Ocean shipping

Ocean shipping

Relating to the transportation of goods across an ocean or sea.

Industry: Maritime; Transportation

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Ullage Report

Transportation; Boats & ships

The amount of liquid within a container that is lost, as by leakage, during shipment or storage.

before breaking bulk (BBB)

Maritime; Ocean shipping

Refers to freight payments that must be received before discharge of a vessel commences.

Construction differential subsidy (CDS)

Maritime; Ocean shipping

A direct subsidy paid to u. S. Shipyards building u. S. -flag ships to offset high construction costs in american shipyards. An amount of subsidy (up to 50 percent) is determined by estimates of ...

Capital construction fund (CCF)

A tax benefit for operators of u. S. -built, u. S. -flag ships in the u. S. Foreign, great lakes, or noncontiguous domestic trades, by which taxes may be deferred on income deposited in a fund to be ...

Catwalk

Maritime; Ocean shipping

A raised bridge running fore and aft from the midship, and called "walkway. " it affords safe passage over the pipelines and other deck obstructions.

Certificate of inspection

Maritime; Ocean shipping

A certificate usually required for industrial equipment and meat products. There are companies in every port city that specialise in issuing certificates of inspection for machinery. The meat ...

Carnet

Maritime; Ocean shipping

A customs document permitting the holder to carry or send merchandise temporarily into certain foreign countries without paying duties or posting bonds.