| Steamship Container | | Reinforced metal, fiberglass and/or wooden unit. Standard sizes 20', 40', 40' high cube, 45' or 53' in some domestic traffic lanes such as Puerto Rico. |
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| Storage in Transit | | Placement of a shipment into storage temporarily. Must not be more than 180 days but may occur at origin or destination - or a combination of the two. |
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| Stowage | | A marine term referring to the careful loading of freight into the holds of ships. |
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| Stripping | | Term used to describe the unloading of a steamship container. |
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| Stuffing | | Term used to describe the loading of a steamship container. |
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| Tare Weight | | Weight of empty container into which household goods are loaded. |
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| Tariff | | A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules for transportation. |
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| Triwall | | Heavy cardboard box utilized on air shipments. See Air Container. |
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| Type II Container | | Originally a type of liftvan procured by the U.S. Government. The term is commonly applied to containers (wooden liftvans) which meet DOD specifications.
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| Unstuffing | | Unloading of goods from a steamship container. See Stripping. |
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| Vacis Exam | | US Customs exam which includes x-raying the steamship container at port. |
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| Volume Weight | | Chargeable weight created by how much space is being used. |
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| Warehouse | | A place for the reception, delivery, consolidation, distribution and storage of goods. |
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| Warehouse Handling Charge | | A charge applicable when a shipment is placed into storage. This is a one time handling charge for taking the shipment into and out of storage. |
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| Weight Ticket | | A document/certificate produced by a certified scale to show the weight of a shipment. |
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| Wharfage | | Additional dock charge asessed on ocean freight for handling on the wharf. |
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