RULE: 28 - DEFINITION OF TERMS UNSED IN THIS TARIFF Eff: 24JAN2022

Effective 24JAN2022
Filed 24JAN2022
Filing Codes IC

The Terms listed below will be defined and used as follows in this Tariff:
  
CARRIER - means publishing carrier and/or inland U.S. Carriers.
   
CONSIGNOR, CONSIGNEE OR SHIPPER - include the authorized representatives or
 agents of such "consignor," "consignee," or "shipper."
  
CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION (CFS) - (Service Code S)
 (a) At Origin - The location designated by the carrier where the carrier
    will receive cargo to be packed into containers by the carrier, or his
    agent.
 (b) At Destination - The location designated by the carrier for the
    delivery of containerized cargo to be unpacked from said containers.
   
CONTAINER LOAD - (CL) - Means all cargo tendered to carrier in shipper-
 loaded containers. CONTAINER YARD - The term "Container Yard" (CY)
 (Service Code Y), means the location where carrier receives or delivers
 cargo in containers.
  
CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE - means the maintenance of a specific temperature or
 range of temperatures in carrier's trailers.
   
DRY CARGO - means cargo other than that requiring temperature control.
  
IN PACKAGES - shall include any shipping form other than "in bulk,"
 "loose," "in glass or earthenware, not further packed in other containers"
 or "skids" 
  
KNOCKED DOWN (KD) - means that an article must be taken apart, folded or
 telescoped in such a manner as to reduce its bulk at least 33 1/3 percent
 from its normal shipping cubage when set up or assembled.
   
KNOCKED DOWN FLAT (KDF) - means that an article must be taken apart, folded
 or telescoped in such a manner as to reduce its bulk at least 66 2/3
 percent from its normal shipping cubage when set up or assembled.
   
LESS THAN CONTAINER LOAD (LTL) - means all cargo tendered to carrier not
 in shipperloaded/stuffed containers.
   
LOADING OR UNLOADING - means the physical placing of cargo into or the
 physical removal of, cargo from containers.
   
MERCHANT- means any Person who at any time, in relation to the Goods, has
 been or becomes the shipper, consignor, consignee, exporter, importer, the
 holder of the Bill of Lading and/or the receiver or the owner of the 
 Goods, any person entitled to possession of the Goods, any Person having a
 present or future interest in the Goods or any Person acting on behalf of
 any of the above-mentioned Persons, including a Factor or Lender.
   
MIXED SHIPMENT - means a shipment consisting of articles described in and
 rated under two or more NRAs.
   
MOTOR CARRIER - means U.S. Motor Carrier or Motor Carriers.
   
NVOCC SERVICE ARRANGEMENT (NSA) means a written contract, other than a bill
 of lading or receipt, between one or more NSA shippers and an individual
 NVOCC or two or more affiliated NVOCCs, in which the NSA shipper makes a
 commitment to provide a certain minimum quantity or portion of its cargo
 or freight revenue over a fixed time period, and the NVOCC commits to a
 certain rate or rate schedule and a defined service level. The NSA may
 also specify provisions in the event of nonperformance on the part of any
 party.
   
NSA SHIPPER - means a cargo owner, the person for whose account the ocean
 transportation is provided, the person to whom delivery is to be made, a
 shippers' association, or an ocean transportation intermediary, as defined
 in section 3(17)(B) of the Act (46 U.S.C. 40102(16)), that accepts
 responsibility for payment of all applicable charges under the NSA.
   
NEGOTIATED RATE ARRANGEMENT (NRA) - means the written and binding
 arrangement between an NRA shipper and eligible NVOCC to provide specific
 transportation service for a stated cargo quantity, from origin to
 destination on and after receipt of the cargo by the Carrier or its agent
 (originating carrier in the case of through Transportation).
   
NESTED - means that three or more different sizes of the article or
 commodity must be enclosed each smaller piece within the next larger piece
 or three or more of the articles must be placed one within the other so
 that each upper article will not project above the lower article more than
 one third of its height.
  
NESTED SOLID - means that three or more of the articles must be placed one
 within or upon the other so that the outer side surfaces of the one above
 will be in contact with the inner side surfaces of the one below and each
 upper article will not project above the next lower article more than
 one-half inch.
   
ONE COMMODITY - means any or all of the articles described in any one-NRA.
   
PACKING - covers the actual placing of cargo into the container as well as
 the proper stowage and securing thereof within the container.
{C}   
PUBLISHING CARRIER - means PELORUS SHIPPING LINE LIMITED d/b/a HELLMANN
 WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS., a foreign registered NonVessel Operating Common
 Carrier (NVOCC) registered with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission and
 operating under FMC Organization No. 028660.
  
RAIL CARRIER - means U.S. rail carrier or rail carriers.
   
SHIPMENT - means a quantity of goods, tendered by one consignor on one bill
 of lading at one origin at one time in one or more containers for one
 consignee at one destination.
   
STUFFING - UNSTUFFING - means the physical placing of cargo into or the
 physical removal of cargo from carrier's containers.
   
UNPACKING - covers the removal of the cargo from the container as well as
 the removal of all securing material not constituting a part of the
 container. 

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