| CONTAINER |
A special steel box used for the
transportation of cargoes. |
| TEU / FEU |
Twenty equivalent Unit / Forty
Equivalent Unit |
| STUFFING / VANNING |
The process of stowing cargo within a
container |
| STRIPPING / DE-VANNING |
The process of removing cargo from a
container |
| CFS |
Container Freight Station |
| CY |
Container Yard |
| ICD |
Inland Container Depot |
| NVOCC |
Non Vessel Owning Common/Container
Carrier. |
| MTO |
Multimodal Transport Operator |
| IMDG / IMCO |
International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Council. |
| DG |
Dangerous Goods (Hazardous
Cargo). |
| HAZMAT |
Hazardous Materials |
| ISO |
International Organisation for
Standardisation |
| OCEAN FREIGHT |
The consideration for the carriage of
cargoes by sea. |
| THC |
Terminal Handling Charges |
| BAF |
Bunker Adjustment Factor. |
| IHC |
Inland Haulage Charges |
| ICC |
International Chamber of
Commerce |
| INCOTERMS |
International Commercial Terms, as
specified by the I.C.C. |
| FAK |
Freight All Kinds |
| CIF |
Cost Insurance and Freight
(Incoterms) |
| C&F or CFR |
Cost and Freight (Incoterms) |
| FOB |
Free on Board (Incoterms ) |
| B/L |
Bill of Lading (Receipt for Shipment
& Title of goods) |
| SHIPPER |
The seller who holds the title of the
goods being shipped. |
| CONSIGNEE |
The buyer to whom the goods have to be
delivered against surrender of a duly
accomplished "bill of lading". |
| NOTIFY PARTY |
The party who has to be notified once
the cargo arrives at the destination. |
| SHIPPING MARKS |
Identification marks normally affixed
on each unit of cargo. |
| ODO |
One Door Open (On Deck Cargo
) |
| D/C |
Dry Container (Standard ISO
Container) |
| O/T |
Open Top Container |
| F/R |
Flat Rack Container. |
| REEFER |
Container equipped with refrigeration
machinery. |
| HIGH CUBE |
A container which is 9.6 feet in
height. |
| HDC |
Heavy Duty Container (A container which
has an average payload of 30 tons.) |
| DUNNAGE |
Material used to prevent shifting of
cargo within a container. |
| LASHING |
The process of securing the cargo
within a container with ropes/wires. |
| BULLET SEAL |
As tiny "steel locking device" use to
lock the container doors |
| T.T.CLUB |
Through Transport Club - London
(Insurance
Club) |
