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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Warehousing
Those activities of holding and handling goods
in a warehouse (store).
Warsaw Convention
The Convention for the Unification of Certain
Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air,
signed at Warsaw, 12 October 1929, or that Convention
as amended by the Hague Protocol, 1955, stipulating
obligations or parties and limitations and/or
exonerations of carriers (air cargo).
Waybill
Non-negotiable document evidencing the contract
for the transport of cargo.
Weight Charge
The charge for carriage of goods based on their
weight (air cargo).
Wharf
A place for berthing vessels to facilitate loading
and discharging of cargo.
Wharfage
The fee charged for the use of a wharf for mooring, loading or discharging a vessel or for storing goods.