Port Business Glossary -N-

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－Ah- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - La- --wa-

ＮＡＣＣＳ（Ｎｉｐｐｏｎ Ａｉｒ Ｃａｒｇｏ Ｃｌｅａｒａｎｃｅ Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）

Air cargo customs clearance information processing system. It was introduced in August 1983 at New Tokyo International Airport and at the same logistics base (TACT). It was expanded to Osaka International Airport in October 1980. A system that connects computers at air cargo information processing centers in Tokyo and Nakano to customs, airlines, banks, forwarders, etc. online to automatically process customs clearance and related operations.

ＮＡＦＴＡ（Ｎｏｒｔｈ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ Ｆｒｅｅ Ｔｒａｄｅ Ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔ）

North American Free Trade Agreement. An agreement for the United States, Canada, and Mexico to open each other's markets and create a free trade zone within the region. The main contents are (1) the elimination of tariffs between the three countries over a maximum of 15 years, and (2) the abolition of financial regulations. (3)Increase the local ratio of automotive parts to 62.5% in eight years. The agreement, which creates a market with a total population of 360 million and a total gross domestic product of $6 trillion, came into effect on January 1, 1994 after the ratification of each country.

ｎａｉｌ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ

There is a nail.

ｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｖｅｎｔｉｌａｔｉｏｎ

Natural ventilation

ｎａｖｉｇａｔｉｏｎ

Voyage

Ｎ／Ｂ（Ｎｅｕｔｒａｌ Ｂｏｄｙ）

→Neutral body

Ｎ／Ｂ（Ｎｏｒｔｈ Ｂｏｕｎｄ）

Refers to the return (northbound) on regular routes in Australia. (Anti) S/B

ＮＣＡ（Ｎｉｐｐｏｎ Ｃａｒｇｏ Ａｉｒｌｉｎｅｓ Ｃｏ．、Ｌｔｄ．）

Nippon Cargo Air Lines Co., Ltd. Established in 1978 by All Nippon Airways, NYK, MOL, KL, and YSL. After that, with capital participation from trading companies, other Japanese shipping companies, banks, etc., he obtained a license for the Pacific route in 1983, and started operation in 1960. At present, it has expanded its routes to Hong Kong, Singapore and Europe.

ｎｅａｒ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ

Niya incident (an incident that was about to be an accident sooner)

ｎｅｇｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ

Neglect

ｎｅｇｏｔｉａｔｉｏｎ

Negotiation (also called Nego)

ｎｅｔ ｓｌｉｎｇ

Mokko (a rope woven into a net for frying and wholesale in miscellaneous goods and bags)

ｎｅｘｔ ｐｏｒｔ

Next port (anti) previous port

ＮＩＥＳ（Ｎｅｗｌｙ Ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌｉｚｉｎｇ Ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｅｓ）

Emerging industrial economy region.

ｎｏ ｃｈｏｗ

Nou Chau (slang, working without meals, often during occupation)

ｎｏｎｄｅｌｉｖｅｒｙ

Not arrived (the package is missing on the way and cannot be obtained)

ｎｏｎｐａｃｋｅｄ ｃａｒｇｏ

Unpackaged cargo

ｎｏｔｉｃｅ ｏｆ ｒｅａｄｉｎｅｓｓ

Notice of completion of cargo handling preparation (The captain will notify the shipowner of the completion of preparation after entering the port, and after a certain period of time, the berthing time will be calculated by charter contract.)

ｎｏｔｉｆｙ

I will notify you.

ｎｏｔ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ ｆｏｒ

Irrelevant (wording often used in the summary of the mate receipt)

Ｎ／Ｔ（Ｎｅｔ Ｔｏｎｎａｇｅ）

→Net tonnage

ＮＴＢ（Ｎｏｎ－Ｔａｒｉｆｆ Ｂａｒｒｉｅｒｓ）

→Non-tariff barriers

ＮＶＯＣＣ（Ｎｏｎ－Ｖｅｓｓｅｌ Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ Ｃａｒｒｉｅｒ）

Those that do not own transportation means such as ships by themselves and transport them using services of actual carriers such as marine carriers. Transport responsibilities and tariffs are carried out in their own name. In Japan, forwarders often enter the NVOCC business, which is the case with carriers.