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Transportation

Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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charter

Transportation; Shipping

Hiring out of a ship by a shipowner.

certificate of registry

Transportation; Shipping

A document specifying the nation registry of the vessel.

chandler

Transportation; Shipping

A person who deals in the selling of provisions, dried stores, etc.

carriers

Transportation; Shipping

Owners or operators of vessels providing transportation to shippers. The term is also sometimes used to refer to the vessels, i.e. Ore carriers.

cargo preference

Transportation; Shipping

Reserving a portion of a nation's imports and exports to national-flag vessels.

cargo plan

Transportation; Shipping

A plan giving the quantities and description of the various grades carried in the ship's cargo tanks, after the loading is completed.

cargo handling

Transportation; Shipping

The act of loading and discharging a cargo ship.