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TERM |
MEANING |
| T-floor |
Interior floor in a reefer, so named because of the longitudinal T-shaped rails which support the cargo and form a plenum for air flow beneath the cargo. |
| Tail |
The rear of a container. |
| Tank Container |
A specially constructed container for transporting liquids and gases in bulk. |
| Tare Weight |
The weight of packing material or, in carload shipments, the weight of the empty freight car. |
| Tariff (Trf.) |
A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies. |
| TDR |
Terminal departure report |
| Terminal |
An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel. |
| TEU |
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (20") . |
| THC |
Terminal Handling Charge. A charge assessed by the terminal for handling FCLs at ocean terminals. |
| Through Rate |
The total rate from the point of origin to final destination. |
| Through Service (Thru Service) |
A combination of transportation by sea and land (Thru Service) services to/from the West Coast. From West Coast locations, freight is transported by rail and/or truck to central or eastern North America nonwater port cities. Also known as Microbridge Service and I.P.I. |
| Time Charter |
A charter party hiring a vessel for a specified period of time or a particular voyage, in which the shipowner provides the vessel and crew while the charterer supplies the cargo. Also known as non-demise charter. |
| Tonnage |
Generally refers to freight handled. |
| Towage |
The charge made for towing a vessel. |
| Tramp |
A freighter vessel that does not run in any regular line but takes cargo wherever the shippers desire. |
| Tranship |
To transfer goods from one transportation line to another, or from one ship to another. |
| Transit Cargo |
Goods onboard which upon their arrival at a certain port are not to be discharged at that port. |
| Transit Port |
A port where goods received are merely en route and from which they have to be transferred and dispatched to their ultimate destination by coasters, barge and so on. Also called transshipment port. |
| TRC |
Terminal receiving Charge. Charge assessed by the terminal for cargo being delivered for export. |
| Truck Onboard B/L |
This is a unique practice in NAT having the similar function as onboard vessel B/L. In the event of a multimodal B/L is prepared, shipper can request a clause on the B/L to satisfy their commercial transaction as LADEN ONBOARD TRUCK MMDDYY. The date on the B/L is on which containers are picked up by OOCL house trucker from shipper's facility. However, the word TRUCK is not necessary. |
