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A "packet ship" was originally a vessel employed to carry post office mail packets to and from British embassies, colonies and outposts. In sea transport, a packet service is a regular, scheduled service, carrying freight and passengers. The ships used for this service are called packet ships or packet boats.
A common carrier in common law countries (corresponding to a public carrier in some civil law systems, [1] usually called simply a carrier) [2] is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport.
A Swedish diplomatic pouch. A diplomatic bag, also known as a diplomatic pouch, is a container with certain legal protections used for carrying official correspondence or other items between a diplomatic mission and its home government or other diplomatic, consular, or otherwise official entity. [1]
ore carrier A type of bulk carrier specially designed to carry ore. oreboat. Also ironboat. A Great Lakes term for a vessel primarily used in the transport of iron ore. orlop deck 1. The lowest deck of a ship-of-the-line. 2. The deck covering in the hold. oscar 1. International signal for a man overboard. 2.
An incumbent local exchange carrier is a local exchange carrier (LEC) in a specific area that on the date of enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 , provided telephone exchange service on the date of enactment, was deemed to be a member of the National Exchange Carrier Association pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R ...
A manifest, customs manifest or cargo document is a document listing the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, for the use of customs and other officials. [1]
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Methods of smuggling include hiding the goods in a large vehicle, [1] luggage, [2] or clothes. [1] In a vehicle, the contraband is hidden in secret compartments. [1]Sometimes the goods are hidden in the bag or vehicle of an innocent person, who does not know about the contraband, for the purpose of retrieving the goods elsewhere.