backhaul allowance
A price discount given to customers who get their goods from a seller’s warehouse as a reflection of the seller’s freight-cost savings.
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trading voyage
trading voyage 贸易航行；商业航行 指为船东或货主在停靠港口进行商品买卖等各种交易活动之目的而进行的航行，与专门进行货物运输的航行〔freighting voyage〕不同。
teamwork
teamwork. Work done by a team; esp., work by a team of animals as a substantial part of one’s business, such as farming, express carrying, freight hauling, or transporting material. • In some jurisdictions, animals (such as horses) that work in teams are exempt from execution on a civil judgment.
traffic balance
traffic balance. The balance of moneys collected in payment for transporting passengers and freight.
milling in transit
milling in transit. An arrangement in which a shipment is temporarily detained at an intermediate point, usu. for the application of some manufacturing process, with or without an increase of a freight charge by the carrier. [Cases: Carriers 12(2).]
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naulum
naulum (naw-l[schwa]m), n. [Latin fr. Greek] Roman law. Fare; freights; a shipowner’s fee for carrying people or goods from one place to another.
base point pricing
base-point pricing. 1. A pricing method that adds the price at the factory to the freight charges, which are calculated as the cost of shipping from a set location to the buyer’s location. • The chosen shipping base point may be the same for all customers, or it may be a specific, established location, such
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master’s draft
master’s draft. Maritime law. A contract for money loaned to a ship’s master to cover necessary disbursements, payable from the first freight the ship receives, and secured by the vessel and freight. See BOTTOMRY BOND.
third party logistical service provider
third-party logistical service provider. See FREIGHT FORWARDER. — Abbr. TPL.
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lighterage
lighterage (lI-t[schwa]r-ij). 1. The loading and unloading of goods between a ship and a smaller vessel, called a lighter, that is able to use a restricted port or dock. [Cases: Shipping 126, 134, 141. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 278–280, 296–299, 306–311, 338–339.] 2. The compensation paid for this service. [Cases: Shipping 147. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 369–370.]