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Gang:
Group of stevedores usually
4 to 5 members with supervisor
assigned to a hold or
portion of the vessel
being loaded or unloaded.
Gateway:
Port of entry into a country
or region.
GATT:
General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, a multilateral
treaty intended to help
reduce trade barriers
and promote tariff concessions.
GCR:
General Cargo Rate. The
basic tariff category
which was introduced to
cover most air cargo now
covers only a minority,
the remainder being under
SCR or class rates.
GCR:
General Cargo Rate. The
basic tariff category
which was introduced to
cover most air cargo now
covers only a minority,
the remainder being under
SCR or class rates.
General
Average: When
damage to cargo on board
a vessel exceeds carrier's
insurance, carrier will
release cargo only with
an acceptance agreement
to claim only a general
percentage of all the
damage sustained.
General
Export License:
Any of various export
licenses covering export
commodities for which
validated export licenses
are not required. No formal
application or written
authorization is needed
to ship exports under
a general export license.
General
Order: Government
contract warehouse for
the storage of cargoes
left unclaimed for ten
working days after availability.
Unclaimed cargoes are
auctioned publicly after
one year.
Gross
Weight: Entire
weight of goods, packing,
and container, ready for
shipment.
G.R.Wt./G.W.:
Gross Weight.
GSA:
General Sales Agent acting
on behalf of an airline.
Usually Broker or Forwarder.
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