(AWB) - a document made out by or on behalf of the carrier(s) confirming receipt of the goods by the carrier and evidencing the contract between the shipper and the carrier(s) for the carriage of goods as described therein.
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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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