Metal packaging

Metal packaging

Any kind of product packaging that is made either partly or entirely from metal.

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captain’s protest

Metal packaging; Shipping containers

A document prepared by the captain of a vessel on arriving at port; shows conditions encountered during voyage, generally for the purpose of relieving ship owner of any loss to ...

capesize vessel

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A dry bulk vessel above 80,000dwt or whose beam precludes passage via the Panama Canal and thus forces them to pass around Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope.

currency adjustment factor (CAF)

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A charge, expressed as a percentage of a base rate, that is applied to compensate ocean carriers of currency fluctuations.

cabotage

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Water transportation term applicable to shipments between ports of a nation; commonly refers to coastwise or intercoastal navigation or trade. Many nations, including the United ...

incoterms

Metal packaging; Shipping containers

Obsolete, although heavily used, term of sale meaning “cargo and freight” whereby Seller pays for cost of goods and freight charges up to destination port. In July, 1990 the ...