B/L |
Bill of Lading(Receipt for shipment & Title of goods) |
BAE |
Bunker Adjustment Factor |
BULLET SEAL |
As tiny "Steel Locking Device" use to lock the container doors |
C & F or CFR |
Cost and Freight(Incoterms) |
CFS |
Container Freight Station |
CIF |
Cost Insurance and Freight(Incoterms) |
CONSIGNEE |
The Buyer to whom the goods have to be delivered against surrender of a duly accomplished "bill of lading" |
CONTAINER |
A Special steel box used for the transportation of cargoes |
CY |
Container Yard |
D/C |
Dry Container(standard ISO container) |
DG |
Dangerous Goods(Hazardous Cargo) |
DUNNAGE |
Material used to prevent shifting of cargo within a container |
F/R |
Flat Rack Container |
FAK |
Freight All Kinds |
FOB |
Free on Board(Incoterms) |
HAZMAT |
Hazardous material |
HDC |
Heavy Duty Container(A container which has an average payload of 30 tons.) |
HIGH CUBE |
A container which is 9, 6 feet in height |
ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
ICD |
Inland Container Depot |
IHC |
Inland Haulage Charges |
IMCO |
International maritime consultative Organization |
IMDG |
International maritime consultative Dangerous Goods Code |
INCOTERMS |
International commercial terms, as specified by the ICC |
ISO |
International Organization for Standadization |
LASHING |
The process of securing the cargo within a container with ropes/ wires |
MTO |
Multimodal Transport Operator |
NOTIFY PARTY |
The party who has to be notified once the cargo arrives at the destination |
NVOCC |
Non vessel Owing Common/container carrier |
O/T |
Open Top Container |
OCEAN FREIGHT |
The consideration for the carriage of cargoes by sea |
ODO |
One Door Open(On DecK Cargo) |
REEFER |
Container equipped with refrigeration machinery |
SHIPPER |
The seller who holds the title of the goods being shipped |
SHIPPING MARKS |
Identification marks normally affixed on each unit of cargo |
STRIPPING / DE-VANNING |
The process of removing cargo from a container |
STUFFING / VANNING |
The process of stowing cargo within a container |
T.T.CLUB |
Through Transport club-London(Insurance club) |
TEU / FEU |
Twenty Equivalent Unit / Forty Equivalent Unit |
THC |
Terminal Handling Charges |