D |
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. |
Deck Cargo
|
Cargo carried on deck
rather than stowed under deck.
On-deck carriage is required for
certain commodities, such as
explosives |
Deck Gang |
The officers and
seamen comprising the deck
department aboard ship. Also called
deck crew, deck department, or just
deck. |
Deck House
|
Small superstructure
on the top deck of a vessel that
contains the helm and other
navigational instruments.
|
Deck Log
|
Also called Captain's
Log. A full nautical record of a
ship's voyage, written up at the end
of each watch by the deck officer on
watch. The principal entries are:
courses steered; distance run;
compass variations, sea and weather
conditions; ship's position,
principal headlands passed; names of
lookouts, and any unusual position,
principal headlands passed; names of
lookouts, and any unusual happenings
such as fire, collision, and the
like.. |
Deck Officer |
As distinguished from
engineer officer, refers to all
officers who assist the master in
navigating the vessel when at sea,
and supervise the handling of cargo
when in port. |
Deckhand
|
Seaman who works on
the deck of a ship and remains in
the wheelhouse attending to the
orders of the duty officers during
navigation and maneuvering. He also
comes under the direct orders of the
bosun. |
Deconsolidation
Point |
Place where loose or
other non-containerized cargo is
ungrouped for delivery. |
Dedicated Train
|
One that exclusively
carries intermodal equipment
(containers and trailers) |
Deep Sea Trades |
The traffic routes of
both cargo and passenger vessels
which are regularly engaged on the
high seas or on long voyages.
|
Deep Stowage
|
Any bulk, bagged or
other type of cargo stowed in single
hold ships. |
Deferred Rebate
|
The return of a
portion of the freight charges by a
carrier or a conference shipper in
exchange for the shipper giving all
or most of his shipments to the
carrier or conference over a
specified period of time (usually
six months). Payment of the rate is
deferred for a further similar
period, during which the shipper
must continue to give all or most of
his shipments to the rebating
carrier or conference. The shipper
thus earns a further rebate that
will not, however, be paid without
an additional period of exclusive or
almost exclusive patronage with the
carrier of conference. In this way,
the shipper becomes tied to the
rebating carrier or conference.
Although the deferred rebate system
is illegal in U.S. foreign commerce,
it generally is accepted in the
ocean trade between other countries. |
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. |
Deviation
|
Vessel departure from
specified voyage course |
DF Car
|
DamageFree Car.
Boxcars equipped with special
bracing material. |
DF Car
|
amageFree 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. |
Disabled Ship
|
When a ship is unable
to sail efficiently or in a
seaworthy state as a result of
engine trouble, lack of officers or
crew, damage to the hull or ship's
gear. |
Discharges |
An essential document
for officers and seamen as it serves
an official certificate confirming
sea experience in the employment for
which he was engaged. |
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. |
Distribution Center |
A massive warehouse
facility (e.g. some as large as 2
million square feet and as small as
10,000 square, feet) in which cargo
is received and consolidated for
distribution to other facilities or
retail locations. The Port of
Savannah is recognized as the U.S.
South Atlantic gateway for retail
cargo destined to Savannah area
distribution centers. Via Savannah,
retail import distribution centers
are afforded access to +70% of the
U.S. population. |
Diversion
|
A change made either
in the route of a shipment in
transit or of the entire ship.
|
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. |
Dock Receipt
|
A form used to
acknowledge receipt of cargo and
often serves as basis for
preparation of the ocean bill of
lading. |
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. (U.S. DOT) |
Department of
Transportation. U.S. Department of
Transportation, whose purpose is to
provide a dynamic federal system of
transportation to meet the country's
needs |
Double-stack Train |
A train using
specialized railcars that enable
marine cargo containers to be
stacked one atop another (2-high).
There are no height restrictions for
destinations served by double-stack
service via the Port of Savannah.
Norfolk Southern Railroad and CSX
Transportation provide double-stack
service via the Port of Savannah.
The Port of Savannah’s on-terminal
Intermodal Container Transfer
Facility allows shippers overnight
service to Atlanta and 2 to 4 day
service to Charlotte, Dallas,
Chicago and all other major hubs
within the port’s 26-state
hinterland. |
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." |
DST (Double-stack
Train) |
The transport by rail
between two points of a trainload of
containers with two containers per
chassis, one on top of the other.
The Port of Savannah offers
unrestricted double-stack service
via CSX Transportation and Norfolk
Southern Railroad to and from the
U.S. heartland. |
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. |
Dunnage
|
-A term applied to
loose wood or other material used in
a ship's hold for the protection of
cargo.
-The material used to protect or
support freight in or on railcars or
trailers |