Shipment of goods on shipper's own account. A bill of adventure is a document signed by the master of the ship that carries goods at owner's risk. Also, a term used in some insurance policies to mean a voyage or a shipment.
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PARTITION
1. An interior wall having a height of one story or less, which divides a structure into sections. 2. A slotted sheet of paperboard that can be assembled with similar sheets to form cells for holding goods during shipment.
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COGSA
Carriage Of Goods by Sea
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DEBARCATION
The process of leaving a ship or aircraft, or removing goods from a ship or aircraft.
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IMDG
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.
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LASTAGE
A room for stowing goods in a ship
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TRANSIRE
The ship's customs warrant for clearing goods
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BREAK BULK CARGO
Goods that must be loaded aboard a ship individually, and not in intermodal containers or in bulk, carried by a general cargo ship.
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BONDED WAREHOUSE
An area of security approved by custom authorities for the safekeeping or deposit of goods liable for excise duty but not yet subject to that duty.
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FREIGHT TON
The greater weight or measurement of goods where 1 tonnes is either 1,000 kg or 1 cubic meter.
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CONSIGNOR
The person named in the bill of lading as the one from whom the goods have been received for shipment.
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