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RULE 28 - DEFINITION OF TERMS
AFFILIATE(S)
means two or more entities which are under common
ownership or control by reason of being parent and
subsidiary or entities associated with, under common
control with or others related to each other through
common stock ownership or common directors or officers.
ALL INCLUSIVE
means the freight rate shown with the applicable TRI
includes ocean freight and all other surcharges and
assessorial charges, except those charges caused by the
choice or action of the shipper, such as detention or
demurrage.
ASSESSORIAL
means an additional amount to be added to the basic ocean
freight rate for a specific service, situation or pass
through fee.
BILLS OF LADING
means contract of affreightment for cargo covering one
shipment from one consignor to one consignee with one set
of marks.
BROKERAGE
means payment by a common carrier to an ocean freight
broker. This is NOT FREIGHT FORWARDER COMPENSATION, see
Freight Broker for definition of services.
BULK CARGO
means cargo that is loaded and carried in bulk without
mark or count in a loose unpackaged form, having
homogeneous characteristics and is exempt from tariff
filing requirements. Bulk cargo loaded into intermodal
equipment is subject to mark and count and is, therefore,
subject to tariff filing requirements.
BUSINESS HOURS
means that period of each calendar day except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Holidays from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
CARGO, N.O.S.
means commodities not otherwise specified in individual
commodity items.
CARRIER
means SHIPLANE TRANSPORT, INC.
CAUTION
means articles which may be subject to Hazardous Materials
Rules.
CHASSIS
means a wheeled assembly, with or without container,
constructed to accept mounting of a demountable trailer
body, container or flexi-van.
CO-LOADING
means the combining of cargo by two or more NVOCCs for
tendering to an ocean common carrier under the name of one
or more of the NVOCCs.
COMBINATION RATES
means an intermodal rate computed by adding together the
ocean freight rate in a TRI and inland freight rate from/to
an inland point.
COMMON CARRIER
means an entity holding itself out to the general public
to provide transportation by water of cargo between the
United States and a foreign country for compensation that:
1. assumes responsibility for the transportation from port
or point of receipt to the port or point of destination
and
2. utilizes, for all or part of that transportation, a
vessel operating on the high seas or the Great Lakes
between a port in the United States and a port in a
foreign country, except ferry boat, ocean tramp,
chemical parcel tanker or vessels transporting
proprietary cargo.
CONSIGNEE
means the person, firm or corporation shown on the Bill of
Lading as the receiver of the property transported by
the carrier.
CONSIGNOR
See Shipper
CONTAINER
means single rigid, non disposable, demountable freight
carrying unit designed to be transported by different
modes of transportation. They may be dry cargo, reefer,
ventilated, insulated, flat rack, vehicle rack, liquid
tank or open top, with or without bogies attached, having
a closure of a permanently hinged door, that allows ready
access to the cargo. All types of containers will have
construction, fittings and fastenings able to withstand,
without permanent distortion or additional exterior
containment, all the stress that may be applied in normal
service use of continuous all water and intermodal
transportation. Except as otherwise provided, the term
container is interchangeable with trailer and has common
meaning.
CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE
means the maintenance of a specific temperature or range
of temperatures in containers.
DAY
means a twenty-four (24) hour period beginning at 12:01
A.M.
DRY CARGO
means cargo other than that requiring temperature control,
atmosphere control or bulk cargo.
EFFECTIVE DATE
means the date upon which a published tariff or tariff
element is scheduled to go into effect. The first day of
effect for a tariff or tariff element.
EXPIRATION DATE
means the last day or effect for a tariff or tariff
element; after this date the tariff or tariff element is
may NOT be used.
FORESTRY PRODUCTS
means forestry derived products inclusive of, but not
limited to the following: lumber in bundles, rough timber,
ties, poles, piling, laminated beams, bundled siding,
bundled plywood, bundled core stock or veneers, bundled
particle or fiber boards, bundled hardwood, wood pulp in
rolls, wood pulp in unitized bales, paper or paperboard in
rolls or in pallet or skid sized sheets, liquid or
granular by-products derived from pulping and papermaking
and engineered wood products. Generally wood products not
further worked that indicated in items above are exempt
from tariff publication requirements. Wood finished
products which have identifiable end usages are not
"forestry products" and would be subject to publication
regulations.
FREIGHT BROKER
means an entity which is engaged by a carrier to secure
cargo for such carrier and/or to sell or offer for sale
ocean transportation services and which holds itself out
to the public as one who negotiates between shipper or
consignee and carrier for the purchase, sale, conditions
and terms of transportation.
FREIGHT FORWARDER
means an entity that dispatches shipments from the United
States via a common carrier and books or otherwise arranges
space for those shipments on behalf of shippers; and
processes the documentation or performs related activities
incident to those shipments.
HARMONIZED SYSTEM
means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,
based on international Harmonized System, administered by
the U.S. Customs Service for the U.S. International Trade
Commission and Schedule B, administered by the U.S. Census
Bureau.
HOLIDAY
used in this tariff shall consist of the following days:
New Years Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents Day (Third Monday in February)
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
Fourth of July
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
When any of the holidays stipulated above falls on
Sunday, the following Monday shall be deemed as that
holiday.
IN PACKAGES
means any shipping form other than in bulk, loose, in
glass or earthenware not further packed in containers or
on skids.
INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION
means continuous through transportation involving more than
one mode of service (e.g., ship, rail, motor, air), for
pickup or delivery at a point beyond the port at which the
vessel calls. The term intermodal transportation can
apply to through transportation at through rates or
transportation on through routes using combination rates.
See also Through Transportation.
KILO TON
means 1,000 Kilos.
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.
LOCAL RATES
means rates or charges for transportation over the route of
a single common carrier, the application of which is not
contingent upon a prior or subsequent movement.
LOCATION GROUP
means a logical collection of geographic points, ports,
states, countries which is primarily used to conveniently
apply tariff rate items, rules or assessorial charges to
all locations within the grouping.
LOYALTY CONTRACT
means a contract with an ocean common carrier or agreement
by which a shipper obtains lower rates by committing all
or a fixed portion of its cargo to that carrier or
agreement and the contract provides for a deferred rebate
arrangement.
LUMPSUM
means a rate stated for a given amount of cargo which is
not a standard shipping unit and may include various mixes
of shipping units, i.e. for shipment consisting of two 20
foot standard containers, one 40 foot flatbed and five
pieces measuring 50 cft. and weighing 3500 lbs.
MIXED SHIPMENT
a shipment consisting of articles described in and rated
under two or more TRI items of this tariff.
MOTOR CARRIER
means participating motor carrier or motor carriers.
NESTED
means that three or more different sizes of the article or
commodity are shipped so that beginning with the smallest
size each is placed within the next larger size, or three
or more of the articles must be placed within each other
so that, each upper article will not project above the
lower article more than one third of its height.
NON-HAZARDOUS
means non-label cargo which is permitted stowage between
or under decks, other than Magazine, and will be rated
in accordance with the rates as provided in the commodity
item and if no specific commodity is published then the
Cargo, N.O.S. rate will apply.
NON-VESSEL OPERATING COMMON CARRIER
means a firm providing transportation by water of cargo
between the United States and a foreign country for
compensation without operating the vessels by which the
transportation is provided, and may include the following:
1. purchasing transportation services from a VOCC and
offering such services for resale to other persons.
2. payment of port-to-port or multimodal transportation
charges.
3. entering into affreightment agreements with underlying
shippers.
4. issuing bills of lading or equivalent documents.
5. arranging for and paying for inland transportation on
through transportation movements
6. paying lawful compensation to ocean freight forwarders
7. leasing containers;
8. entering into arrangements with origin or destination
agents.
NVOCC NEGOTIATED RATE ARRANGEMENTS (NRA)
means a written and binding arrangement between a shipper
or consignee and an NVOCC to provide specific
transportation service for a stated cargo quantity, from
origin to destination, on receipt of the cargo by the
Carrier or its agent (see Rule 3). All NRA's must be in
writing; contain each party's legal name and address
and affiliates; contain the names, title and addresses of
the representative of each party; be effective prior to
the date of Carrier's receipt of the cargo; clearly
specify the rate and the shipment or shipments to which
such rate applies. An NRA may NOT be modified after
Carrier's receipt of the initial shipment.
NVOCC SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS (NSA)
means a written contract, other than a bill of lading or
receipt, between one or more shippers and an individual
NVOCC or two or more affiliated NVOCC's, in which the
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.
OCEAN COMMON CARRIER
A Vessel Operating Common Carrier, as defined herein.
OCEAN TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIATARY
means an Ocean Freight Forwarder or a Non-Vessel Operating
Common Carrier, which are separately defined herein.
ONE COMMODITY
means any or all of the articles described in any one rate
item in this tariff.
PACKAGE OR PACKAGES
means any container other than trucks or in shipping forms
other than in bulk, loose or on skids, providing such
container or form of shipment will render the
transportation of the freight reasonably safe and
practicable.
PACKING OR STUFFING
covers the actual placing of cargo into the container as
well as the proper stowage and securing thereof within the
container.
POINT
means a particular city, town, village, community, or
other area which is treated as a geographic unit for the
application of rates.
PLACE
means a particular street address or other designation or
a factory, store, warehouse, place of business, private
residence, construction camp or the like, at a "Point."
PROJECT RATES
means rates applicable to the transportation of materials,
equipment or supplies to be employed in the construction
or development of a named facility used for a major
governmental, charitable, manufacturing, resource
exploitation and public utility or public service purpose,
including disaster relief projects.
PROPORTIONAL RATES
means rates or charges assessed by a common carrier for
transportation services, the application of which is
conditioned upon a prior or subsequent movement.
PUBLISHER
means an organization authorized to publish or amend
tariff information.
RATE
means a price stated in a tariff for providing a specified
level of transportation service for a stated cargo
quantity, from origin to destination, on and after a
stated effective date or within a defined time frame.
REVENUE TON
means one ton of cargo W or M, as freighted, see rule 2.
SCOPE
means the geographic locations, i.e. points, ports, states,
countries or combinations, to and from which the tariff
rate, rules and other provisions apply
SHIPPER
means a cargo owner; the person for whose account the
ocean transportation is provided; or the person, firm, or
corporation shown on the shipping documents as the party
tendering the property received by the carrier for
transportation. A shipper may be a shipper's association
or an NVOCC in its relationship with a VOCC.
SHIPPERS' ASSOCIATION
means a group of shippers that consolidates or distributes
freight on a nonprofit basis for the members of the group
in order to secure volume rates or service contracts.
SHIPMENT
means a quantity of property physically tendered by one
consignor/shipper at one port of origin at one time for
one consignee at one port of destination, for which a
single shipping document has been issued. Except by prior
arrangement carrier may accept "part shipment", I.E.
multiple deliveries to be covered by a single bill of
lading as a single shipment.
SITE
means a particular platform or specific location for
loading at a "Place."
SPECIAL PERMISSION
means permission, authorized by the Federal Maritime
Commission, for certain tariff publications that do not
conform with applicable regulations, usually involving
effectiveness on less than statutory notice.
STUFFING UNSTUFFING
see PACKING and UNPACKING
TARIFF
means a publication containing the actual rates, charges,
classifications, rules, regulations and practices of a
common carrier or conference. The term practices refers
to those usages, customs or modes of operation which in
any way affect, determine or change the transportation
rates, charges or services provided by a common carrier or
conference.
TARIFF RATE ITEM
means a single freight rate, in effect on and after a
specific date for a specific time period for the
transportation of a stated cargo quantity, which may move
from origin to destination under a single specified set of
transportation conditions, such as container size or
temperature.
THROUGH TRANSPORTATION
means continuous transportation between points of origin
and destination, either or both of which lie beyond port
terminal areas, for which a through rate is assessed and
which is offered or performed by one or more carriers, at
least one of which is a common carrier, between a United
States point or port and foreign point or port.
TIME/VOLUME RATE
means a rate published in a tariff which is conditioned
upon receipt of a specified aggregate volume of cargo or
aggregate freight revenue over a specified period of time.
TRAILER
interchangeably, with Container, see definition for
CONTAINER.
TRANSSHIPMENT
means the physical transfer of cargo from one vessel to
another vessel in the course of all-water or through
transportation. When cargo is transferred from the vessel
of one carrier to a vessel of another carrier, at least
one of the carriers is an ocean common carrier subject to
Federal Maritime Commission jurisdiction and shall be
deemed the "publishing carrier" for the purposes of
providing public notice of the applicable through rate.
TRUCK
means any vehicle propelled or drawn by a single mechanical
power unit and used on the property.
UNITIZED LOAD
means a consolidation of shipping packages secured to
pallets when the individual component shipping packages
are bonded or otherwise securely held together to form a
single shipping unit that has been prepared by the shipper
in order to facilitate mechanical handling.
UNPACKING, UNSTUFFING OR STRIPPING
means the removal of the cargo from the containers as well
as the removal of all securing material not constituting a
part of the container.
VESSEL OPERATING COMMON CARRIER
means a COMMON CARRIER, as defined herein, operating
vessels on the high seas or the Great Lakes, between U.S.
ports and foreign ports.
WATER CARRIER'S TERMINAL
means the place where cargo or loaded or empty containers
are received by water carrier or delivered by water
carrier. The place where water carrier assembles, holds
or stores cargo and its containers.
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