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Overcarrier

What is an Overcarrier?

An overcarrier is a shipping company in a pool arrangement that ships a larger volume of cargo than its legitimate, allotted volume. The opposite is the undercarrier. In the pool arrangement, an overcarrier has to compensate an undercarrier.

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