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J |
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Jacket |
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A wood or fiber cover
placed around such containers as
cans and bottles. |
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Jacob's Ladder |
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A rope ladder
suspended from the side of a vessel
and used for boarding. |
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Jettison |
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Act of throwing cargo
or equipment (jetsam) overboard when
a ship is in danger. |
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JIT |
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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. |
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Joint Rate |
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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.
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The Jones Act |
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The 1920 Jones Act
requires that maritime commerce
within the U.S. must be limited to
U.S. flagships that are built in
U.S. shipyards, owned and operated
by U.S. citizens, and to have an
American crew. |
