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A
Accessorial service
Accrual
Acquiescence
Ad Valorem
Ad Valorem Duty
Ad Valorem Freight
Advice of Shipment
Advising bank
Affreight
Affreightment, Contract of
Agent (Agt.)
Air Freight Forwarder
Air waybill
All commodity rate
All inclusive rate (AI)
Allowance
Also Notify Party
API
Apparent Authority
Apparent Good Order
Arbitrary
Arbitration
Arrival notice
Awkward cargo
B
Bank guarantee
Bareboat Charter Party
Basic freight
Bdl.
Berth term
Bill of lading (B/L)
Bill of lading Ton
Black powder content
Blanket waybill
B/L Master
Blocked train
Blocking or bracing
Bls.
Bobtail
Bona fide
Bond
Bonded freight
Bonded indemnity
Bonded Logistics Park (Center)
Bonded warehouse
Bond port
Booking
Booking number
Booking status
Bottom air delivery
Box
Boxcar
Breakbulk (BB)
Break-bulk cargo
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Broken stowage
Broker
Brokerage
Brokerage license
Bulk carriers
Bulk freight
Bulk-freight container
Bull rings
Bunkers
Bunker surcharge (BAF, BSC)
Bx.
C
C.A.F.
Capacity/Weight (Container)
Captain's protest
Cargo manifest
Cargo nature
Carload
Carload rate
Carnet
Car pooling
Carrier
Carrier's lien
Cartage
C.B.M. (C.M.)
Cellular vessel
Certificate of origin
CFC's Chlorofluorocarbons
C.F. (Cu. Ft.)
CFR
C.F.S.
CFS/CFS
CFS/CY
Chartered ship
Charterer
Charter party (C/P)
Chassis
Chilling
Chilling injury
Chock
C.I.
CIF
CIP
C.K.D.
Clean bill of lading
Clearance limits
Cleared without examination
Clip-on
Closing date
C.M.
C.O.D.
C.O.F.C.
C.O.G.S.A.
Collapsible container
Collecting bank
Combined transport
Combined transport document (CTD)
Combined transport operator (CTO)
Commercial invoice
Commodity
Commodity rate
Common carrier
Common tariff
Compressor
Concealed damage
Concealed loss
Condenser
Conference rate
Confirmed letter of credit
Confirming bank
Connecting carrier
Consignee
Consignor
Consolidated cargo
Consolidation
Consolidator
Consortium
Container
Container freight station (CFS, C.F.S.)
Container gross weight
Containerizable cargo
Containerization
Containerload
Container load plan (CLP)
Container number
Container part load
Container seal number
Container service charge
Containership
Container size
Container status
Container tracking
Container tracking API
Container type
Container visibility
Contract carrier
Controlled atmosphere (CA)
Copy B/L
Corner castings
Corner posts (door posts)
Correction memo
Corrector
Cost, insurance and freight (C.I.F.)
Cost matrix
CPT
Credit agreement
CSC
CSI
C-TPAT/CTPAT
Cu.
Cubic foot
Customer’s own transport
Custom house
Customhouse broker
Customs bonded warehouse
Customs invoice
Cut-off time
Cwt.
CY
CY/CFS
CY/CY
D
DAF
Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Goods
DDC
DDP
DDU
Dead Space
Deadweight Tonnage (D/W)
Dedicated Unit Train
Delivery Order
Demurrage
Deployment
Depot, Container
DEQ
DES
Destination
Detention Charge
Devanning
DFG
D & H
Differential Rate
Digital supply chain
Distribution
Diversion
Divert
Dock
Dockage
Dock Receipt
Documentary Credit
Door-to-Door
DOT
Double-Deck Load
Dray
Dry-Bulk Container
Dry Cargo
Dry Dock
DST
Dunnage (Dge.)
Duty Free Zone
D.W.
Dwell Time
I
IATA Cargo Agent
I.C.C.
IFP
I.M.C.O.
IMDG Code
Import
Import License
Import Permit
Inbound
Inbound Editing
Incoterms
Inland Clearance Depot
Inland drayage
Insulated Container
Insulated Tank Container
Insurance
Insurance, All-Risk
Insurance Certificate
Insurance, General-Average
Insurance, Particular-Average
Insurance With Average-Clause
Interchange
Intercoastal
Intermodal Transport
Internet Applications - Shipment Detail
Interstate
In Transit
Intrastate
Intrastate Traffic
I.P.I.
ISPS
Issuing Bank
J
K
M
Malpractice
Manifest
Manifest, Traveling
Maritime
Marks & Nos.
Master Bill of Ladings
Master Lease
Master Lease Leasing Cost
Mate's Receipt
Maximum Payload
Maximum Rate
Measurement Ton
Memo B/L
Microbridge
Mileage
Mini-Bridge
Mini Landbridge (MLB)
Minimum Charge
M.L.B.
Modified Atmosphere (MA)
MQC
MT
Multimodal Transport
M/V
P
P/A
Pallet
Panama Canal Act
Partial Shipments
Participating Carrier (Tariff)
Partlow
Partlow chart
Payable Elsewhere
Payload
Per Diem
Perils of the Sea
Perishable Cargo
P.& I.
Pier
Pier-to-House (P/H)
Pier-to-Pier (P/P)
Piggyback
Pilferage
Pilot
Place of Delivery
Place of Receipt
PLRMU
P.O.D.
P.O.L.
Pool (Container)
P.O.R.
Port of arrival
Port of Call
Port of Discharge
Port of Entry
Port of Loading (POL)
Port Service Charge
Power of Attorney
Power Pack
Pratique Certificate
Pre-cooling
Prepaid (Ppd.)
Pro Rata
Protest
PSA
PTI (Pre-trip Inspection)
Pull-down
PWSC
S
Salvage loss
SCM
S.D.D.
S.D.P.
Seal (Container)
Seal record
Sea waybill
SED
Service contract
Ship chandler
Ship owner
Shipped bill of lading
Shipped on board
Shipper
Shipper owned container
Shipper's Export Declaration
Shipper's Load & Count
Shipping order
Shipping permit
Shipside Delivery
Short cycling
Short Term Lease
Shut-out
SI
Slot
Spreader
SSN
Stability
Stack Car
Stack Train
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
Standard Rate
STC
Stevedore
Storage
Store-Door Delivery (STOR/DOR)
Store-Door PickUp
Stowage
Straddle Carrier
Straight Bill of Lading
Stripping
Stuffing
Supply air
Supply Chain Management
Surcharge
T
Tail
Tank Container
Tare Weight
Tariff (Trf.)
TDR
Tender
TEU
T.E.U.
T-floor
THC
Through Rate
Through Service (Thru Service)
Time Charter
T.I.R.
T.O.F.C.
Tonnage
Tontines
Top air delievery
TOS
Towage
Tracking API
Tramp
Tranship
Transit Cargo
Transit Port
Transshipment Port
TRC
Truck Onboard B/L
TSN - Time-Space Network
Turnaround
TVR
Twist Locks
Two-Way Pallet
X
Y
Z
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