| Gateway |
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| Industry-related:
A point at which freight moving from one territory to another
is interchanged between transportation lines. |
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| GATT |
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| Abbreviation
for "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." 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 The World Trade Organization (WTO) superseded
GATT in 1994. |
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| GBL |
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| Abbreviation
for "Government Bill of Lading." |
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| GDSM |
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| Abbreviation
for "General Department Store Merchandise." A
classification of commodities that includes goods generally
shipped by mass-merchandise companies. This commodity
structure occurs only in service contracts. |
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| General
Order (G.O.) |
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| When
U.S. Customs orders shipments without entries to be kept in
their custody in a bonded warehouse. |
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| Generator
Set (Gen Set) |
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| A
portable generator which can be attached to a refrigerated
container to power the refrigeration unit during transit. |
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| Go-Down |
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| In
the Far East, a warehouse where goods are stored and
delivered. |
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| Gooseneck |
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| The
front rails of the chassis that raise above the plane of the
chassis and engage in the tunnel of a container leading to the
connection to tractor. |
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| GRI |
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| Abbreviation
for "General Rate Increase." Used to describe an
across-the-board tariff rate increase implemented by
conference members and applied to base rates. |
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| Gross
Tonnage (GT) |
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| Applies
to vessels, not to cargo, (0.2+0.02 log10V) where V is the
volume in cubic meters of all enclosed spaces on the vessel. |
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| Gross
Weight |
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| Entire
weight of goods, packaging and freight car or container, ready
for shipment. Generally, 80,000 pounds maximum container,
cargo and tractor for highway transport. |
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| Groupage |
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| A
consolidation service, putting small shipments into containers
for shipment. |
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| GVW |
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| Abbreviation
for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total
weight of a vehicle and its container, inclusive of prime
mover. |
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