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  2. FOB (shipping) - Wikipedia

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    The phrase passing the ship's rail is no longer in use, having been dropped from the FOB Incoterm in the 2010 revision. Due to potential confusion with domestic North American usage of "FOB", it is recommended that the use of Incoterms be explicitly specified, along with the edition of the standard. [9] [10] For example, "FOB New York ...

  3. Logistics - Wikipedia

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    A warehouse in South Jersey, a U.S. East Coast epicenter for logistics and warehouse construction outside Philadelphia, where trucks deliver slabs of granite [1]. Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers.

  4. P2 transport - Wikipedia

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    The ships were laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Alameda, California. The intended use of these ships after the war was trans-Pacific service. As ordered, the ships were named after U.S. Navy admirals. Only eight ships were completed as troop transports for the navy, with the last two ships canceled on 16 December 1944.

  5. Ship prefix - Wikipedia

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    A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality.

  6. List of hull classifications - Wikipedia

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    A heavily modified or repurposed ship may receive a new symbol, and either retain the hull number or receive a new one. Also, the system of symbols has changed a number of times since it was introduced in 1907, so ships' symbols sometimes change without anything being done to the physical ship.

  7. List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Very few were designed specifically for their intended role. Interesting examples from the 1920's of rare early auxiliaries deliberately designed for their roles include the destroyer tenders USS Dobbin and USS Whitney, the repair ship USS Medusa, and the submarine tender USS Holland: these 4 ships had the same length hulls and similar ...

  8. Charterparty - Wikipedia

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    It means that the charterparty will clearly and unambiguously set out the rights and responsibilities of the ship owner and the charterers and any subsequent dispute between them will be settled in the court of law or any agreed forum with reference to the agreed terms and conditions as embodied in the charterparty.

  9. International Mercantile Marine Company - Wikipedia

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    This allowed the IMM to schedule a ship each day from the United Kingdom, and allowed passengers to change their tickets to another ship of the company. Baker retired from the direction of the Atlantic Transport Line shortly after its integration with the IMM, and was replaced by Philip Franklin. He later became vice president of IMM, while ...