| Hague
Protocol |
| Amendment
of the Warsaw convention at The Hague, September 28, 1955 (air cargo). |
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| Hague
Rules |
| 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 |
| Set
of rules, published in 1968, amending the Hague Rules. |
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| Half
Height Container |
| An
open top container, fitted with or without soft or hard cover, 4'3"
in height. |
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| Halyard |
| Light
rope or tackle fitted to a staff, spar or gaff used for flying flags. |
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| Hamburg
Rules |
| United
Nations Convention on the carriage of goods by sea of 1978 adopted
in 1992. |
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| Handling
Instructions |
| Indication
how cargo is to be handled. |
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| Handling
Service |
| Service
concerning the physical handling of cargo. |
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| Harbour |
| Place
of shelter for vessels. Most of the time used as an indication for
the geographical location. |
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| Harmonized
System |
| Abbreviation:
HS |
| 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 |
| Watertight
means of closing the hatchway of a vessel. |
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| Hatch
Way |
| 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.
Merchant inspired Carrier Haulage or customer nominated Carrier
Haulage or shipper preferred Carrier Haulage service performed by
a sub-contractor of the merchant.
Carrier inspired Merchant Haulage means Haulage service performed
by a sub- contractor of the Carrier |
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| Haulier |
| Road
carrier. |
|
| Header
Board |
| See
Bulkhead (road cargo) |
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| Heated
Container |
| Thermal
container served by a heat producing appliance. |
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| Heavy
Lift |
| 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 |
| A
vessel specially designed and equipped for the carriage of heavy
cargo. |
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| Hedging |
| 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. |
|
| Heuristic |
| 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 |
| The
inland area served by a certain port. |
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| Hitchment
Cargo |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The
space below the deck of a vessel, used to carry cargo. |
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| Home
Port |
| The
port of registration of a vessel. |
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back
to top  |
| Hot
Hatch |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
|
| Huckepack
Carriage |
| See
Piggyback |
|
| Hull |
| Outer
shell of a vessel, made of steel plates or other suitable material
to keep water outside the vessel. |
|
| Husbanding |
| Taking
care of a vessel's non cargo related operations as instructed by
the master or owner of such vessel. |
