Steamship Container | Reinforced metal, fiberglass and/or wooden unit. Standard sizes 20', 40', 40' high cube, 45' or 53' in some domestic traffic lanes such as Puerto Rico. |
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Storage in Transit | Placement of a shipment into storage temporarily. Must not be more than 180 days but may occur at origin or destination - or a combination of the two. |
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Stowage | A marine term referring to the careful loading of freight into the holds of ships. |
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Stripping | Term used to describe the unloading of a steamship container. |
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Stuffing | Term used to describe the loading of a steamship container. |
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Tare Weight | Weight of empty container into which household goods are loaded. |
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Tariff | A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules for transportation. |
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Triwall | Heavy cardboard box utilized on air shipments. See Air Container. |
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Type II Container | Originally a type of liftvan procured by the U.S. Government. The term is commonly applied to containers (wooden liftvans) which meet DOD specifications.
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Unstuffing | Unloading of goods from a steamship container. See Stripping. |
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Vacis Exam | US Customs exam which includes x-raying the steamship container at port. |
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Volume Weight | Chargeable weight created by how much space is being used. |
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Warehouse | A place for the reception, delivery, consolidation, distribution and storage of goods. |
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Warehouse Handling Charge | A charge applicable when a shipment is placed into storage. This is a one time handling charge for taking the shipment into and out of storage. |
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Weight Ticket | A document/certificate produced by a certified scale to show the weight of a shipment. |
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Wharfage | Additional dock charge asessed on ocean freight for handling on the wharf. |
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