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APPENDIX E
(OMB No. 2133-0013 applies to this collection of information.)
DEFINITIONS: The following definitions apply to this PR-17 policy.
Breakbulk Cargo: General "mark and count" cargo that is carried on a
ship loose or non-containerized.
Critical Item Cargo: A product whose non-availability to support the required
installation date would cause the project to shut down or to incur substantial liquidated
damages.
Foreign Borrower: A foreign government, corporation, or person who is the
recipient of a loan or credit guarantee by an instrumentality of the United States.
Government Instrumentality: An agency or function of the United States
Government which provides loans or credit guarantees or other financial incentives to
foster, directly or indirectly, the export of any product or service.
Liner Service: A service provided on an advertised schedule giving relatively
frequent sailings between specific U.S. ports or ranges and designated foreign ports or
ranges.
Long Lead Time Cargo: A product which, if damaged during shipment, would
require more than six (6) months to repair or remanufacture and which is not available
sooner from the shipper’s inventory or from any other manufacturer.
Ocean Carrier: The operator of the ocean vessel which carries the cargo between
one or more United States ports and one or more foreign ports.
Overdimensional Cargo: A specific piece of cargo is considered overdimensional
or out-of-gauge when one or more of its dimensions exceed the interior dimensions of a
standard maritime industry forty-foot container or the cargo weight exceeds 39 metric tons
and it cannot otherwise be accommodated for safe carriage on a container vessel by the use
of other specialized equipment.
Priority of Service: All U.S.-flag service from origin to destination is
Priority One service and has first preference for carriage of the cargo. A combination of
U.S.- and foreign-flag vessels is Priority Two. If there are competing Priority Two
offers, the one with the longest U.S.-flag vessel leg of the voyage has priority. If MARAD
agrees that no Priority One service is available then a Priority Two service may be used.
If no U.S.-flag service is available then MARAD may approve the use of foreign-flag
vessels.
Revenue Ton: A metric ton or cubic meter of cargo, whichever yields the
greatest revenue to the ocean carrier.
Shipper: A person or company who is the beneficial owner of the cargo and who
contracts with a shipping line or shipowner for the carriage of cargo.
Transshipment: The offloading of breakbulk cargo from one vessel at an
intermediate port and reloading the breakbulk cargo on a different vessel for delivery to
final destination. It does not include cargo in containers, trailers, or barges or other
similar equipment where the entire conveyance is relayed from one vessel to another vessel
under a through bill of lading.
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