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H

Hague Rules (1924)


Hague-Visby Rules (1968)


Half height container


Hamburg Rules (1978)


Harbour maintenance fee (HMF)


Harmonized commodity description & coding system (HS code / harmonized system)


Harmonized system (harmonized commodity description & coding system / HS code)


Hatch (hatchway)


Hatch cover


Hatchway (hatch)


HAZ (hazardous / IMO) surcharge


Hazardous (dangerous) cargo


Hazardous (HAZ / IMO) surcharge


Hazardous container


Hazardous stack


Headspace (ullage)


Health certificate


Heavy (fuel / furnace / marine) oil


Heavy fuel oil (HFO / No. 6 fuel oil / residual fuel oil)


Heavy lift cargo


Heavy lift forklift truck (FLT / forklift truck)


Heavy weight surcharge (HWS) / overweight surcharge (OWS)


Hermetically


HFO (heavy fuel oil / No. 6 fuel oil / residual fuel oil)


High cube containers


High sulphur fuel oil (HSFO)


High tide


Hinged (folding) hatch cover


Hinterland


HMF (harbour maintenance fee)


Hoist rope (hoist wire)


Hoist wire (hoist rope)


Hoisting trolley (trolley)


Hold


Homeward bill of lading


Hopper


House (freight forwarder) bill of lading


Housekeeping move


HS code (harmonized commodity description & coding system / harmonized system)


HSFO (high sulphur fuel oil)


Hub port


Humidity


HWS (heavy weight surcharge) / OWS (overweight surcharge)


Hygroscopic