- Industry: Government
- Number of terms: 13754
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
An independent U.S. Government Agency which facilitates exports of U.S. goods by providing loan guarantees and insurance for repayment of bank–provided export credit.
Industry:Transportation
The U.S. Governmental regulatory body responsible for administering maritime affairs including the tariff system, freight forwarder licensing, enforcing the conditions of the Shipping Act and approving conference or other carrier agreements.
Industry:Transportation
The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the buyer pays the transportation charge and the seller reduces the invoice by a like amount.
Industry:Transportation
The same as FOB named inland carrier, except the seller pays the freight charges of the inland carrier.
Industry:Transportation
Seller is responsible for the cost of placing the goods at a named point of exportation. Some European buyers use this form when they actually mean FOB vessel.
Industry:Transportation
Seller is responsible for goods and preparation of export documentation until actually placed aboard the vessel.
Industry:Transportation
A multilateral treaty to help reduce trade barriers between the signatory countries and to promote trade through tariff concessions. The World Trade Organization (WTO) superseded GATT in 1994.
Industry:Transportation
A classification of commodities that includes goods generally shipped by mass–merchandise companies. This commodity structure occurs only in service contracts.
Industry:Transportation
A forum in which most major maritime nations participate and through which recommendations for the carriage of dangerous goods, bulk commodities, and maritime regulations become internationally acceptable.
Industry:Transportation
