RULE: 28 - DEFINITIONS Eff: 15Jan1994

Effective 15Jan1994
Filed 13Dec1993
Filing Codes I

Explanation of definitions as used throughout this tariff,

  AW.........All Water
  BAF........Bunker Adjustment Factor
  CAF........Currency Adjustment Factor
  COFC.......Container on Flat Car
  DDC........Destination Delivery Charge
  F..........Fahrenheit
  FCL........Full Container Load
  FI.........Free In to Vessel
  FIO........Free In and Out to Vessel
  FIO ST.....Free In and Out, Stowed and Trimmed
  FO.........Free Out to Vessel
  I.D........Inside Diameter
  K.D........Knocked Down
  Min........Minimum
  MLB........Mini-Landbridge
  N.O.S......Not Otherwise Specified
  NVOCC......Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier
  O.D........Outside Diameter
  R/T........Revenue Ton
  SOC........Shipper Owned Container
  SOTC.......Shipper Owned Tank Container
  SU.........Set Up
  THC........Terminal Handling Charge
  TLI........Tariff Line Item
  TOFC.......Trailer on Flat Car
  Viz........Namely
  VOCC.......Vessel Operating Common Carrier

CARGO, N.O.S - Means articles not otherwise specified in
               individual commodity items of this tariff

CAUTION -    Means articles which may be subject to Rule
             No.16

CO-LOADING - Means the combining of cargo, in the import
             or export foreign commerce of the U.S. by two
             or more NVOCC' for tendering to an ocean
             carrier under the name of one or more of the
             NVOCC's.

DRY CARGO  - Means cargo other than that requiring
             temperature control.

EXPLOSIVE CARGO - Means cargo falling within Class A,B and
                  C explosives as defined in Rule 16.

LABEL CARGO - Means cargo requiring White, Yellow, Red,
              Red Gas, Green Gas, Poison Gas and Tear Gas
              labels as shown. See Rule No. 16.

MIXED SHIPMENT - Means a shipment consisting of articles
                 described in and rated under two or more
                 rate items of this Tariff.

NON-HAZARDOUS  - Means non-label cargo which is permitted
                 stowage between decks or under deck(other
                 than Magazine) under CFR Title 46 -
                 shipping, as amended from time to time,
                 and such cargo will be rated in
                 accordance with the rates applicable
                 therefore as provided in the tariff item.

ONE COMMODITY  - Means any or all the articles described
                 in any one rate item in this Tariff.

REVENUE TON -    Means 1,000 kilos or 1 cubic metre as
                 freight charges are assessed.

SHIPMENT  -      Means a quantity of goods, tendered by
                 one consignor on one Bill of Lading at one
                 port/point of origin at one time in one
                 or more containers for one consignee at
                 one port/point of destination.

STUFFING, UNSTUFFING  - Means the physical placing of
                 cargo into or the physical removal of
                 cargo from containers.

WORKING DAY -    Means each calendar day, excepting
                 Saturday, Sundays and Holidays, between
                 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.

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