| S/D |
|
| Abbreviation
for: Sight draft, or Sea Damage |
|
| Sanction |
|
| An
embargo imposed by a Government against another country. |
|
| SCAC
Code |
|
| See
Owner Code. |
|
| Schedule
B |
|
| The
Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities
Exported from the United States. |
|
| Sea
Waybill |
|
| Document
indicating the goods were loaded onboard when a document of
title (b/L) is not needed. Typically used when a company is
shipping goods to itself. |
|
| Sea-Bee
Vessels |
|
| Ocean
vessels constructed with heavy-duty submersible hydraulic lift
or elevator system at the stern of the vessel. The Sea-Bee
system facilitates forward transfer and positioning of barges.
Sea-Bee barges are larger than LASH barges. The Sea-Bee system
is no longer used. |
|
| Seaworthiness |
|
| The
fitness of a vessel for its intended use. |
|
| SED |
|
| U.S.
Commerce Department document, "Shipper's Export
Declaration." |
|
| Service |
|
| A
string of vessels which makes a particular voyage and serves a
particular market. |
|
| Service
Contract |
|
| As
provided in the Shipping Act of 1984, a contract between a
shipper (or a shippers association) and an ocean common
carrier (or conference) in which the shipper makes a
commitment to provide a certain minimum quantity of cargo or
freight revenue over a fixed time period, and the ocean common
carrier or conference commits to a certain rate or rate
schedule as well as a defined service level (such as assured
space, transit time, port rotation or similar service
features). The contract may also specify provisions in the
event of nonperformance on the part of either party. |
|
| SHEX |
|
| Saturday
and Holidays Excluded. |
|
| SHINC |
|
| Saturday
and Holidays Included. |
|
| Ship
Chandler |
|
| An
individual or company selling equipment and supplies for
ships. |
|
| Ship
Demurrage |
|
| A
charge for delaying a steamer beyond a stipulated period. |
|
| Ship's
Bells |
|
| Measure
time onboard ship. One bell sounds for each half hour. One
bell means 12:30, two bells mean 1:00, three bells mean 1:30,
and so on until 4:00 (eight bells). At 4:30 the cycle begins
again with one bell. |
|
| Ship's
Manifest |
|
| A
statement listing the particulars of all shipments loaded for
a specified voyage. |
|
| Ship's
Tackle |
|
| All
rigging, cranes, etc., utilized on a ship to load or unload
cargo. |
|
| Shipment |
|
| The
tender of one lot of cargo at one time from one shipper to one
consignee on one bill of lading. |
|
| Shipper |
|
| The
person or company who is usually the supplier or owner of
commodities shipped. Also called Consignor. |
|
| Shipper's
Export Declaration (SED,"Ex Dec") |
|
| A
joint Bureau of the Census' International Trade Administration
form used for compiling U.S. exports. It is completed by a
shipper and shows the value, weight, destination, etc., of
export shipments as well as Schedule B commodity code. |
|
| Shipper's
Instructions |
|
| Shipper's
communication(s) to its agent and/or directly to the
international water-carrier. Instructions may be varied, e.g.,
specific details/clauses to be printed on the B/L, directions
for cargo pickup and delivery. |
|
| Shipper's
Letter of Instructions for issuing an Air Waybill |
|
| The
document required by the carrier or freight forwarders to
obtain (besides the data needed) authorization to issue and
sign the air waybill in the name of the shipper. |
|
| Shipper's
Load & Count (SL&C) |
|
| Shipments
loaded and sealed by shippers and not checked or verified by
the carriers. |
|
| Shippers
Association |
|
| A
non-profit entity that represents the interests of a number of
shippers. The main focus of shippers associations is to pool
the cargo volumes of members to leverage the most favorable
service contract rate levels. |
|
| Shipping
Act of 1916 |
|
| The
act of the U.S. Congress (1916) that created the U.S. Shipping
Board to develop water transportation, operate the merchant
ships owned by the government, and regulate the water carriers
engaged in commerce under the flag of the United States. As of
June 18, 1984, applies only to domestic offshore ocean
transport. |
|
| Shipping
Act of 1984 |
|
| Effective
June 18, 1984, describes the law covering water transportation
in the U.S. foreign trade. |
|
| Shipping
Act of 1998 |
|
| Amends
the Act of 1984 to provide for confidential service contracts
and other items. |
|
| Shipping
Order |
|
| Shipper's
instructions to carrier for forwarding goods; usually the
triplicate copy of the bill of lading. |
|
| Ships
- Barge Carriers |
|
| Ships
designed to carry barges; some are fitted to act as full
containerships and can carry a varying number of barges and
containers at the same time. At present this class includes
two types of vessels LASH and Sea-Bee. |
|
| Ships
- Bulk Carriers |
|
| All
vessels designed to carry bulk cargo such as grain,
fertilizers, ore, and oil. |
|
| Ships
- Combination Passenger and Cargo Ships |
|
| Ships
with a capacity for 13 or more passengers. |
|
| Ships
- Full Containerships |
|
| Ships
equipped with permanent container cells, with little or no
space for other types of cargo. |
|
| Ships
- General Cargo Carriers |
|
| Breakbulk
freighters, car carriers, cattle carriers, pallet carriers and
timber carriers. |
|
| Ships
- Partial Containerships |
|
| Multipurpose
containerships where one or more but not all compartments are
fitted with permanent container cells. Remaining compartments
are used for other types of cargo. |
|
| Ships
- Roll-on/Roll-off vessels |
|
| Ships
specially designed to carry wheeled containers or trailers
using interior ramps. |
|
| Ships
– Freighters |
|
| Breakbulk
vessels both refrigerated and unrefrigerated, containerships,
partial containerships, roll_on/roll_off vessels, and barge
carriers. |
|
| Ships
– Tankers |
|
| Ships
fitted with tanks to carry liquid cargo such as crude
petroleum and petroleum products; chemicals, Liquefied
gasses(LNG and LPG), wine, molasses, and similar product
tankers. |
|
| Shore |
|
| A
prop or support placed against or beneath anything to prevent
sinking or sagging. |
|
| Short
Ton (ST) |
|
| 2,000
pounds. |
|
| Shrink
Wrap |
|
| Polyethylene
or similar substance heat-treated and shrunk into an envelope
around several units, thereby securing them as a single pack
for presentation or to secure units on a pallet. |
|
| Side
Loader |
|
| A
lift truck fitted with lifting attachments operating to one
side for handling containers. |
|
| Side-Door
Container |
|
| A
container fitted with a rear door and a minimum of one side
door. |
|
| Sight
Draft |
|
| A
draft payable upon presentation to the drawee. |
|
| Skids |
|
| Battens,
or a series of parallel runners, fitted beneath boxes or
packages to raise them clear of the floor to permit easy
access of forklift blades or other handling equipment. |
|
| SL/W |
|
| Shippers
load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the
bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the
cargo is loaded by the shipper. |
|
| Sleepers |
|
| Loaded
containers moving within the railroad system that are not
clearly identified on any internally generated reports. |
|
| Sling |
|
| A
wire or rope contrivance placed around cargo and used to load
or discharge it to/from a vessel. |
|
| Slip |
|
| A
vessel's berth between two piers. |
|
| SPA |
|
| Abbreviation
for "Subject to Particular Average." See also
Particular Average. |
|
| Spine
Car |
|
| An
articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and
weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five
40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot
containers. |
|
| Spotting |
|
| Placing
a container where required to be loaded or unloaded. |
|
| Spreader |
|
| A
piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner
castings. |
|
| Stability |
|
| The
force that holds a vessel upright or returns it to upright if
keeled over. Weight in the lower hold increases stability. A
vessel is stiff if it has high stability, tender if it has low
stability. |
|
| Stack
Car |
|
| An
articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to
be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot
equivalent units (FEU's). |
|
| Stacktrain |
|
| A
rail service whereby rail cars carry containers stacked two
high on specially operated unit trains. Each train includes up
to 35 articulated multi-platform cars. Each car is comprised
of 5 well-type platforms upon which containers can be stacked.
No chassis accompany containers. |
|
| Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) |
|
| A
standard numerical code used by the U.S. Government to
classify products and services. |
|
| Standard
International Trade Classification (SITC) |
|
| A
standard numeric code developed by the United Nations to
classify commodities used in international trade, based on a
hierarchy. |
|
| Starboard |
|
| The
right side of a ship when facing the bow. |
|
| Statute
Of Limitation |
|
| A
law limiting the time in which claims or suits may be
instituted. |
|
| STC |
|
| Said
to contain. |
|
| STCC |
|
| Abbreviation
for "Standard Transportation Commodity Code." |
|
| Steamship
Conference |
|
| A
group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of
establishing freight rates. |
|
| Steamship
Guarantee |
|
| An
indemnity issued to the carrier by a bank; protects the
carrier against any possible losses or damages arising from
release of the merchandise to the receiving party. This
instrument is usually issued when the bill of lading is lost
or is not available. |
|
| Stern |
|
| The
end of a vessel. Opposite of bow. |
|
| Stevedore |
|
| Individual
or firm that employs longshoremen and who contracts to load or
unload the ship. |
|
| Store-Door
Pick-up Delivery |
|
| A
complete package of pick up or delivery services performed by
a carrier from origin to final consumption point. |
|
| Stowage |
|
| A
marine term referring to loading freight into ships' holds. |
|
| Straddle
Carrier |
|
| Mobile
truck equipment with the capacity for lifting a container
within its own framework. |
|
| Straight
Bill of Lading |
|
| A
non-negotiable bill of lading which states a specific identity
to whom the goods should be delivered. See Bill of Lading. |
|
| Stripping |
|
| Removing
cargo from a container (devanning). |
|
| Stuffing |
|
| Putting
cargo into a container. |
|
| STW |
|
| Said
to weigh. |
|
| Subrogate |
|
| To
put in place of another; i.e., when an insurance company pays
a claim it is placed in the same position as the payee with
regard to any rights against others. |
|
| Sufferance
Wharf |
|
| A
wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities. |
|
| Supply
Chain |
|
| A
logistical management system which integrates the sequence of
activities from delivery of raw materials to the manufacturer
through to delivery of the finished product to the customer
into measurable components. "Just in Time" is a
typical value-added example of supply chain management. |
|
| Surcharge |
|
| An
extra or additional charge. |
|
| Surface
Transportation Board (STB) |
|
| The
U.S. federal body charged with enforcing acts of the U.S.
Congress that affect common carriers in interstate commerce.
STB replaced the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1997. |
|
| Surtax |
|
| An
additional extra tax. |
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