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Hague Rules,
The
A multilateral maritime treaty adopted in 1921 (at The Hague,
Netherlands). Standardizes liability of an international carrier
under the Ocean B/L. Establishes a legal "floor"
for B/L. See COGSA
Harbor Master
An officer who attends to the berthing, etc., of ships in
a harbor.
Harmonized System of Codes (HS)
An international goods classification system for describing
cargo in international trade under a single commodity-coding
scheme. Developed under the auspices of the Customs Cooperations
Council (CCC), an international Customs organization in Brussels,
this code is a hierarchically structured product nomenclature
containing approximately 5,000 headings and subheadings. It
is organized into 99 chapters arranged in 22 sections. Sections
encompass an industry (e.g., Section XI, Textiles and Textile
Articles); chapters encompass the various materials and products
of the industry (e.g., Chapter 50, Silk; Chapter 55, Manmade
Staple Fibers; Chapter 57, Carpets). The basic code contains
four-digit headings and six-digit subheadings. Many countries
add digits for Customs tariff and statistical purposes. In
the United States, duty rates will be the eight-digit level;
statistical suffixes will be at the ten-digit level. The Harmonized
System (HS) is the current U.S. tariff schedule (TSUSA) for
imports and is the basis for the ten-digit Schedule B export
code.
Hatch
The opening in the deck of a vessel; gives access to the cargo
hold.
HAZ MAT
An industry abbreviation for "Hazardous Material."
Heavy-Lift Charge
A charge made for lifting articles too heavy to be lifted
by a ship's normal tackle.
High-Density Compression
Compression of a flat or standard bale of cotton to approximately
32 pounds per cubic foot. Usually applies to cotton exported
or shipped coastwise.
Hitchment
The marrying of two or more portions of one shipment that
originate at different locations, moving under one bill of
lading, from one shipper to one consignee. Authority for this
service must be granted by tariff publication. See Bill of
Lading.
Hopper Barge
A barge which loads material dumped into it by a dredger and
discharges the cargo through the bottom.
House-to-House
See Door-to-Door.
House-to-Pier
Cargo loaded into a container by the shipper under shipper's
supervision. When the cargo is exported, it is unloaded at
the foreign pier destination.
Humping
The process of connecting a moving rail car with a motionless
rail car within a rail classification yard in order to make
up a train. The cars move by gravity from an incline or "hump"
onto the appropriate track.
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