Shipping Glossary
Piggy PackerA mobile container handling crane used to load/unload containers to/from railcars |
PiggybackA transportation agreement in which truck trailers with their loads are moved by train to a destination. Also know as Rail Pegs |
Place of DeliveryPlace where cargo leaves the care and custody of the carrier |
Place of ReceiptLocation where cargo enters the care and custody of carrier |
Plimsoll MarkA series of horizontal lines painted on the outside of a ship marking the level which must remain above the surface of the water for the vessel’s stability |
PLTCPort liner term charges |
PMDPENALTY BY MIS-DECLARATION |
PNWPacific Northwest |
POFPRECARRIAGE OCEANFREIGHT |
Point of OriginThe station at which a shipment is received by a carrier from the shipper |