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Gang |
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A
number of workmen acting together especially for loading
and/or discharging operations of a vessel in combination with
the necessary gear. (On a vessel for instance 6 gangs can be
ordered to discharge or load.) |
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Gangway |
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Bridge laid from an opening in the railing or side of a vessel
to the shore or to a platform with the purpose of giving
access to and from the vessel. |
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Gantry Crane |
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A
crane or hoisting machine mounted on a frame or structure
spanning an intervening space, which often travels on rails. |
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Garments On Hangers |
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Clothes in containers on hangers and hung from rails during
transit, reducing the handling required for the garments.
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Gateway |
1. A point at which cargo is
interchanged between carriers or modes of transport.
2. A means of access, an entry. |
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Gen-set |
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Motor generator set as power source for, e.g., thermal
containers. |
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General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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Abbreviation: GATT |
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Major international agreement on trade and tariffs between
many nations all over the world. The discussions are now held
by the WTO. |
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General Average |
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Abbreviation: G/A |
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Intentional act or sacrifice which is carried out to safeguard
vessel and cargo. When a vessel is in danger, the master has
the right to sacrifice property and/or to incur reasonable
expenditure. Measures taken for the sole benefit of any
particular interest are not considered general average. |
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General
Average Act (York-Antwerp Rules) |
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There is a general average act when, and only when any
extraordinary sacrifice or expenditure is intentionally and
reasonably made or incurred for the common safety for the
purpose of preserving from peril the property involved in a
common maritime adventure. |
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General Average Statement |
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This shows in detail all general average costs and expenses
and the contribution of each interest in the general average
in proportion to its value. |
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General Cargo |
1. Cargo, consisting of goods,
unpacked or packed, for example in cartons, crates, bags or
bales, often palletised. General cargo can be shipped either
in breakbulk or containerised.
2. Any consignment other than a consignment containing
valuable cargo and charged for transport at general cargo
rates (air cargo). |
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General Cargo Rate |
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Abbreviation: GCR |
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The rate for the carriage of cargo other than a class rate or
specific commodity rate (air cargo). |
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General Purpose Container |
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A
container used for the carriage of general cargo without any
special requirements for the transport and or the conditioning
of the goods. |
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Germanischer Lloyd |
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German classification society. |
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Godown |
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A
warehouse or cargo shed. This term is often used in the Far
East. |
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Goods |
1. Common term indicating
movable property, merchandise or wares.
2. All materials which can be used to satisfy demands.
3. Whole or part of the cargo received from the shipper,
including any equipment supplied by the shipper.
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Goods Control Certificate |
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Document issued by a competent body evidencing the quality of
goods described therein, in accordance with national or
international standards, or conforming to legislation in the
importing country, or as specified in the contract. |
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Goods Flow |
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The direction and path of the movement of goods and sequence
of placement of those goods in a supply chain. |
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Goods Item |
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A
separate identifiable quantity of products or articles of a
single type. |
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Goods Receipt |
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Document issued by a port, warehouse, shed, or terminal
operator acknowledging receipt of goods specified therein on
conditions stated or referred to in the document. |
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Goods in Transit |
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The goods which have departed from the initial loading point
and not yet arrived at the final unloading point. |
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Gooseneck |
1. Gooseneck shaped front end
of a trailer or chassis.
2. Recess front bottom of a container to reduce the total
height of the chassis plus container. |
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Green Equipment
Availability |
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The availability of environmentally friendly equipment for
transport. |
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Grid Number |
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An
indication of the position of a container in a bay plan by
means of a combination of page number, column and line. The
page number often represents the bay number. |
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Gross Manifest |
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A
manifest containing freight details without any appropriate
disbursements. |
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Gross Tonnage |
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Abbreviation: GRT |
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The measure of the overall size of a vessel determined in
accordance with the provisions of the international convention
on measurement of vessels usually expressed in register ton. |
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Gross Weight |
1. Weight (mass) of goods
including packing, but excluding the carrier's equipment
expressed in whole kilograms.
2. The weight of a shipment including materials necessary for
blocking etc. (air cargo). |
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Gross Weight of Container |
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Total weight of container including cargo (in kilograms). |
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Groundage |
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Charge for permission to anchor. |
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Groupage |
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The collection of several small consignments and the formation
of one large shipment thereof (road cargo). |
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Groupage Centre |
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A
location where groupage activities take place (road-cargo). |
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Guarantee for customs |
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An
enforceable legal instrument with which a customs
administration can recover duties and taxes which become
payable in the event of irregularities during a transit
movement. |
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