| Gateway |
Industry-related:
A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between
transportation lines. |
| GATT |
Abbreviation
for "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade." 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 The World Trade Organization (WTO) superseded GATT in 1994. |
| GBL |
Abbreviation
for "Government Bill of Lading." |
| GDSM |
Abbreviation
for "General Department Store Merchandise." A classification of commodities that
includes goods generally shipped by mass-merchandise companies. This commodity structure
occurs only in service contracts. |
| General
Order (G.O.) |
When U.S.
Customs orders shipments without entries to be kept in their custody in a bonded
warehouse. |
| Generator
Set (Gen Set) |
A portable
generator which can be attached to a refrigerated container to power the refrigeration
unit during transit. |
| Go-Down |
In the Far
East, a warehouse where goods are stored and delivered. |
| Gooseneck |
The front
rails of the chassis that raise above the plane of the chassis and engage in the tunnel of
a container leading to the connection to tractor. |
| GRI |
Abbreviation
for "General Rate Increase." Used to describe an across-the-board tariff rate
increase implemented by conference members and applied to base rates. |
| Gross
Tonnage (GT) |
Applies to
vessels, not to cargo, (0.2+0.02 log10V) where V is the volume in cubic meters of all
enclosed spaces on the vessel. |
| Gross
Weight |
Entire
weight of goods, packaging and freight car or container, ready for shipment. Generally,
80,000 pounds maximum container, cargo and tractor for highway transport. |
| Groupage |
A
consolidation service, putting small shipments into containers for shipment. |
| GVW |
Abbreviation
for "Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined total weight of a vehicle and its
container, inclusive of prime mover. |
