| − | '''Absorption''' occurs when a [[carrier]] assumes the [[charge]]s of another without any increase in charges to the [[shipper]].<ref>U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration [http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html]</ref> | + | '''Absorption''' occurs when a [[carrier]] assumes the [[charge]]s of another without any increase in charges to the [[shipper]].<ref>[http://www.marad.dot.gov/publications/glossary/glossary.html U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration]</ref> |