Dictionary

A

Administrative Fee – Local line agent fees for paperwork. May be charged per bill of lading or per container
Agent – An organization or individual authorized to conduct business on behalf of another organization or individual for a fee or commission
Arrival notice – Notification to the consignee of the arrival of the cargo

B

Bale – unit of load
BAS / Base Rate – basic, base rate
Bill – account for payment
BOL / Bill of Lading – transport receipt. The document shows a list of goods
Booking number – sea order number

C

Cargo – Goods that shipped
Cargo Agent – transportation agent
C.B.M. (C.M.) – cubic meter
Certificate of origin – cargo certificate
CFS / container freight station —container freight station
C.O.D. / Collect (cash) on Delivery – payment at delivery
Consignee – uploader
Consigment agreement – a contract for the delivery of goods
Consigment document – consignment note
Consigment invoice – consignment invoice
Consolidation – merger
Container allowance – permission for container transportation
CY / Container Yard —container terminal

D

Dead Space – a storage area ordered by the shipper but not used
Delivery Order – instruction to deliver the goods from the warehouse
Delivery status – location information
Delivery terms – delivery condition
Delivery time – delivery time
Destination carrier – the carrier that delivers the cargo to the final destination
Differential Rate – the difference in tariffs arising when transporting goods to the same station on different routes
Discharging —discharging
Diversion – change route
Door-to-Door – door-to-door transportation
Drop-off charge – payment for the return of the container
Drayage – payment for local, off-road transportation

E

ETA / Estimated Time of Arrival – expected date of arrival
ETD / Estimated Time of Departure – expected delivery date
Export – export
Export ban – export ban
Export conditions – export conditions
Export Declaration – consignor’s export declaration
Export invoice – export invoice

F

FAK / freight all kinds – cargo of various purposes
FEU — is a conventional unit of load
FCL / Full Container Loading – a fully loaded container for one customer
Freight – freight

G

GATT / General Agreement on Tariff and Trade – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GRI / General Rate Increase – increase in base rates according to the volume of traffic
Groupage cargo – mixed cargo
Groupage container – a container for mixed cargo

H

Hauling costs – transportation costs
Hazardous cargo – dangerous cargo
Heavy cargo – high density heavy load
“Hot-shot” run – transportation of goods by high-speed train
HH / House-to-House – door-to-door delivery

I

IMO Surcharge – extra charge for dangerous goods
Import declaration – customs declaration for import
Intermodal – transportation by different modes of transport
ISO / International Organization for Standardization – International Organization for Standardization
In-transit loss – complete or partial loss of cargo on the road

L

Letter of Indemnity – letter of guarantee
Lien – Permission to store cargo to secure freight
Lift-On / Lift-Off – loading / unloading
Line-haul – long-distance transportation
Loading pattern – loading pattern

M

Marking goods – cargo marking
Measurement cargo – large volume, light weight
Minimum Charge – the minimum charge for shipping

N

Notice – warning
Notice of delivery – Receipt of receipt of goods

O

Origin – point of departure
Outbound cargo – shipped cargo
Out-of-time – time violation
Overload – overload

P

Pallet pattern – load placement scheme
Perishable Cargo – perishable cargo
Place of arrival – arrival point
Protective service – service provided on the way
PSS / Peak Season Surcharge – additional payment due to the increase in traffic due to the season

R

Railage – rail transportation
Rail carrier — is a railway company
Railway berth – a shipyard with a railway line
Rail freight – freight transportation by rail
Rte. / Route – route

S

Salvage value – assessment of damaged load
Service contract —contract for transport services
Shipper – shipper
Shipment tracking – cargo control
Shipper’s Export Declaration – shipper’s export declaration

T

Trf. / Tariff – a set of tariffs
Terminal – terminal
TEU / Twentyfoot Equivalent Unit is a conventional unit of load

W

Warehouse – warehouse
WB / Waybill — bill of lading

Z

ZIP code – zip code

A

Administrative Fee – Local line agent fees for paperwork. May be charged per bill of lading or per container

Agent – An organization or individual authorized to conduct business on behalf of another organization or individual for a fee or commission

Arrival notice – Notification to the consignee of the arrival of the cargo

B

Bale – unit of load

BAS / Base Rate – basic, base rate

Bill – account for payment

BOL / Bill of Lading – transport receipt. The document shows a list of goods

Booking number – sea order number

C

Cargo – Goods that shipped

Cargo Agent – transportation agent

C.B.M. (C.M.) – cubic meter

Certificate of origin – cargo certificate

CFS / container freight station —container freight station

C.O.D. / Collect (cash) on Delivery – payment at delivery

Consignee – uploader

Consigment agreement – a contract for the delivery of goods

Consigment document – consignment note

Consigment invoice – consignment invoice

Consolidation – merger

Container allowance – permission for container transportation

CY / Container Yard —container terminal

D

Dead Space – a storage area ordered by the shipper but not used

Delivery Order – instruction to deliver the goods from the warehouse

Delivery status – location information

Delivery terms – delivery condition

Delivery time – delivery time

Destination carrier – the carrier that delivers the cargo to the final destination

Differential Rate – the difference in tariffs arising when transporting goods to the same station on different routes

Discharging —discharging

Diversion – change route

Door-to-Door – door-to-door transportation

Drop-off charge – payment for the return of the container

Drayage – payment for local, off-road transportation

E

ETA / Estimated Time of Arrival – expected date of arrival

ETD / Estimated Time of Departure – expected delivery date

Export – export

Export ban – export ban

Export conditions – export conditions

Export Declaration – consignor’s export declaration

Export invoice – export invoice

F

FAK / freight all kinds – cargo of various purposes

FEU — is a conventional unit of load

FCL / Full Container Loading – a fully loaded container for one customer

Freight – freight

G

GATT / General Agreement on Tariff and Trade – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GRI / General Rate Increase – increase in base rates according to the volume of traffic

Groupage cargo – mixed cargo

Groupage container – a container for mixed cargo

H

Hauling costs – transportation costs

Hazardous cargo – dangerous cargo

Heavy cargo – high density heavy load

“Hot-shot” run – transportation of goods by high-speed train

HH / House-to-House – door-to-door delivery

I

IMO Surcharge – extra charge for dangerous goods

Import declaration – customs declaration for import

Intermodal – transportation by different modes of transport

ISO / International Organization for Standardization – International Organization for Standardization

In-transit loss – complete or partial loss of cargo on the road

L

Letter of Indemnity – letter of guarantee

Lien – Permission to store cargo to secure freight

Lift-On / Lift-Off – loading / unloading

Line-haul – long-distance transportation

Loading pattern – loading pattern

M

Marking goods – cargo marking

Measurement cargo – large volume, light weight

Minimum Charge – the minimum charge for shipping

N

Notice – warning