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Salvage:
Rescue of goods from loss
at sea or by fire; also,
goods so saved, or payment
made or due for their
rescue.
Sanitary
and Health Certificate:
A statement signed by
a health organization
official certifying the
degree of purity, cleanliness,
or spoilage of goods,
and the health of live
animals.
Schedule
B: Refers to "Schedule
B, Statistical Classification
of Domestic and Foreign
Commodities Exported from
the United States." Being
replaced under the Harmonized
System.
Scheduled
Flight: Any service
that operates to a set
timetable.
SCR:
Specified Commodity Rate.
Applied to narrowly specified
commodities. Usually granted
on relatively large shipments.
Theoretically is of limited
time duration.
Sector:
Distance between two ground
points within a route.
Self-Sustaining:
Vessel has its own cranes
and equipment mounted
on board for loading/unloading.
Used in ports where shore
cranes and equipment are
lacking.
Service:
The defined, regular pattern
of calls made by a carrier
in the pick-up and discharge
of cargo.
Service
Contract: A contract
between a shipper and
an ocean carrier of conference,
in which the shipper makes
a commitment to provide
a minimum quantity of
cargo over a fixed time
period.
Set
Up: Articles in
their assembled condition.
S.
& F.A.: Shipping
and forwarding agent.
Shipment:
Freight tendered to a
carrier by one consignor
at one piece at one time
for delivery to one consignee
at one place on one bill
of lading.
Shipper:
Term used to describe
exporter. Mostly manufacturing
companies.
Shipper's
Export Declaration:
A form required by the
Treasury Department and
completed by a shipper
showing the value, weight,
consignee, destination,
etc., of export shipments
as well as Schedule B
identification number.
Ship's
Manifest: An instrument
in writing containing
a list of the shipments
comprising the cargo of
the vessel.
Ship's
Tackle: All rigging,
etc., utilized on a ship
to load or discharge cargo.
Short-Shipped:
Cargo manifested but not
loaded.
Single
Entry Charter:
A non-scheduled flight
carrying the cargo of
one shipper.
Sight
Draft: A draft
payable upon presentation
to the drawee. Compare
date draft and time draft.
S.I.T.:
Stopped in Transit
Site:
A particular platform
or location for loading
or unloading at a place.
S.L.
& C.: Shipper's
Load and Count
S.L.
& T.: Shipper's
Load and Tally
S/N:
Shipping Note
S.O.L.:
Ship Owner'Liability
Split
Charter: Where
a number of consignments
from different shippers
are carried on the same
non-scheduled aircraft.
Under U.K. regulations
a non-scheduled flight
chartered by a single
forwarder or agent on
behalf of a number of
shippers is still classified
as a split charter. Under
U.S. regulations, a forwarder
chartered flight is classified
as a single entity although
it can consolidate.
S.R:
Shipping Receipt
S.R.
& C.C.: Strikes,
riots, and civil commotions.
SS:
Steamship; steam powered
ship (Steam driven turbines)
Standard
International Trade Classification
(SITC): A standard
numerical code system
developed by the United
Nations to classify commodities
used in international
trade.
S.tn.:
Short ton
Steamship
Agent: A duly
appointed and authorized
representative in a specified
territory acting in behalf
of a steamship line or
lines and attending to
all matters relating to
the vessels owned by his
principals.
Steamship
Line: Company
is usually composed of
the following departments;
vessel operations, container
operations, tariff department,
booking, outbound rates,
inward rates and sales.
the company can maintain
its own in country U.S.
offices to handle regional
sales, operations and/or
other matters or appoint
steamship agents to represent
them doing same. Some
lines have liner offices
in several regions and
have appointed agents
in others.
Stowage:
The lacing of cargo in
a vessel in such a manner
as to provide the utmost
safety and efficiency
for the ship and the goods
it carries.
Strikes,
Riots, and Civil Commotions:
An insurance clause referring
to loss or damage directly
caused by strikers, locked-out
workmen, persons participation
in labor disturbances,
and riots of various kinds.
The ordinary marine insurance
policy does not cover
this risk; coverage against
it can be added only by
endorsement.
Subsidy:
An economic benefit granted
by a government to producers
of goods or services,
often to strengthen their
competitive position.
Sue
& Labor Clause:
A provision in marine
insurance obligating the
assured to do things necessary
after a loss to prevent
further loss and to act
in the best interests
of the insurer.
Surety
Bond: A bond insuring
against loss or damage
or for the completion
of obligations.
Surety
Company: An insurance
company
S.W.:
Shipper's weights
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