| Jacket |
A wood or
fiber cover placed around such containers as cans and bottles. |
| Jacob's
Ladder |
A rope
ladder suspended from the side of a vessel and used for boarding. |
| Jettison |
Act of
throwing cargo or equipment (jetsam) overboard when a ship is in danger. |
| JIT |
Abbreviation
for "Just In Time." In this method of inventory control, warehousing is minimal
or non existent; the container is the movable warehouse and must arrive "just in
time;" not too early nor too late. |
| Joint
Rate |
A rate
applicable from a point on one transportation line to a point on another line, made by
agreement and published in a single tariff by all transportation lines over which the rate
applies |
