NVOCC
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003959
A Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier, an ocean carrier that transports goods under its own House Bill of Lading without operating the ocean vessels itself. An NVOCC leases space from a vessel-owning carrier and resells it to shippers, acting as a consolidator for less-than-container-load (LCL) cargo or handling full container loads (FCL). This entity is regulated by the Federal Maritime Commission in the United States and must file its tariffs.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-003959 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Marine and shipyard |
| Translations | German: NVOCC; Spanish: NVOCC; French: NVOCC |
Record as JSON
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"term": "NVOCC",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A Non-Vessel Owning Common Carrier, an ocean carrier that transports goods under its own House Bill of Lading without operating the ocean vessels itself. An NVOCC leases space from a vessel-owning carrier and resells it to shippers, acting as a consolidator for less-than-container-load (LCL) cargo or handling full container loads (FCL). This entity is regulated by the Federal Maritime Commission in the United States and must file its tariffs.",
"subject": "Marine and shipyard",
"translations": {
"de": "NVOCC",
"es": "NVOCC",
"fr": "NVOCC"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/nvocc/"
}
Record 4,341 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.