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  2. Bill of lading - Wikipedia

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    The word "lading" means "loading", both words being derived from the Old English word hladan. [15] "Lading" specifically refers to the loading of cargo aboard a ship. [16] The Dutch word "lading" has exactly the same meaning (freight, cargo, an amount of transportable goods) as it has in the English "bill of lading", but is not restricted to ...

  3. Manifest (transportation) - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, a single document may serve both purposes. In general, a bill of lading serves as a legal instrument focusing on and documenting such issues as ownership, whereas a cargo manifest is often more concerned with physical aspects of the cargo, such as weight and size. When the cargo is being shipped by several different shipping ...

  4. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    A document giving details and instructions relating to a shipment of goods. A waybill is issued by the railroad after receipt of the Bill Of Lading. [256] Whiteface A high-visibility paint scheme used on various Burlington Northern locomotives, primarily SD60Ms, SD40-2s, GP50s, GP39 rebuilds, and GP28 rebuilds. [257] Wickerliners

  5. Skip (container) - Wikipedia

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    An overfilled skip Flyover of 3D modeled satellite photos of a skip hire, Porthmadog, Wales A cantilever skip truck loads a skip. A skip (British English, Australian English, Hiberno-English and New Zealand English) (or skip bin) is a large open-topped waste container designed for loading onto a special type of lorry called a skip truck Typically skip bins have a distinctive shape: the ...

  6. Breakbulk cargo - Wikipedia

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    Wind turbine towers being unloaded at a port Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River.Photo by Lewis Hine, circa 1912. In shipping, break-bulk, breakbulk, [2] or break bulk cargo, also called general cargo, is goods that are stowed on board ships in individually counted units.

  7. Letter of credit - Wikipedia

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    Typically the letter of credit will request an original bill of lading as the use of a title document such as this is critical to the functioning of the letter of credit. [18] However, the list and form of documents is open to negotiation and might contain requirements to present documents issued by a neutral third-party evidencing the quality ...

  8. Consignee - Wikipedia

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    They do no more than require delivery of the goods to the named consignee and (subject to the shipper's ability to redirect the goods) to no other. This differs from "order" or "bearer" bills of lading, which are possessory title documents and negotiable, i.e. they can be endorsed and so transfer the right to take delivery to the last endorsee.

  9. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    Cancellus (plural: Cancelli) Barriers which correspond to the modern balustrade or railing, especially the screen dividing the body of a church from the part occupied by the ministers hence chancel.