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Hague Protocol
Amendment of the Warsaw convention at The Hague, September 28, 1955 (air cargo).
Hague Rules
International convention for the unification of certain rules, relating to Bills of Lading (1924). These Rules include the description and limitation of responsibilities of involved operators (E.g. Shipping Lines).
Hague-Visby Rules
Set of rules, published in 1968, amending the Hague Rules.
Half Height Container
An open top container, fitted with or without soft or hard cover, 4'3" in height.
Hamburg Rules
United Nations Convention on the carriage of goods by sea of 1978 adopted in 1992.
Handling Instructions
Indication how cargo is to be handled.
Handling Service
Service concerning the physical handling of cargo.
Harbour
Place of shelter for vessels. Most of the time used as an indication for the geographical location.
Harmonized System
Abbreviation: HS
It is a numeric multi purpose system, the international convention on the HS was established under auspices of the World Customs Organization in 1983, for the classification of goods with its six digits covering about 5000 descriptions of the products or groups of products most commonly produced and traded. It is designed for customs services, but can also be used for statistics, transport purposes, export, import and manufacturing.
Hatch Cover
Watertight means of closing the hatchway of a vessel.
Haulage
The inland carriage of cargo or containers between named locations/points.
Merchant inspired Carrier Haulage or customer nominated Carrier Haulage or shipper preferred Carrier Haulage service performed by a sub-contractor of the merchant.
.Carrier inspired Merchant Haulage means Haulage service performed by a sub- contractor of the Carrier
Haulier
Road carrier.
Header Board
See Bulkhead (road cargo)
Heated Container
Thermal container served by a heat producing appliance.
Heavy Lift
Single commodity exceeding the capacity of normal loading equipment and requiring special equipment and rigging methods for handling.
Heavy Lift Vessel
A vessel specially designed and equipped for the carriage of heavy cargo.
Hedging
Buying or selling earlier and more than really needed in order to protect the company against price increases or shortages of commodities or components to realize profits when prices fluctuate.
Hinterland
The inland area served by a certain port.
Hogged
Loading condition of a vessel in such a way that the centre of the vessel is slightly raised (arch-wise in the centre).
Hold
The space below the deck of a vessel, used to carry cargo.
Home Port
The port of registration of a vessel.
House Address
Place of receipt respectively delivery (name and address) in case of carrier haulage.
House to House Transport
The transport of cargo from the premises of the consignor to the premises of the consignee.
Note: In the United States the term 'Point to Point Transport' is used instead of the term 'Door to Door Transport', because the term 'house' may mean 'customs house' or 'brokers house', which are usually located in the port.
Hub
The central transshipment point in a transport structure, serving a number of consignees and/or consignors by means of spokes. The stretches between hubs mutually are referred to as trunks.
Hull
Outer shell of a vessel made of steel plates or other suitable material to keep water outside the vessel.
Husbanding
Taking care of a vessel's non cargo related operations as instructed by the master or owner of such vessel.