Shipping Glossary
Brokerage CommissionCommission received by the chartering broker from the ordering party for his services |
BRSBULK RAIL SURCHARGE |
Brussels ConventionInternational convention agreed upon during a conference in October 1922. These conventions standardise all laws regarding bills of lading |
BSCBritish Shippers Council |
BSFBL SURRENDER FEE |
BTABioterrorism Act. BTA is intended to protect the health and safety of the people of the United States from an intended or actual terrorist attack on the nation's food supply. |
BTNBrussels Tariff Nomenclature: List in which all commodities are arranged by alphabet and provided with code numbers. Since 1 January 1988 the Harmonised Code has been avaiable |
BUCBulk unitization charges |
Bulk CarrierShip for the transport of bulk |
Bulk CarriersAll vessels designed to carry dry bulk cargo, as well as carriers with bulk cargoes such as grain, ore and oil |