Transportation

Transportation

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

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FOB vessel

Transportation; Shipping

Seller is responsible for goods and preparation of export documentation until actually placed aboard the vessel.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

Transportation; Shipping

A multilateral treaty to help reduce trade barriers between the signatory countries and to promote trade through tariff concessions. The World Trade Organization (WTO) superseded ...

GBL

Transportation; Shipping

Abbreviation for “Government Bill of Lading.”

General Department Store Merchandise (GDSM)

Transportation; Shipping

A classification of commodities that includes goods generally shipped by mass–merchandise companies. This commodity structure occurs only in service contracts.

International Maritime Consultative Organization (I.M.C.O.)

Transportation; Shipping

A forum in which most major maritime nations participate and through which recommendations for the carriage of dangerous goods, bulk commodities, and maritime regulations become ...