|
H |
|
Hague Rules |
|
Code of minimum
conditions for the carriage of cargo
under a bill of lading |
|
Harbor Dues |
|
Various local charges
against all seagoing vessels
entering a harbor, to cover
maintenance of channel depths,
buoys, lights, etc. all harbors do
not necessarily have this charge.
|
|
Harbor Master
|
|
A person usually
having the experience of a
certificated master mariner and
having a good knowledge of the
characteristics of the port and its
whole area. He administers the
entire shipping movements that take
place in and within reach of the
port he is responsible for.
|
|
Hard Aground
|
|
A vessel which has
gone aground and is incapable of
refloating under her own power.
|
|
Hard Currency
|
|
A currency which is
sound enough to be accepted
internationally and which is usually
fully convertible. |
|
Harmonized Code
|
|
An internationally
accepted and uniform description
system for classifying goods for
customs, statistical, and other
purposes. |
|
Harmonized System
(HS) |
|
A key provision of the
international trade bill, effective
January 1, 1989, that established
international uniformity for
classifying goods moving in
international trade under a single
commodity code. |
|
Harter Act |
|
(1893) This U.S.
statute refers to merchandise or
property transported from or between
ports of the United States and
foreign ports. Now partially
superseded by the US Carriage of
Goods by Sea Act of 1936.
|
|
Hatch |
|
The cover of, or
opening in, the deck of a vessel
through which cargo is loaded.
|
|
Hazardous Material (Haz
Mat) |
|
Substance or
combination of substances which,
because of its quantity,
concentration, or physical or
chemical characteristics, may cause
or significantly pose a substantial
hazard to human health or the
environment when improperly
packaged, stored, transported, or
otherwise managed |
|
Hazardous Waste
|
|
Any material, whether
solid, liquid or containing gaseous
material, identified in the Resource
& Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)
either by name (listed) or by
characteristics |
|
Heavy Lift Vessel |
|
A vessel specifically
designed to be self-sustaining with
heavy lift cranes to handle
unusually heavy or outsized cargoes.
|
|
Heavy Lifts |
|
Freight too heavy to
be handled by regular ship's tackle. |
|
Helm
|
|
A tiller or a wheel
generally installed on the bridge or
wheelhouse of a ship to turn the
rudder during maneuvering and
navigation. It is in fact the
steering wheel of the ship.
|
|
Hi (or High) Cube
|
|
Any container
exceeding 102 inches in height.
|
|
Hold |
|
A general name for the
spaces below the main deck
designated for stowage of general
cargo. A hold on a tanker is usually
just forward of #1 cargo tank. Some
newer tankers have no hold. |
|
Hub |
|
A central location to
which traffic from many cities is
directed and from which traffic is
fed to other areas. |
|
Hull |
|
Shell or body of a
ship. |
|
Hundredweight (cwt.)
|
|
Short ton
hundredweight = 100 pounds. Long ton
hundredweight = 112 pounds.
|
|
Husbanding |
|
A term used by
steamship lines, agents, or port
captains who are appointed to handle
all matters in assisting the master
of the vessel while in port to
obtain such services as bunkering,
fresh water, food and supplies,
payroll for the crew, doctors
appointments, and ship repair. |
