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Rule # Description Effective Expiry

28

Symbols

1-May-2006

 

28.1 Symbols

RATE BASIS                      HAZARD CODES
AV    Ad Valorem                A    IMO Stow Category A
EA    Each (As Defined)         B    IMO Stow Category B
LS    Lump Sum                  C    IMO Stow Category C
M     Measure                   D    IMO Stow Category D
MBF   1000 Board Feet           E    IMO Stow Category E
PC    Per Container             HAZ  Hazardous
W     Weight                    NHZ  Non-Hazardous
WM    Weight/Measure            N/A  NOT APPLICABLE

 

CONTAINER SIZES, TYPES, TEMPERATURES AND SERVICE TYPES

SIZES
LTL   LESS THAN LOAD
20    20FT                    43    43FT
24    24FT                    45S   45FT 8'0"
35    35FT                    45    45FT 8'6"
40S   40FT 8'0"               45A   45FT 9'0" HIGH CUBE
40    40FT 8'6"               45B   45FT 9'6" HIGH CUBE
40A   40FT 9'0" HIGH CUBE     45X   45FT ANY HEIGHT
40B   40FT 9'6" HIGH CUBE     48    48FT
40X   40FT ANY HEIGHT         53    53FT
42    42FT                    N/A   NOT APPLICABLE

 

TYPES
AC   Atmosphere Control             OT   Open Top
DF   Drop Frame                     PC   Dry
FB   Flat Bed                       PL   Platform
FR   Flat Rack                      RE   Reefer
GC   Garment Container              TC   Tank
HH   Half Height                    TL   Top Loader
IN   Insulated                      TR   Trailer
N/A  Non-containerized cargo/       VR   Vehicle Racks
       not applicable

 

TEMPERATURE                         SERVICE
AC   Artificial Atmosphere Control  B    Barge
CLD  Chilled                        D    Door
FRZ  Frozen                         M    Motor
HTD  Heated                         R    Rail Yard
N/A  Not Applicable/Not Operating   S    Container Freight
                                           Station
RE   Refrigerated                   U    Rail Siding
VEN  Ventilated                     X    Team Tracks
                                    Y    Container Yard

 

 SYMBOL       EXPLANATION 

 (A)..........INCREASE
 (C)..........CHANGE IN WORDING WHICH RESULTS IN NEITHER
                INCREASE NOR REDUCTION
 (E)..........EXPIRATION
 (I)..........NEW OR INITIAL MATTER
 (R)..........REDUCTION
 (P)..........EXTENSION OF SERVICE TO ADDITIONAL PORT(S)
 (S)..........SPECIAL CASE MATTER
 (T)..........TERMINAL RATES, CHARGES OR PROVISIONS OVER
                WHICH CARRIER HAS NO CONTROL
 (W)..........SAME DAY WITHDRAWL OF ERRONEOUS DATA
  X...........TIMES (MEASUREMENT TO WEIGHT RATIO FACTOR)
  %...........PERCENT
  '...........FOOT (FEET)
  "...........INCH(ES)
  &...........AND
  $...........DOLLAR(S)
  /...........OR(PER)

 

 INLAND TRANSPORTATION MODES     WEIGHT

 B        Barge                  KGS   Kilograms
 M        Motor                  KT    1000 KGS (Metric Ton)
 MB       Motor/Barge            LBS   Pounds
 MR       Motor/Rail             LT    Long Ton (2240 LBS)
 N/A      Not Applicable         ST    Short Ton (2000 LBS)
 R        Rail
 RB       Rail/Barge

 VOLUME                          LENGTH, WIDTH AND HEIGHT

 CBM      Cubic Meter            CM    Centimeters
 CFT      Cubic Feet             FT    Feet
                                 IN    Inches
                                 M     Meters

 

28.2 Tariff Abbreviations

AG...........Atlantic and Gulf Coast All Water Service 

Ad Val ..... Ad Valorem - According to Value (See Rule 12) 

BC...........Bunker Charge 

BM ......... Board Measure 

BDL ........ Bundle 

BLK ........ Bulk 

CAF ........ Currency Adjustment Factor 

CBM ........ Cubic Meter

CD ......... Container Depot

CF20........ Per 20 foot Collapsible Flatrack Container

CF40........ Per 40 foot Collapsible Flatrack Container

CFS ........ Container Freight Station

CHD..........Chassis Fee (USA)

CM ......... Centimeter

COFC ....... Container on Flat Car

CTN ........ Carton

Cu. Ft...... Cubic Foot (Feet)

CWT......... Per Hundred Weight

CY ......... Container Yard

DBK......... Dry Bulk

DDC..........Destination Delivery Charge

EA ......... Each

F .......... Fahrenheit

FAF ........ Fuel Adjustment Factor

FCL ........ Full Container Load

FEU ........ Forty-foot Equivalent Unit

FI ......... Free In to Vessel

FIO ........ Free In and Out to Vessel

FIO ST ..... Free in and Out, Stowed and Trimmed

FO ......... Free Out to Vessel

FR20........ Per 20 foot Flatrack Container

FR40........ Per 40 foot Flatrack Container

GOH......... Garment on Hanger/Rack

HK$......... Hong Kong Dollar

HT20........ Per 20 foot Hard Top Container

HT40........ Per 40 foot Hard Top Container

I. D. ...... Inside Diameter

IN20........ Per 20 foot Insulated Container

IN40........ Per 40 foot Insulated Container

IPI ........ Interior Point Intermodal (Inland Points)

JHFMS....... Japan Harbor Fund Management Surcharge

KD ......... Knocked Down

Kg(s), Kilo(s) ... Kilograms

KT ......... 1000 Kilos (Kilo Ton)

Lbs ........ Pounds (Avoirdupois)

LCL ........ Less than Container Load

M or M3 .... Measurement Ton of One Cubic Meter

MAL$ ....... Malaysian Dollars

MBM ........ Thousand Feet Board Measure

MBS ........ Thousand Feet Brereton Scale

MIN: ....... Subject to the following minimum:

MLB ........ Mini-Landbridge service over West Coasts Ports

N.O.S. ..... Not Otherwise Specified

NT$ ........ New Taiwanese Dollar

NVOCC ...... Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier

O.D. ....... Outside Diameter

OT20 ....... Per 20-ft Open Top Container

OT40 ....... Per 40-ft Open Top Container

OTHC........ Terminal Handling Charge (Origin)/CY Receiving Charge

PC ......... Per Container, of any height

PC20 ....... Per 20 foot Container, of any height

PC40X....... Per 40 foot Container, of any height

PC45X....... Per 45 foot Container, of any height

PCS ........ Pieces

PKG ........ Package

PL20 ....... Per 20' Platform

PL40 ....... Per 40' Platform

PLT......... Pallet

PNC......... Panama Canal Transit Fee

POV......... Privately owned vehicle

RF20 ....... Per 20' Refrigerated Container, of any height

RF40X. ..... Per 40' Refrigerated Container, of any height

R/T ........ Revenue Ton

SPO$ ....... Singapore Dollar

SU ......... Set Up

SUZ ........ Suez Canal Transit Fee

t  ......... Matter (particularly in commodity descriptions)
             which is in effect until the thru date.

TEU ........ Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit

TK20.. ..... Per 20' Tank Container

TOFC ....... Trailer on Flat Car

US$/USD...   United States Dollar

VAT ........ Value Added Tax (See Rule No. 12)

Viz. ........Namely

VOCC ....... Vessel Operating Common Carrier

W or WT .... Weight Ton of 1000 kilograms

W/M ........ Weight or Measure

WC ......... West Coast All-Water Service

     
     
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