A - Glossary of Transport & Trade
Harmonized Code
An internationally accepted and uniform description system for classifying goods for customs, statistical, and other purposes.
Harmonized System (HS)
A key provision of the international trade bill, effective January 1, 1989, that established international uniformity for classifying goods moving in international trade under a single commodity code.
Hatch
The cover of, or opening in, the deck of a vessel through which cargo is loaded.
Hazardous Materials
Heavy Lifts
Heavy Lift Vessel
A vessel specifically designed to be self-sustaining with heavy lift cranes to handle unusually heavy or outsized cargoes.
Hi (or High) Cube
Any container exceeding 102 inches in height.
House Air Waybill
An air waybill issued by a freight consolidator. (See also Air Waybill)
Hub
A central location to which traffic from many cities is directed and from which traffic is fed to other areas.
Hundredweight (cwt.)
Short ton hundredweight = 100 pounds. Long ton hundredweight = 112 pounds.
Husbanding
A term used by steamship lines, agents, or port captains who are appointed to handle all matters in assisting the master of the vessel while in port to obtain such services as bunkering, fresh water, food and supplies, payroll for the crew, doctors appointments, and ship repair.
