Terms Beginning with S

SALVAGE: Rescue of goods from loss at sea or by fire; also, goods so saved, or payment made or due for their rescue.

SCHEDULED FLIGHT: Any service that operates to a set timetable.

SCR: Specified Commodity Rate. Applied to narrowly specified commodities. Usually granted on relatively large shipments. Theoretically is a limited duration.

SECTOR: Distance between two ground points within a route.

SELF-SUSTAINING: Vessel has its own cranes and equipment mounted on board for loading/unloading. Used in ports where shore cranes and equipment are lacking.

SERVICE CONTRACT: A contract between a shipper or forwarder and an ocean carrier of conference, in which the shipper makes a commitment to provide a minimum quantity of cargo over a fixed time period.

S. & F.A.: Shipping and forwarding agent.

SHIPMENT: Freight tendered to a carrier by one consignor at one place at one time for delivery to one consignee at one place on one bill of lading.

SHIPPER: Term normally used to describe an exporter.

SHIP'S MANIFEST: An instrument in writing containing a list of the shipments comprising the cargo of vessel.

SIGHT DRAFT: A draft payable upon presentation to the drawee. Negotiable shipping documents are not released by the bank to the drawee until payment of the draft is made.


S.I.T.: Stopped in Transit

SITE: A particular platform or location for loading or unloading at a place.

S.L. & C.: Shipper's Load and Count

S.L. & T.: Shipper's Load and Tally

S/N: Shipping Note

S.O.L.: Ship Owner's Liability

SPLIT CHARTER: Where a number of consignments from different shippers are carried on the same non-scheduled aircraft.

S.R.: Shipping Receipt

S.R. & C.C.: Strikes, riots, and civil commotion.

SS: Steamship; steam-powered ship (Steam driven turbines)

STEAMSHIP AGENT: A duly appointed and authorized representative in a specified territory acting on behalf of a steamship line or lines and attending to all matters relating to the vessels owned by his principals.

STEAMSHIP CONFERENCE: A group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of establishing freight rates. A shipper may receive reduced rates if the shipper enters into a contract to ship on vessels of the Conference members only.

STEAMSHIP LINE: Company is usually composed of the following departures: vessel operations, container operations, tariff departure, booking, outbound rates, inward rates and sales. The company can maintain its own in-country offices to handle regional sales, operations and/or other matters or appoint steamship agents to represent them doing it. Some lines have liner offices in several regions and have appointed agents in others.

STOWAGE: The lacing of cargo in a vessel or sea container in such a manner as to provide the utmost safety and efficiency.

STRIKES, RIOTS AND CIVIL COMMOTIONS (S.R.& C.C.): A term referring to an insurance clause excluding insurance of loss caused by labor disturbances, riots and civil commotion or any person engaged in such actions.


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