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Gang
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A group of stevedores,
usually four to five members, with a
supervisor assigned to a hold or
portion of the vessel being loaded
or unloaded. |
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Gangway
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A narrow portable
platform used as a passage, by
persons entering or leaving a vessel
moored alongside a pier or quay. |
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Gateway
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Industry-related: A
point at which freight moving from
one territory to another is
interchanged between transportation
lines. The Port of Savannah is
considered by many to be the gateway
to the Southeastern U.S. for
containerized cargo, while the Port
of Brunswick is growing in
reputation as the Southeastern
gateway for auto movement.
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GATT
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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Organization (WTO) superseded GATT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. |
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GBL |
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Abbreviation for
"Government Bill of Lading."
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GDSM
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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. |
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General Cargo |
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A non-bulk oil cargo
composed of miscellaneous goods.
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General Export
License |
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Any of various export
licenses covering export commodities
for which validated export licenses
are not required. |
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General Order
Warehouse |
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A government contract
warehouse for the storage of cargoes
left unclaimed for a designated
number of days after availability.
Unclaimed cargoes may later be
auctioned publicly. |
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General Order (G.O.)
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When U.S. Customs
orders shipments without entries to
be kept in their custody in a bonded
warehouse. |
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Generator Set (Gen
Set) |
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A portable generator,
which can be attached to a
refrigerated container to power the
refrigeration unit during transit.
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Geographical
Rotation |
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Ports in order of
calling |
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Georgia Department of Transportation
or Georgia DOT |
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The purpose of the
Georgia DOT, working in conjunction
with the US DOT, is to provide a
dynamic system of transportation to
meet the needs of both the State of
Georgia and the country.
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Go-Down |
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In the Far East, a
warehouse where goods are stored and
delivered. |
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Gooseneck
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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. |
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Government Impelled
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Cargo owned by or
subsidized by the Federal
Government. |
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GPA |
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Abbreviation for
Georgia Ports Authority. The GPA
operates deepwater ports in Savannah
and Brunswick, as well as inland
barge operations in Bainbridge and
Columbus. |
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Grain Capacity |
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Cubic capacity in
"grain" |
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GRI |
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Abbreviation for
"General Rate Increase." Used to
describe an across-the-board tariff
rate increase implemented by
conference members and applied to
base rates. |
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Gross Registered
Tons |
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A common measurement
of the internal volume of a ship
with certain spaces excluded. One
ton equals 100 cubic feet; the total
of all the enclosed spaces within a
ship expressed in tons each of which
is equivalent to 100 cubic feet. |
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Gross Tonnage (GT)
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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. |
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Gross Weight |
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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. |
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Grounding
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Deliberate contact by
a ship with the bottom while she is
moored or anchored as a result of
the water level dropping. |
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Groupage
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A consolidation
service, putting small shipments
into containers for shipment.
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Groupage
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A consolidation
service, putting small shipments
into containers for shipment.
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GVW |
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Abbreviation for
"Gross Vehicle Weight." The combined
total weight of a vehicle and its
container, inclusive of prime mover. |
