"Act of God: refers to a variety of situations beyond human control. Examples include lightning, floods, earthquakes, etc. If the cause of damage to the goods is Act of God, the carrier is usually not legally liable.
Actual Gross Weight: The weight of the container itself plus the total weight of the goods in the container.
Actual Pay Load: The weight of the goods (total weight minus the tare weight of the container).
Advise on Shipment: a notice sent to the buyer to inform the buyer that the goods have been loaded on board the ship, including packaging details (Packing List), routing instructions and invoices such as photocopies. At the same time, if necessary, a copy of the bill of lading will also be attached.
Airway bill: air waybill. 1) the carrier issued proof of receipt; 2) the carrier and the shipper of the contract of carriage between; 3) is non-negotiable bill of lading. consignee column to play the specific consignee.
Airport Code: Airport code. Composed of three letters to represent the airports, such as ORD on behalf of the CHICAGO
All Water (A.W.): The mode of transport used by the carrier, entirely by sea, not by road or rail transit.
AMS: Automated Manifest System
Any-Quantity (A.Q.): A term used in maritime freight rates to refer to the classification of freight rates by the nature of the goods, rather than by the amount of the goods to be priced.
Arrival Notice: Cargo arrival notice, usually sent by the carrier to the consignee, informing the cargo has arrived, so that the consignee can handle the pick-up procedures.
BAF: Bunker Adjustment Factor.
Bill of Lading(Ocean):? Bill of Lading (Ocean):?
A valuable document, usually signed by the master, agent or representative of the shipowner.
It is a document of value, usually signed by the master, agent or representative of the shipowner, which provides the owner of the goods with a document certifying the type and quantity of the goods, the date of loading on board, the destination, and the ports through which the goods will be carried. Marine bill of lading is not only a receipt for goods.
It is also a formal transport contract.
It is also a formal contract of carriage. The bill of lading itself is negotiable.
Clean B/L: When the carrier does not indicate any defects in the packaging and contents of the goods on the bill of lading, we can call this bill of lading a clean bill of lading.
Straight B/L: This kind of bill of lading directly puts the consignee in the consignee's column without taking the bank as the consignee, so this kind of bill of lading cannot be charged.
Order B/L: This kind of bill of lading issued to a specific legal person, usually the shipper, before the charge must be signed or endorsed by it to be effective.
Through B/L: Multimodal bill of lading. If the carrier is not a family, to open this kind of bill of lading. For example, the first sea transport, delivered to a port, and then transported by rail to the final destination, this situation is usually by the sea carrier to open a Through B/L, a bill of lading that covers all the other carriers such as railways, highway trailers, and sub-ships, and so on.
BSC: Bunker Surcharge.
Bonded Warehouse: (Bonded Warehouse) A warehouse where customs officers are stationed to control the entry and exit of goods. Imported goods stored in a bonded warehouse are exempt from customs duties until they leave the warehouse.
Broken stowage(Space): When lifting a container, due to the different size and shape of the goods, or improper design of the container, the container is not filled, resulting in the space inside the container can not be fully utilised, called Broken stowage.
Bull Rings:A kind of fixed cargo iron circular ring device, usually placed on the floor of the container, the fixed cargo of the cabinet cable can be through the ring, do not have to nail the floor of other fixed things.
Bunker Charge:Fuel surcharge. Attached to the ocean freight, used to reflect the price of oil charges, such as oil prices rise Bunker Charge will follow the rise, followed by a fall when the decline that is followed by a decline.
CAF: Currency Adjustment Factor.
Cellular Vessel: A type of ship designed to carry containers, the design of the compartments of the ship is based on the size of the containers to determine.
CFT: Cubic Feet.
Chargeable Weight: Chargeable weight. Generally, it is the maximum weight taken after weighing and converting the volume and weight of cargo in air freight and LCL business. As the basis for charging.
Chassis: Container trailer frame, evolved from the ordinary flatbed truck, dedicated to the carriage of container frame.
C.F.S.: Container Freight Station.
The shipping company or carrier will dismantle the goods into the CFS, or the export goods will be collected in the CFS, and then loaded into the container together, in this case, there are mostly many different shippers or consignees of the goods loaded together in the same container.
Claim. A demand for payment made to the carrier of goods to compensate for the loss caused by the negligence of the carrier.
C.M.: Cubic Meter in upper case, can also be written as CBM, i.e. cubic metre, in lower case Centimeter, i.e. centimetre. 1 CBM = 35.315 Cubic Feet
C/O: Certificate of Origin. Issued by the relevant government department of the exporting country (Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau) to certify the origin of the goods to enjoy preferential tariffs and quotas of the importing country.
Conference. A group of cargo carriers operating on the same route. They set freight rates and regulations for all members to follow. The purpose is to maintain the standard of freight rates and avoid vicious competition among peers.
Consolidation (Consolidation Service): It is to consolidate multiple small lots of CFS or LCL cargoes into various types of full containers for transport. As the cost of consolidation is lower, the consignor can save the cost for the cargo owner.
CY: Abbreviation of Container Yard, i.e. the site for storing goods. Before exporting the goods, the cargo owner must go to CY to lift the empty containers to the factory for loading, and then send them back to CY, which will be transported to the wharf and then lifted on board the ship after the customs inspection. The same is true for imports, with CY as an intermediate station. The North American Freight Alliance uses CY as a synonym for (unloaded container) in its freight rules and regulations.
DDC: Destination Delivery Charge. The cost of transport from the destination terminal to the warehouse.
Demurrage: Cargo Delay Charge, an additional charge incurred if the consignee fails to pick up the cargo within the time specified by the carrier. (On-site)
Detention: An additional charge incurred when the owner or consignee fails to return an empty container to the shipper within the time specified by the shipper. (Off-site)
Devanning. The action of unloading cargo from a container.
DG: Dangerous Goods.
D/O: Delivery Order. Bill of Lading or small bill of lading, issued by the shipowner, freight forwarder release notice and proof of delivery.
Dock Receipt: Carrier to open B/L before the cargo receipt to the owner, proving that the goods have been delivered to the carrier's designated dock, pick up containers to the station.
Dry Cargo: Cargo that does not require refrigerated containers for transport.
Door-to-Door: Door-to-door transport mode, i.e., after the goods are loaded into the container, from the owner's hand to the consignee's hand are in the same container.
Dunnage: Wood or other material used to secure goods when loading a container.
Duty Drawback. Refund of VAT and other taxes levied by Customs at the time of export by the tax authorities to the enterprise, or to be offset by Customs at the time of the next export, in order to encourage exports.
Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR): (Equipment Interchange Receipt), a document issued at the time of receiving or releasing a container, i.e., a frame, which can be used to control the entry and exit of the container and to record the situation when the container, i.e., the frame, is changed hands, in order to confirm the responsibility of the attribution.
ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival.
ETD: Estimated Time of Departure.
FAF: Fuel Adjustment Factor.
FAK: Freight All Kind, means that regardless of the type of cargo in the container, the unit of calculation is one container.
FCL: Abbreviation for Full Container Load. Also known as CY.
Feeder Service: A smaller container ship transports containers into customs ports, collects them in a specific port, unloads the containers, and transfers them to a large mother ship, which then carries out long-distance trans-oceanic transport, so the Feeder Ship can be called a sub-ship.
FEU: Abbreviation for Forty Feet Equivalent Units. Two 20-foot containers are equal to one FEU.
Flat Rack Container: Flat Rack Container, this kind of container has no side board or top board, only four corner posts. Usually used to carry cargo that is too long, too wide and too high.
FMC: Federal Maritime Commission.
FOB: Free On Board.
Form A: Form A. A document of origin under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), issued by the relevant governmental authorities of the beneficiary/exporting country for the purpose of enjoying preferential tariffs and quotas in the beneficiary/importing country. Mainland China and the United States under the GSP on the use of Form A, issued by the International Trade Promotion Committee or entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies.
Freight Forwarder: can be referred to as (consolidated carrier), the international consolidated carrier is mostly a company organisation, the service provided is to receive LCL's small bills of lading, centralised into a whole container to be transported to the destination by the shipping company. International carriers can issue bills of lading, covering sea transport, land transport and even air transport, but usually do not own the means of transport.
Full set of B/Ls :Full set of B/Ls. (Three originals, three copies.) (Three originals and three copies.) 3/3 is used on a letter of credit.
GSP: Generalised System of Preferences. A system of generalised, non-discriminatory, non-reciprocal tariff preferences granted by developed countries to developing countries for the export of manufactured and semi-manufactured goods, including certain primary products.
HBL: House Bill of Lading.
HMF: Harbor Maintenance Fee. 0.125% of the value of the goods collected by US Customs for harbour construction and maintenance. Sea freight only. (covered under DDP terms)
IMO: International Maritime Organization.
L/C: Letter of Credit.
L/B: Land Bridge.
LBS: Pounds
LCL: Less than Container Load.
MLB: Mini-Land Bridge.
M/N: Marks and Numbers.
M3: Cubic Meters cubic metres.
MPF: Merchandise Processing Fee A fee levied by US Customs, 0.3464% of the invoice value of the goods, with a minimum charge of $25 and a maximum charge of $480 (covered under DDP terms).
N/p: Notify Party.
NVOCC: Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier.
OBL: Ocean Bill of Lading.
O/F: Ocean Freight(charges). Ocean Freight (charges).
Open-Top Container: (Open-Top Container), this kind of container is made of canvas as the top of the container, when loading cargo, the top of the container can be lifted off and loaded from the top, suitable for loading large and heavy cargo.
Packing List: packing list. Important document describing the status of cargo accumulation in the container, involving the number of pieces, weight and size, wheat head, cargo type and other content in order to facilitate customs audit and consignee acceptance of goods. The amount of goods is not marked.
Pallet. Above the goods can be stacked on the pad, usually made of wood, to facilitate the operation of stacking high.
Payload: Freight paid by weight or volume. Also refers to the capacity of the goods that can be loaded in the container.
Per Diem: Meaning For One Day: Used in the rental of containers or racks to calculate the rent for one day as the billing standard.
POD: Port of Discharge, also proof of Delivery.
POL: Port of Loading.
PPD: Prepaid Charges.
Pre-Cooling: (Pre-cooling) A necessary measure in the delivery of fresh goods. It can be divided into pre-cooling of goods and pre-cooling of frozen and chilled goods.
Prepaid: Conditions of carriage, freight prepaid.
Reefer: Refrigeration Container.
Relay: Transfer of cargo from one ship to another ship of the same company.
Roll-on/Roll-off (RO/RO): A specially designed and manufactured cabin. Container trailers, trucks and stackers can be loaded and unloaded directly from the terminal to the ship, so it is called (Roll-on Roll-off).
Route: The way of cargo transport i.e. route.
SL&C: Shipper Load and Count.
STC: Said to Contain.
THC: Terminal Handling Charge.
TEU: Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit. 20 feet.
W/M:Weight or Measure; whichever is greater.
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