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Cargo that will fit into a container and result in an economical shipment.
Industry:Transportation
Distance of one minute of longitude at the equator, approximately 6,076.115. The metric equivalent is 1852.
Industry:Transportation
A person authorized to transact business for and in the name of another person or company.Types of agents are:(1) brokers,(2) commission merchants,(3) resident buyers,(4) sales agents,(5) manufacturer’s representatives.
Industry:Transportation
Refers to container size standard of 40 feet. Two 20–foot containers or TEU’s equal one FEU.
Industry:Transportation
Stowage of general or special cargoes in a container for transport in the various modes.
Industry:Transportation
A document of title (such as a draft, promissory note, check, or bill of lading) transferable from one person to another in good faith for a consideration. Non–negotiable bills of lading are known as “straight consignment.” Negotiable bills are known as “order b/l’s.”
Industry:Transportation
Numerous shipments from different shippers to one consignee that are consolidated and treated as a single consignment.
Industry:Transportation
The semi–circular steel coupling device mounted on a tractor which engages and locks with a chassis semi–trailer.
Industry:Transportation
A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton.Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters.RT=1 MT or 1 CBM.
Industry:Transportation
