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RULE:  100
ISSUED:  November 01, 2008 EFFECTIVE:  November 15, 2008
SUBJECT:  DEFINITIONS

CHASSIS
A wheeled device specifically designed to be attached to the under-frame of a container by means of ISO corner fittings for the express purpose of road transport.

CONTAINER
A piece of equipment measuring from 20 to 53 feet in length, designed for the transport of goods.  It must be fitted with ISO corner fittings so as to be lifted from or mounted on a chassis or railcar.

FREE TIME
Specified period of time during which a chassis or container may occupy space at the ICTF without incurring storage charges.

DOMESTIC/LANDBRIDGE CONTAINER   (C)
A container which has not had or will not have a prior or subsequent waterborne move via the Authority's Garden City Terminal or Ocean Terminal.

INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER  (C)
A container which has had or will have a prior or subsequent waterborne move via the Authority's Garden City Terminal or Ocean Terminal.

INITIAL LIFT
The first lift of a container or trailer to, or from, the railcar.

LIFT
The placement of a container or trailer on to, or off of, a railcar, chassis, or storage stack.

LINE
Ocean carrier providing the water transportation service for an international or landbridge container movement.

NOTIFY PARTY
Entity or person so identified on the railroad waybill to be informed of container availability.

STORAGE CHARGES
Charges associated with the period of time a chassis or container is on the ICTF beyond the allowable free time.

SUPPLEMENTAL LIFT
A charge assessed against any loaded export container received via rail carrier without proper pre-advice information (see GPA Tariff #5, Rule 34-489) or received outside the seven-day windoe (see GPA Tariff #5, Rule 34-475)


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