Rule
34-100
Schedule
8661
Subject
Definitions
Effective
August 1, 2018
Issued
July 1, 2018
| 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 45 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 intermodal railcar. |
| FREE TIME |
| Specified period of time during which a container may occupy space at the ARP without incurring terminal storage charges. |
| INTERMEDIARY |
| Shall refer to the Authority as the arranger of the Train Service on behalf of a User. Each User of the Train Service acknowledges and agrees that the Authority is acting as an Intermediary between such User and the Railroad, and the Authority is not a party to any bill of lading, waybill, or any other document relating to Train Service provided by the Railroad to the User; however, for administrative purposes only and in order to allow for efficiency and commercial processes, the Authority may be listed on such documents. User and Railroad acknowledge that the Authority is a public marine terminal operator and is not a rail operator, shipper, consignor, consignee, beneficial cargo owner, or any other party having any interest in the cargo. |
| INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER |
| A container that 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 to or from, the railcar. |
| LIFT |
| The placement of a container 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. |
| NON-RAIL CONTAINER |
| Any loaded container which has not had a preceding or subsequent rail move via the ARP. |
| NOTIFY PARTY |
| Entity or person so identified on the railroad waybill to be informed of container availability. |
| RAILROAD |
| Refers to CSX Transportation, Inc. |
| STORAGE CHARGES |
| The charges associated with the period of time a container is on the ARP beyond the allowable free time. |
| SUPPLEMENTAL RAIL LIFT |
| A charge assessed against any container received via motor carrier without proper pre-advice information (see the Authority’s MTO Schedule No. 5-A, Rule 34-490). |
| TRAIN SERVICE |
| The rail line haul service operated by the Railroad between the Authority’s Chatham or James D. Mason ICTF and the ARP, in either direction. |
| USER |
| Any user of the ARP and/or the Train Service provided by the railroad including, without limitation, any ocean carrier rail carrier, motor carrier, shipper, consignee, consignor, freight forwarder, broker, or other person or entity owning or having custody of cargo or containers moving through the ARP terminal facility, or who use or benefit from use of the ARP terminal facility or services, and the agents, servants, representatives and/or employees of such parties. |