sea-Bee.
Industry:Transportation
The number of tons of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of cargo, stores and bunker fuel. It is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces “light” and the number of tons it displaces when submerged to the “load line.” An approximate conversion ratio is 1NT = 1.7GT and 1GT = 1.5DWT.
Industry:Transportation
