Glossary
- Admiralty Law
- Comparative Fault
- AA
- AAR
- Abaft
- Abandon
- Abatement
- ABI
- Aboard
- Absorption
- Acceptance
- Accessorial Charges
- Acquiescence
- Acquittance
- ACS (A.C.S.)
- Act of God
- Ad Valorem
- Administrative Law Judge
- Admiralty (Adm.)
- Advance
- Advanced Charge
- Adventure
- Advice of Shipment
- Advising Bank
- Affreightment, Contract of
- Aft
- Agency Tariff
- Agent (Agt.)
- Aggregate Shipment
- Agreed valuation
- Agreed Weight
- A.I.D.
- Air Waybill
- All In
- Alongside
- Alternative Rates
- Ambient Temperature
- American Bureau of Shipping
- AMS
- Anti-Dumping Duty
- Any Quantity (A.Q.)
- Apparent Good Order
- Appraisement
- Appraiser's Stores
- Arbitrary
- Average
- Arrival Notice
- ASC X12
- Assignment
- Astern
- A.T.A.
- ATDNSHINC
- Athwartships
- Avoirdupois Pound
- AWWL
- BB
- BB
- B/L
- Backhaul
- BAF
- Balloon Freight
- Bank Guarantee
- Barratry
- Barrel (BBL)
- Base Rate
- BCO
- Beam
- Belt Line
- Beneficiary
- Berth Terms
- Beyond
- Bilateral
- Bill of Exchange
- Bill of Lading (B/L)
- Bill of Lading Port of Discharge
- Bill of Sale
- Bill to Party
- Billed Weight
- Blanket Bond
- Blanket Rate
- Blanket Waybill
- Blind Shipment
- Block Stowage
- Blocked Trains
- Blocking or Bracing
- Bls.
- Board
- Board Feet
- Bobtail
- Bogie
- Bolster
- Bond Port
- Bonded Freight
- Bonded Warehouse
- Booking
- Booking Number
- Bottom Side Rails
- Bottom-Air Delivery
- Bow
- Boxcar
- Break Bulk
- Broken Stowage
- Broker
- Brokerage
- Bulk Cargo
- Bulk-Freight Container
- Bulkhead
- Bull Rings
- Bunker Charge
- Bunkers
- Bridge Point
- Bridge Port
- C&F Terms of Sale, or INCOTERMS.
- Cabotage
- CAF
- Carnet
- Captain's Protest
- Carfloat
- Car Pooling
- Car Seal
- Cargo
- Cargo Manifest
- Cargo NOS
- Cargo Preference
- Cargo Tonnage
- Carload Rate
- Carrier
- Carrier's Certificate
- Cartage
- Cartment
- Cash Against Documents (CAD)
- Cash in Advance (CIA)
- Cash With Order (CWO)
- CBM (CM)
- CE
- Cells
- Center of Gravity
- Certificate
- Certificate of Origin
- CFS
- Charter Party
- Chassis
- Chock
- CI
- CIF
- CIF&C
- CIF&E
- CIFCI
- CIFI&E
- CKD
- CL
- Claim
- Classification
- Classification Rating
- Classification Yard
- Clayton Act
- Clean Bill of Lading
- Cleaning in Transit
- Clearance
- Cleat
- Clip-On
- CM
- cm
- Coastwise
- COD
- COFC
- COGSA
- Collecting
- Collection
- Combination Export Mgr.
- Combination Rate
- Commercial Invoice
- Commodity
- Commodity Rate
- Common Carrier
- Common Law
- Concealed Damage
- Conference
- Confirmed Letter of Credit
- Confirming Bank
- Connecting Carrier
- Consignee
- Consignee Mark
- Consignment
- Consignor
- Consolidation
- Consolidator
- Construction Differential Subsidy
- Consul
- Consular Declaration
- Consular Invoice
- Consular Visa
- Consumption Entry (CE)
- Container
- Container Booking
- Container Freight Station
- Container Manifest
- Container Pool
- Container Terminal
- Container Yard (CY)
- Containerizable Cargo
- Containerization
- Container Load
- Contraband
- Contract
- Contract Carrier
- Controlled Atmosphere
- Corner Posts
- Correspondent Bank
- Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF)
- Countervailing Duty
- Cross Member
- Cu.
- Cube Out
- Cubic Foot
- Customhouse
- Customhouse Broker
- Customs
- Customs Bonded Warehouse
- Customs Entry
- Customs Invoice
- Customs of the Port
- Cut-Off Time
- Cwt.
- CY
- D&H
- D.B.A.
- DDC
- Deadhead
- Deadweight Cargo
- Deadweight
- Deconsolidation Point
- Deficit Weight
- Delivery Instructions
- DEMDES
- Demurrage
- Density
- Depot, Container
- Despatch
- Destination
- Destination Control Statements
- Detention
- Devanning
- DF Car
- Differential
- Discrepancy Letter of Credit
- Displacement
- Diversion
- Division
- Dock
- Dock Receipt
- Docket
- Documents Against Acceptance (D/A)
- Documents Against Payment (D/P)
- Dolly
- Door-to-Door
- D.O.T.
- Draft
- Draft, Bank
- Draft, Clean
- Draft, Date
- Draft, Discounted
- Draft, Sight
- Draft, Time
- Drawback
- Drawee
- Drayage
- DRFS
- DSU
- Dry Cargo
- Dry-Bulk Container
- Dumping
- E.C.M.C.A.
- Edge Protector
- EDI
- EDIFACT
- Elevating
- Elkins Act
- Embargo
- Eminent Domain
- Empty Repo
- Endorsement
- Entry
- Equalization
- Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR)
- ETA
- Ethylene
- E.W.I.B.
- "Ex Dec"
- Ex - "From"
- Exception
- EXIM Bank
- Expiry Date
- Export
- Export Declaration
- Export License
- Export Rate
- Factor
- FAK
- False Billing
- FAS
- FCL
- FD
- F.D.A.
- Feeder Service
- Feeder Vessel
- FEU
- Fifth Wheel
- FIO
- Firkin
- Fixed Costs
- Flat Car
- Flat Rack/Flat Bed Container
- FMC (F.M.C.)
- FOB
- FOR
- Force Majeure
- Fore and Aft
- Foreign Sales Corporation
- Foreign Trade Zone
- Fork Lift
- Foul Bill of Lading
- Four-Way Pallet
- Forwarder Compensation
- F.P.A.
- Free Alongside (FAS)
- Free Astray
- Free In and Out (FIO)
- Free of Particular Average (FPA)
- Free on Board (FOB - U.S. Domestic Use)
- Free on Board (Int'l Use)
- Free Out (FO)
- Free Port
- Free Sale Certificate
- Free Time
- Free Trade Zone
- Freight
- Freight Bill
- Freight Forwarder
- Freighters
- Gateway
- GATT
- GBL
- GDSM
- General Order (G.O.)
- Generator Set (Gen Set)
- Go-Down
- Gooseneck
- GRI
- Gross Tonnage (GT)
- Gross Weight
- Groupage
- GVW
- Hague Rules, The
- Harbor Master
- Harmonized System of Codes (HS)
- Hatch
- HAZ MAT
- Heavy-Lift Charge
- High-Density Compression
- Hitchment
- Hopper Barge
- House-to-House
- House-to-Pier
- Humping
- I/A
- ICC
- IE
- I.M.C.O.
- I.M.D.G. Code
- Immediate Exportation
- In-Transit Entry (I.T.)
- Import
- Import License
- In Bond
- In Gate
- In Transit
- Incentive Rate
- INCOTERMS
- Indemnity Bond
- Independent Action
- Independent Tariff
- Inducement
- Inherent Vice
- Inland Carrier
- Inspection Certificate
- Installment Shipments
- Insulated Container
- Insulated Container Tank
- Insurance with Average-clause
- Insurance, All-risk
- Insurance, General-Average
- Insurance, Particular Average
- Interchange Point
- Intercoastal
- Interline Freight
- Intermediate Point
- Intermodal
- Invoice
- Inward Foreign Manifest (IFM)
- IPI
- Irrevocable Letter of Credit
- I.S.O.
- Issuing Bank
- Issuing Carrier
- I.T.
- Jacket
- Jacob's Ladder
- Jettison
- JIT
- Joint Rate
- KT
- Kilogram
- King Pin
- Knocked Down (KD)
- Knot
- Known Loss
- L/C
- Laden
- Lading
- Landbridge
- Landed Cost
- Landing Certificate
- Landing Gear
- LASH
- LAYCAN
- LCL
- Less Than Truckload
- Letter of Credit (LC)
- Letter of Indemnity
- Licenses
- Lien
- Lightening
- Lighter
- Lighterage
- Liner
- Line-Haul
- List
- Liter
- Liquidated Damages
- Lloyds' Registry
- Load Ratio
- Local Cargo
- Long Ton
- Longshoreman
- Loose
- Low-Boy
- Malpractice
- Mandamus
- Manifest
- Marine Insurance
- Maritime
- Marking
- Marlinespike
- Master Inbond
- Mate's Receipt
- MBM
- MCFS
- Measurement Cargo
- Measurement Ton
- Mechanically Ventilated Container
- Memorandum Bill of Lading
- Memorandum Freight Bill
- Meter
- Metric Ton
- Microbridge
- Mile
- Mini Landbridge
- Minimum Bill of Lading
- Minimum Charge
- Mixed Container Load
- MLB
- M.M.F.B.
- Modified Atmosphere
- MT
- Multimodal
- MultiTank Container
- Nautical Mile
- N.C.I.T.D.
- NEC
- Negotiable Instruments
- NES
- Nested
- Net Tare Weight
- Net Tonnage (NT)
- Net Weight
- Neutral Body
- N.M.F.C.
- NOI
- NOIBN
- Nomenclature of the Customs Cooperation Council
- Non-Dumping Certificate
- Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)
- NOR
- NOS
- Nose
- No-show
- N.P.C.F.B.
- Ocean Bill of Lading (Ocean B/L)
- OCP
- ODS
- O.E.C.D.
- On Board
- On Deck
- Open Account
- Open Insurance Policy
- Open Top Container
- Operating Ratio
- O.P.I.C.
- Optimum Cube
- Order-Notify (O/N)
- ORFS
- Origin
- Original Bill of Lading (OBL)
- OS&D
- Out Gate
- Overcharge
- Overheight Cargo
- Overland Common Point (OCP)
- Owner Code (SCAC)
- P&I
- Packing List
- PADAG
- Paired Ports
- Pallet
- Paper Ramp
- Paper Rate
- Parcel Receipt
- Partial Shipments
- Particular Average
- Payee
- Payer
- Per Diem
- Perils of the Sea
- Phytosanitary Inspection Certificate
- Pickup
- Pier
- Pier-to-House
- Pier-to-Pier
- Piggy Packer
- Piggyback
- Place of Delivery
- Place of Receipt
- Plimsoll Mark
- POD
- Point of Origin
- POL
- Pomerene Act, Also known as (U.S.) Federal Bill of Lading Act of 1916.
- Port
- Port of Call
- Port of Entry
- Port of Exit
- Pratique Certificate
- Pre-cooling
- Prepaid (Ppd.)
- Pro Forma
- Pro Forma Invoice
- Pro Rata
- Project Rate
- Public Service Commission
- Publishing Agent
- Pulp Temperature
- Pup
- Quarantine
- Quoin
- Quota
- Quotation
- Quay
- Rag Top
- Rail Division
- Rail Grounding
- Ramp
- Ramp-to-Door
- Ramp-to-Ramp
- Rate Basis
- Reasonableness
- Rebate
- Reconsignment
- Recourse
- Red Label
- Reefer
- Related Points
- RFQ
- Relay
- Remittance
- Restricted Articles
- Revenue Ton (RT)
- Reverse IPI
- "Ro/Ro"
- Roll
- Rolling
- Route
- Running Gear
- RVNX
- Sanction
- SABS
- S/D
- SCAC Code
- Schedule B
- Sea-Bee Vessels
- Sea Waybill
- Seaworthiness
- SED
- Service
- Service Contract
- SHEX
- SHINC
- Ship Chandler
- Ship Demurrage
- Ship's Bells
- Ship's Manifest
- Ship's Tackle
- Shipment
- Shipper
- Shippers Association
- Shipper's Export Declaration (SED,"Ex Dec")
- Shipper's Instructions
- Shipper's Letter of Instructions for issuing an Air Waybill
- Shipper's Load & Count (SL&C)
- Shipping Act of 1916
- Shipping Act of 1984
- Shipping Act of 1998
- Shipping Order
- Ships
- Shore
- Short Ton (ST)
- Shrink Wrap
- Side Loader
- Side-Door Container
- Sight Draft
- Skids
- SL/W
- Sleepers
- Sling
- Slip
- SPA
- Spine Car
- Spotting
- Spreader
- Stability
- Stack Car
- Stacktrain
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
- Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
- Starboard
- Statute Of Limitations
- STCC
- Steamship Conference
- Steamship Guarantee
- Stern
- Stevedore
- Store-Door Pick-up Delivery
- Stowage
- STC
- Straddle Carrier
- Straight Bill of Lading
- Stripping
- Stuffing
- STW
- Subrogate
- Surface Transportation Board (STB)
- Sufferance Wharf
- Supply Chain
- Surcharge
- Surtax
- T.&E.
- Tail
- Tare Weight
- Tariff (Trf.)
- Telex
- Temperature Recorder
- Tender
- Tenor
- Terminal
- Terminal Charge
- Terms of Sale
- TBN
- TEU
- Tonnage
- Through Rate
- Throughput Charge
- Time Charter
- Time Draft
- TIR
- TL
- TOFC
- Ton-Mile
- Tonnage
- Top-Air Delivery
- Towage
- Tractor
- Trade Acceptance
- Traffic
- Trailer
- Tramp Line
- Transport
- Transportation & Exit (T&E)
- Transship
- Transshipment Port
- Trust Receipt
- Turnaround
- Twist Locks
- Two-Way Pallet
- UCP
- UFC
- Ullage
- UN/EDIFACT
- Unclaimed Freight
- Undercharge
- Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (UCP)
- Unit Load
- Unit Train
- Unitization
- Unloading
- U.S. Consular Invoice
- UU
- Validated Export License
- Validation
- Vanning
- Variable Cost
- Ventilated Container
- Vessel Supplies for Immediate Exportation (VSIE)
- Vessel Manifest
- Viz.
- War Risk
- Warehouse
- Warehouse Entry
- Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Immediate Exportation (WDEX)
- Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation (WDT)
- Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Exportation (WDT&E)
- Warehousing
- Waybill (WB)
- WCCON
- Weight Cargo
- Weights and Measures
- Well Car
- Wharfage (Whfge.)
- WIBON
- WIFPON
- Windy Booking
- WIPPON
- Without Recourse
- W.M. (W/M)
- WPA
- W.T.L.
- WWD
- Yard
- York-Antwerp Rules of 1974
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