Carrier

OTIF definition: 'the person who carries persons or goods by rail in international traffic under the CIV Uniform Rules or the CIM Uniform Rules and who is licensed in accordance with the laws and prescriptions relating to licensing and recognition of licenses in force in the State in which the person undertakes this activity.' ['person' here meaning the legal entity] General definition: organisation that undertakes transportation of goods by sea, surface or air. 'Contracting Carrier' means a person or company who as a principle makes an agreement for carriage with a passenger or the consignor. 'Actual Carrier' means a person or company other than the contracting carrier, who, by virtue of authority from the contracting carrier, performs the whole or part of the carriage.