- Industry: Government
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When a bill of lading is accepted or signed by a shipper or shipper’s agent without protest, the shipper is said to acquiesce to the terms, giving a silent form of consent.
Industry:Transportation
An act beyond human control, such as lightning, flood or earthquake.
Industry:Transportation
A term from Latin meaning, “according to value.” Import duty applied as a percentage of the cargo’s dutiable value.
Industry:Transportation
A representative of a government commission or agency vested with power to administer oaths, examine witnesses, take testimony, and conduct hearings of cases submitted to, or initiated by, that agency. Also called Hearing Examiner.
Industry:Transportation
It is the effective understanding of anything associated with the global maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of the United States.
Industry:Transportation
A cargo on which the transportation charge is assessed on the basis of weight.
Industry:Transportation
An act of Congress (1903) prohibiting rebates, concession, misbilling, etc. and providing specific penalties for such violations.
Industry:Transportation
