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THROUGH SHIPMENT [10 records]

Record 1 2017-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

The road which originates the waybill and receives freight from consignor directly at original shipping point or indirectly through a switching road; more definitely applied when destination is at point beyond the line of the carrier to which shipment is originally tendered as above mentioned.

OBS

originating carrier; initial carrier : terms officialized by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Transporteur de ligne qui établit la feuille de route et reçoit la marchandise de l'expéditeur directement au point d'origine ou indirectement par l'intermédiaire d'un chemin de fer de manœuvre; cette désignation est surtout valable pour les cas où la destination est située au-delà de la ligne du transporteur auquel la marchandise a été initialement remise de la façon susmentionnée.

OBS

premier transporteur : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A through rate(plus and additional charge, if any, for transit service) applied to a shipment stopped at some point between the origin and destination for the purpose of milling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Customs and Excise
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

Customs gives fast-track green light to the cargo shipment to proceed through the pre-clearance lane if it has clear evidence that the load has not been opened since leaving the shipper's dock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Douanes et accise
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Le volume de camions au pont entraîne souvent des délais et des files d'attente, ce qui nuit à l'efficience de ce passage frontalier et crée des problèmes de sécurité. Deux projets y seront entrepris au coût de 51 millions de dollars, soit : [...] l'aménagement sur la route 405 d'une voie réservée menant au pont pour les conducteurs inscrits aux programmes de prédédouanement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 4 2008-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Inspection-100% visual inspection is required with documented evidence presented with each shipment. This evidence will be shown through an inspection check or equivalent with the method stated as "visual".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

vérification d'inspection : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

A type of durable press finish in which the finish is applied to the fabric and set or cured through the use of heat by the mill, prior to shipment of the fabric to be made into garments.

OBS

In the pre-cure process ... after the usual paddry-cure after wash technique, the garment is manufactured from the crease resistant fabric. The creases are then heat-processed after local application of a small amount of cross-linking agent, together with an acidic solution and an acidic catalyst.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Traitement en une seule étape (par opposition à la post-polymérisation), en vue du pressage permanent.

OBS

Le fabricant du tissu applique l'apprêt et le fait sécher lui-même à la chaleur.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

A stash house is... a facility used to collect and account for cash proceeds and criminal activity and to process such proceeds for return at the source, usually through misuse of the banking system or through smuggling. From stash houses, the bulk currency is distributed to "smurfs"-that is individuals who take a small portion of the smuggled cash horde to several different financial institutions for deposit or exchange, or who package the cash for bulk shipment.

Key term(s)
  • stash house bank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

Vous seriez un trafiquant de drogue ou d'armes et vous auriez des millions à blanchir, je doute que vous estimiez que la Suisse est la meilleure planque.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Long-Distance Pipelines
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
DEF

The shipment of a tender of oil through the facilities of two or more pipeline companies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canalisations à grande distance
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Expédition d'une livraison de pétrole par plusieurs sociétés de transport.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Conservation and Storage
  • Animal Feed Processing Equipment
  • Forage Crops
CONT

A conventional type of stationary dryer for alfalfa and grasses consists of a large rotating drum into which the shredded or cut material to be dried is fed. The material is subjected to rather high temperatures for quick drying as it passes through the machines. The dried material is cooled and fed into a hammer mill where it is ground into a meal and packaged in cloth or paper bags for shipment.

Key term(s)
  • fodder dehydrator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des récoltes
  • Alimentation des animaux (Matériel)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
OBS

La déshydratation des fourrages grossiers [...] consiste à évaporer l'eau du produit pour arrêter brutalement sa dégradation et le conserver sous de petits volumes [...]

Key term(s)
  • installation de déshydratation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Conservación de las cosechas
  • Equipo de elaboración de piensos
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
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Record 9 1987-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services
CONT

Guaranteed Air Freight is an Air Canada Cargo Reservation Service, whereby a shipper through advance arrangements and prior to tender of shipment can request booked space on a scheduled flight which is able to accommodate his shipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)
OBS

fret avec réservation garantie : Terme uniformisé par CN-Air Canada.

Spanish

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Record 10 1983-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
DEF

An airline service through which a shipper can consolidate a number of parcel post packages(with destination postage affixed by the shipper) for shipment as air freight, to the postmaster at another city for subsequent delivery within local postal zones or beyond.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
DEF

Service offert par les compagnies aériennes et permettant à l'expéditeur de grouper des colis postaux (préalablement affranchis) et de les expédier sous régime de fret aérien au maître de poste d'une autre ville, en vue de leur livraison dans les limites et au-delà d'une zone postale donnée.

Spanish

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