Shipping Glossary
Bill to PartyCustomer designated as party paying for services |
Billed WeightThe weight shown in a waybill and freight bill |
Billeting OfficerTerm used in Hamburg for trustees of import merchants who have a knowledge of goods and in their capacity as warehousing experts inspect goods, deliver expert opinions and draw samples. Today, the billeting officer, together with the apprenticeship trades of cargo inspectors and tally clerks, forms the professional group of marine cargo inspectors |
BIMCOBaltic and International Maritime Conference |
BISBank for International Settlement |
BKIBANK INTREST |
Blanket BondA bond covering a group of persons, articles or properties |
Blanket RatesA rate applicable to or from a group of points. A special rate applicable to several different articles in a single shipment |
Blanket WaybillA waybill covering two or more consignments of freight |
BLCBARGE LIFTING CHARGE |