| D&H |
Abbreviation
for "Dangerous and Hazardous" cargo. |
| D.B.A. |
Abbreviation
for "Doing Business As." A legal term for conducting business under a registered
name. |
| DDC |
Abbreviation
for "Destination Delivery Charge." A charge, based on container size, that is
applied in many tariffs to cargo. This charge is considered accessorial and is added to
the base ocean freight. This charge covers crane lifts off the vessel, drayage of the
container within the terminal and gate fees at the terminal operation. |
| Deadhead |
One leg of
a move without a paying cargo load. Usually refers to repositioning an empty piece of
equipment. |
| Deadweight
Cargo |
A long ton
of cargo that can be stowed in less than 40 cubic feet. |
| Deadweight |
The number
of tons of 2,240 pounds that a vessel can transport of cargo, stores and bunker fuel. It
is the difference between the number of tons of water a vessel displaces "light"
and the number of tons it displaces when submerged to the "load line." |
| Deconsolidation
Point |
Place where
loose or other non-containerized cargo is ungrouped for delivery. |
| Deficit
Weight |
The weight
by which a shipment is less than the minimum weight. |
| Delivery
Instructions |
Order to
pick up goods at a named place and deliver them to a pier. Usually issued by exporter to
trucker but may apply to a railroad, which completes delivery by land. Use is limited to a
few major U.S. ports. Also known as shipping delivery order. |
| DEMDES |
Demurrage/Despatch
money. (Under vessel chartering terms, the amount to be paid if the ship is
loading/discharging slower/faster than foreseen.) |
| Demurrage |
A penalty
charge against shippers or consignees for delaying the carrier's equipment beyond the
allowed free time. The free time and demurrage charges are set forth in the charter party
or freight tariff.
- See also Detention and Per Diem. |
| Density |
The weight
of cargo per cubic foot or other unit. |
| Depot,
Container |
Container
freight station or a designated area where empty containers can be picked up or dropped
off. |
| Despatch |
An
incentive payment paid to a carrier to loading and unloading the cargo faster than agreed.
Usually negotiated only in charter parties. |
| Destination |
- The place
to which a shipment is consigned.
- The place where carrier actually turns over cargo to consignee or his agent. |
| Destination
Control Statements |
Various
statements that the U.S. government requires to be displayed on export shipments. The
statements specify the authorized destinations. |
| Detention |
A penalty
charge against shippers or consignees for delaying carrier's equipment beyond allowed
time. Demurrage applies to cargo; detention applies to equipment. See Per Diem. |
| Devanning |
The
unloading of a container or cargo van. |
| DF
Car |
Damage Free
Car. Boxcars equipped with special bracing material. |
| Differential |
An amount
added or deducted from base rate to make a rate to or from some other point or via another
route. |
| Discrepancy
Letter of Credit |
When
documents presented do not conform to the requirements of the letter of credit (L/C), it
is referred to as a "discrepancy." Banks will not process L/C's which have
discrepancies. They will refer the situation back to the buyer and/or seller and await
further instructions. |
| Displacement |
The weight,
in tons of 2,240 pounds, of the vessel and its contents. Calculated by dividing the volume
of water displaced in cubic feet by 35, the average density of sea water. |
| Diversion |
A change
made either in the route of a shipment in transit (see Reconsignment) or of the entire
ship. |
| Division |
Carriers'
practice of dividing revenue received from through rates where joint hauls are involved.
This is usually according to agreed formulae. |
| Dock |
- For
ships, a cargo handling area parallel to the shoreline where a vessel normally ties up.
- For land transportation, a loading or unloading platform at an industrial location or
carrier terminal. |
| Docket |
Present a
rate proposal to a conference meeting for adoption as a conference group rate. |
| Documents
Against Acceptance (D/A) |
Instructions
given by a shipper to a bank indicating that documents transferring title to goods should
be delivered to the buyer only upon the buyer's acceptance of the attached draft. |
| Documents
Against Payment (D/P) |
An
indication on a draft that the documents attached are to be released to the drawee only on
payment. |
| Dolly |
A set of
wheels that support the front of a container; used when the automotive unit is
disconnected. |
| Door-to-Door
|
Through
transportation of a container and its contents from consignor to consignee. Also known as
House to House. Not necessarily a through rate. |
| D.O.T.
|
Department
of Transportation. |
| Draft |
- The
number of feet that the hull of a ship is beneath the surface of the water.
- An unconditional order in writing, addressed by one party (drawer) to another party
(drawee), requiring the drawee to pay at a fixed or determinable future date a specified
sum in lawful currency to the order of a specified person. |
| Draft,
Bank |
An order
issued by a seller against a purchaser; directs payment, usually through an intermediary
bank. Typical bank drafts are negotiable instruments and are similar in many ways to
checks on checking accounts in a bank. |
| Draft,
Clean |
A draft to
which no documents are attached. |
| Draft,
Date |
A draft
that matures on a fixed date, regardless of the time of acceptance. |
| Draft,
Discounted |
A time
draft under a letter of credit that has been accepted and purchased by a bank at a
discount. |
| Draft,
Sight |
A draft
payable on demand upon presentation. |
| Draft,
Time |
A draft
that matures at a fixed or determinable time after presentation or acceptance. |
| Drawback |
A partial
refund of an import fee. Refund usually results because goods are re-exported from the
country that collected the fee. |
| Drawee |
The
individual or firm that issues a draft and thus stands to receive payment. |
| Drayage |
Charge made
for local hauling by dray or truck. Same as Cartage. |
| DRFS |
Abbreviation
for "Destination Rail Freight Station." Same as CFS at destination, except a
DRFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment. |
| DSU |
Delay in
Startup Insurance is a policy to protect the seller of a construction project from
penalties if the project is not completed on time. See "Liquidated Damages." |
| Dry
Cargo |
Cargo that
is not liquid and normally does not require temperature control. |
| Dry-Bulk
Container |
A container
constructed to carry grain, powder and other free-flowing solids in bulk. Used in
conjunction with a tilt chassis or platform. |
| Dumping |
Attempting
to import merchandise into a country at a price less than the fair market value, usually
through subsidy by exporting country. |
