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  2. World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools

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    The World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools ( WWASPS or WWASP) was an organization based in Utah, in the United States. WWASPS was founded by Robert Lichfield and was incorporated in 1998. WWASPS stated that it was an umbrella organization of independent institutions for education and treatment of troubled teenagers.

  3. Special handling - Wikipedia

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    Special handling originated as a service that secured accelerated processing of fourth class mail (mostly parcels), so that it would be delivered as promptly as first-class material. This was to protect perishable items, with specific mention of live animals, from loss in the mails. It was considered a separate service from special delivery .

  4. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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    Freight rate. A freight rate (historically and in ship chartering simply freight [1]) is a price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another. The price depends on the form of the cargo, the mode of transport ( truck, ship, train, aircraft ), the weight of the cargo, and the distance to the delivery destination.

  5. Video rental shop - Wikipedia

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    The per-rental model was dropped by early 2000, allowing the company to focus on the business model of flat-fee unlimited rentals without due dates, late fees (a source of annoyance for bricks and mortar video store customers), shipping and handling fees, or per-title rental fees. Rogers Video was the first chain to provide DVD rentals in ...

  6. Freight forwarder - Wikipedia

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    Definition and functions. A freight forwarder is an entity who co-ordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper (party that arranges an item for shipment) by liaising with carriers. [3] A carrier is an entity that actually transports goods and may use a variety of shipping modes, including ships, airplanes, trucks ...

  7. Shanghai Maritime University - Wikipedia

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    Shanghai Maritime University ( SMU or SHMTU; Chinese: 上海海事大学) is a municipal public university in Shanghai, China. The university is affiliated with the Shanghai Municipal Government and is co-sponsored by the city and the Ministry of Transportation of China . Shanghai Maritime University is multidisciplinary with six fields of ...

  8. Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight - Wikipedia

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    Until 2019, Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight (CHIEF) is the computer system of the United Kingdom's revenue and customs services, HMRC, used for managing the declaration and movement of goods into and out of the United Kingdom and allowing UK traders to communicate with counterpart customs systems in the other member states of the European Union.

  9. Anchor handling tug supply vessel - Wikipedia

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    The ROV is operating a subsea torque spanner tool on a valve on the subsea structure. Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels are mainly built to handle anchors for oil rigs, tow them to location, and use them to secure the rigs in place. AHTS vessels sometimes also serve as Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs) and as supply transports.