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| [S] Side-Door Container A container fitted with a rear door and a minimum of one side door. Sight Draft A draft payable upon presentation to the drawee. Skids Battens, or a series of parallel runners, fitted beneath boxes or packages to raise them clear of the floor to permit easy access of forklift blades or other handling equipment. SL/W Shippers load and count. All three clauses are used as needed on the bill of lading to exclude the carrier from liability when the cargo is loaded by the shipper. Sleepers Loaded containers moving within the railroad system that are not clearly identified on any internally generated reports. Sling A wire or rope contrivance placed around cargo and used to load or discharge it to/from a vessel. Slip A vessel's berth between two piers. SPA Abbreviation for "Subject to Particular Average." See also Particular Average. Spine Car An articulated five-platform railcar. Used where height and weight restrictions limit the use of stack cars. It holds five 40-foot containers or combinations of 40- and 20-foot containers. Spotting Placing a container where required to be loaded or unloaded. Spreader A piece of equipment designed to lift containers by their corner castings. Stability The force that holds a vessel upright or returns it to upright if keeled over. Weight in the lower hold increases stability. A vessel is stiff if it has high stability, tender if it has low stability. Stack Car An articulated five-platform rail car that allows containers to be double stacked. A typical stack car holds ten 40-foot equivalent units (FEU's). Stacktrain A rail service whereby rail cars carry containers stacked two high on specially operated unit trains. Each train includes up to 35 articulated multi-platform cars. Each car is comprised of 5 well-type platforms upon which containers can be stacked. No chassis accompany containers. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) A standard numerical code used by the U.S. Government to classify products and services. Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) A standard numeric code developed by the United Nations to classify commodities used in international trade, based on a hierarchy. Starboard The right side of a ship when facing the bow. Statute Of Limitation A law limiting the time in which claims or suits may be instituted. STC Said to contain. STCC Abbreviation for "Standard Transportation Commodity Code." Steamship Conference A group of vessel operators joined together for the purpose of establishing freight rates. Steamship Guarantee An indemnity issued to the carrier by a bank; protects the carrier against any possible losses or damages arising from release of the merchandise to the receiving party. This instrument is usually issued when the bill of lading is lost or is not available. Stern The end of a vessel. Opposite of bow. Stevedore Individual or firm that employs longshoremen and who contracts to load or unload the ship. Store-Door Pick-up Delivery A complete package of pick up or delivery services performed by a carrier from origin to final consumption point. Stowage A marine term referring to loading freight into ships' holds. Straddle Carrier Mobile truck equipment with the capacity for lifting a container within its own framework. Straight Bill of Lading A non-negotiable bill of lading which states a specific identity to whom the goods should be delivered. See Bill of Lading. Stripping Removing cargo from a container (devanning). Stuffing Putting cargo into a container. STW Said to weigh. Subrogate To put in place of another; i.e., when an insurance company pays a claim it is placed in the same position as the payee with regard to any rights against others. Sufferance Wharf A wharf licensed and attended by Customs authorities. Supply Chain A logistical management system which integrates the sequence of activities from delivery of raw materials to the manufacturer through to delivery of the finished product to the customer into measurable components. "Just in Time" is a typical value-added example of supply chain management. Surcharge An extra or additional charge. Surface Transportation Board (STB) The U.S. federal body charged with enforcing acts of the U.S. Congress that affect common carriers in interstate commerce. STB replaced the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in 1997. Surtax An additional extra tax. |