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NVOCC

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A quick definition of NVOCC:

A carrier is a person or company that transports people or goods for a fee. A common carrier is a company that offers transportation services to the public and is required by law to transport goods or passengers if the approved fee is paid. A non-vessel-operating common carrier is a freight forwarder that contracts with a shipper to transport goods but does not own the means of transportation. A private carrier is a carrier that is not required by law to accept business from the general public.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: NVOCC stands for non-vessel-operating common carrier. It refers to a freight forwarder that does not own the means of transportation, but contracts with a shipper to transport freight and with a carrier to perform the transportation. The NVOCC becomes the carrier in the contract with the original shipper and the shipper in the contract with the eventual carrier.

Example: ABC Freight Forwarding is an NVOCC that contracts with a manufacturer to transport their goods from China to the United States. ABC Freight Forwarding then contracts with a carrier, such as a shipping line, to perform the transportation. In this case, ABC Freight Forwarding is the carrier in the contract with the manufacturer and the shipper in the contract with the shipping line.

This example illustrates the definition of NVOCC by showing how a freight forwarder can act as a carrier in one contract and a shipper in another contract. The NVOCC is responsible for ensuring that the goods are transported safely and efficiently from the manufacturer to the destination.

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bonelesscannoli

14:20

@c0bra1: U work in retail?

NemoPropheta

14:21

im assuming he was an intern

c0bra1

14:24

@bonelesscannoli: no i interned also i hate this 15 message limit

NemoPropheta

14:25

howd you manage the internship? theyre super competitive

bonelesscannoli

14:28

@c0bra1: I gotcha

c0bra1

14:31

@NemoPropheta: mine was on a chill team so i had a good time, but apple works like a bunch of little companies that report to the same ppl so its a little isolating if you're not in the same office/don't go out much. i didn't take RO to intern again

c0bra1

14:32

i applied cold and happened to team match well from something i did on a prior internship

windyMagician

14:48

@Sex-Drive: we have entirely different living standards if you think 60k is "hardly anything to live off of:"

windyMagician

14:51

i make around that in a hcol area and feel like im balling out while saving over 20% of my income

TiredOfThisGrandpa

14:55

@Sex-Drive: Seconding what Windy's saying. I live in a LCOL and I'm fully able to support myself and my family on my paycheck alone. $60k in a HCOL while single was living check to check.

Sex-Drive

14:55

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windyMagician

14:57

not to be a boomer but i think people need to realize that you are supposed to be broke in your early 20s

windyMagician

14:57

oh no its dk again

TiredOfThisGrandpa

14:57

What did they even post?

windyMagician

14:58

probably calling me an anti-hispanic slur

SpecialCrowdedElemental

15:01

if I want to transfer to nyu is it better to go to washu or cardozo

SpecialCrowdedElemental

15:04

(also why does nyu accept so many transfers from brooklyn lmao, what other t125 will let you transfer that high)

c0bra1

15:07

transferring is grades dependent so "better" is a little weird to define - a lot of ppl don't want to give up schollys/networks for ranking purposes. that being said im going to dozo and hoping for a nyu transfer lol

c0bra1

15:08

i think they take a lot from brooklyn just by the nature of being a nyc school. 3 out of 15 transfers out of cardozo went to nyu last year which is technically a good sign but you'd consider that the rate of ppl at washu wanting to move to nyc and pay sticker after a year is probably lower than the rate of ppl at nyc schools who want to

c0bra1

15:09

i dont really know how important it is to be median vs 75th of transfer gpa but id imagine keeping a B+/A- average is pretty hard in 1L and easier said than done

esoterica

15:58

my bitches shaking ass with they hand out

NosyBeagle

16:49

did someone say shaking ass

sock

16:55

im crashing out

windyMagician

17:06

im locking in

DivergentBoundlessHuman

17:09

I'm locking [my daughter] in [the basement]

llama

18:17

Im in the [spread] sheets locked [tf] in

GatorNation

9:51

what do you guys think about nova southeastern is it a decent school

AngryMiniCar

10:09

I saw someone got a full-ride in exchange for deferring. I didn't even know that was a thing? Has it happened to anyone else?

AngryMiniCar

10:12

@GatorNation: I don't know that school all that well. But it's ranked really low and usually rankings don't matter much if you're just trying to practice. But I'd be careful and look on reddit. Cause some of these schools can be highkey predatory.

AngryMiniCar

10:15

Like some schools have a conditional scholarship that they take away from you at the drop of a hat and no faculty support in 1L so a lot of people get fucked. I know someone who got screwed by Western New England. Not saying that it is just that I wouldn't think of making it my go-to without digging into it.

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