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Hague Protocol |
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Amendment of the Warsaw convention at The Hague, September 28,
1955 (air cargo). |
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Hague Rules |
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International convention for the unification of certain rules,
relating to Bills of Lading (1924). These Rules include the
description of responsibilities of Shipping Lines. |
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Hague-Visby Rules |
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Set of rules, published in 1968, amending the Hague Rules. |
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Half Height Container |
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An
open top container, fitted with or without soft or hard cover,
4'3" in height. |
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Halyard |
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Light rope or tackle fitted to a staff, spar or gaff used for
flying flags. |
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Hamburg Rules |
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United Nations Convention on the carriage of goods by sea of
1978 adopted in 1992. |
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Handling Instructions |
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Indication how cargo is to be handled. |
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Handling Service |
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Service concerning the physical handling of cargo. |
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Harbour |
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Place of shelter for vessels. Most of the time used as an
indication for the geographical location. |
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Harmonized System |
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Abbreviation: HS |
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It
is a numeric multi purpose system, the international
convention on the HS was established under auspices of the
World Customs Organisation in 1983, for the classification of
goods with its six digits covering about 5000 descriptions of
the products or groups of products most commonly produced and
traded. It is designed for customs services, but can also be
used for statistics, transport purposes, export, import and
manufacturing. |
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Hatch Cover |
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Watertight means of closing the hatchway of a vessel. |
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Hatch Way |
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Opening in the deck of a vessel through which cargo is loaded
into, or discharged from the hold and which is closed by means
of a hatch cover. |
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Haulage |
The inland carriage of cargo or
containers between named locations/points.
1. Merchant inspired Carrier Haulage or customer nominated
Carrier Haulage or shipper preferred Carrier Haulage service
performed by a sub-contractor of the merchant.
2. Carrier inspired Merchant Haulage means Haulage service
performed by a sub- contractor of the Carrier
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Haulier |
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Road carrier. |
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Header Board |
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See
Bulkhead (road cargo) |
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Heated Container |
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Thermal container served by a heat producing appliance. |
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Heavy Lift |
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Single commodity exceeding the capacity of normal loading
equipment and requiring special equipment and rigging methods
for handling. |
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Heavy Lift Vessel |
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A
vessel specially designed and equipped for the carriage of
heavy cargo. |
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Hedging |
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Buying or selling earlier and more than really needed in order
to protect the company against price increases or shortages of
commodities or components to realise profits when prices
fluctuate. |
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Heuristic |
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The process of solving problems by evaluating each step in the
progress, searching for satisfactory solutions rather than
optimal solutions. It comprises XE "A form of problem solving
where the results are determined by ex" a form of problem
solving where the results are determined by experience or
intuition instead of by optimisation. |
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Hinterland |
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The inland area served by a certain port. |
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Hitchment Cargo |
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An
amount of goods which is added to an original consignment as
the owner and the destination are the same as those of the
original consignment. |
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Hogged |
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Loading condition of a vessel in such a way that the centre of
the vessel is slightly raised (arch-wise in the centre). |
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Hold |
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The space below the deck of a vessel, used to carry cargo. |
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Home Port |
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The port of registration of a vessel. |
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Hot Hatch |
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Sequenced on deck loading of containers to enable priority
discharge at arrival port ? usually required for direct
discharge to vehicle to meet a Just In Time delivery. |
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House Address |
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Place of receipt respectively delivery (name and address) in
case of carrier haulage. |
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House to House Transport |
The transport of cargo from the
premises of the consignor to the premises of the consignee.
Note: In the United States the term 'Point to
Point Transport' is used instead of the term 'Door to Door
Transport', because the term 'house' may mean 'customs house'
or 'brokers house', which are usually located in the port. |
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Hub |
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The central transhipment point in a transport structure,
serving a number of consignees and/or consignors by means of
spokes. The stretches between hubs mutually are referred to as
trunks. |
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Huckepack Carriage |
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See
Piggyback |
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Hull |
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Outer shell of a vessel, made of steel plates or other
suitable material to keep water outside the vessel. |
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Husbanding |
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Taking care of a vessel's non cargo related operations as
instructed by the master or owner of such vessel. |
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