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Said to contain (STC)

This is a caveat clause applied to container-shipment transport documents, indicating that the carrier has no firsthand knowledge of what was loaded in the container. They do not deny that the quantity invoiced is actually the quantity shipped, and in…

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SHEX

A term meaning that Sundays and holidays are excluded in calculating the laytime for vessel chartering.

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SHICN

A term meaning that Sundays and holidays are included in calculating the laytime for vessel chartering.

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Shipbroker

In vessel chartering, a party who acts as an intermediary in return for a fee or brokerage, negotiating the terms of a contract between charterer and vessel owner.

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Shipment

As in consignment, the act of handing over cargo to a carrier or other transportation service provider for transport. On board a vessel, the act of placing cargo on a vessel. This can be literally defined as passing the ship´s…

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