LaneMax || Chartering and container shipping
| Abbreviation | Transcript | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ATA | Actual Time of Arrival | Actual arrival time, specifies the time when the vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) actually arrived at its destination |
| ATD | Actual Time of Departure | Actual departure time determines time when the vehicle (ship, airplane, truck, etc.) actually left the place of departure |
| AWB | AirWaybill | Air Waybill - transport document accompanying air cargo |
| MAWB | Master AirWaybill | Air Waybill number, assigned by airline, as the 3-digit prefix and subsequent figures 8 |
| HAWB | House AirWaybill | Air Waybill number assigned to cargo agent. Through this number to track goods may only cargo agent system. Home AWB was ancillary to the airlines |
| BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor | Fuel surcharge levied sea carriers as a percentage of the freight amount or as a fixed allowance for 1 TEU. This fee depends on the price of crude oil |
| B/L | Bill of Lading | Bill of Lading - shipping documents used for maritime and multimodal transport by sea |
| CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor | Surcharge levied sea carriers to compensate for currency fluctuations |
| CSC | Container Service Charge | Fee for services of the port terminal for transfer of LCL (Less than Container Load) shipments from pier to carrier, and vice versa |
| C/O | Certificate of Origin | Document used in international trade to determine country of origin. The term "origin" means the country where goods are produced |
| Carnet TIR | Carnet Transports International Routiers | Carnet TIR - customs shipping documents transported in trucks and containers under customs seal of customs administration of country to destination country's customs |
| CFS | Container Freight Station | Container Trading Station, container item |
| CMR | Convention relative au Contract de transport international de merchandises par route | International waybill. Used in international road transport in framework of Convention on Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) |
| CNEE | Consignee | Consignee displayed on transport document |
| CNOR | Consignor | Consignor displayed on transport document |
| COC | Сarrier’s Оwned Container | The container is property of carrier, cost of container use is included in freight |
| DMR | Demurrage | Charges levied by carrier / sea line to customer or agent for easy transport over terms originally agreed |
| CY | Container Yard | Container terminal |
| DGR | Dangerous Goods Regulations | Dangerous Goods Regulations |
| DIM | Dimensions | Dimensions of cargo |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | Estimated time when goods are to arrive at destination |
| ETD | Estimated Time of Departure | Estimated time when goods are to leave place of departure |
| EX-1 | Export declaration | Document that confirms export of goods, produced and sold from European Economic Community (EEC) |
| FCL | Full Container Load | Shipping with full container load |
| FEU | Forty foot equivalent Unit | 2 TEUs or 40 foot container |
| FIATA | Federation International des Associations de Transitaires et Assimiles | International Freight Forwarders Association |
| ft. | Feet | Foot — logistics abbreviation, usually used to determine size of container |
| HQ | High Cube | 40`HQ container with greater height as compared to standard 40`DC container. In accordance with ISO height of External dimensions of standard container 40`DC is 8 feet (or 2,42m), and container can be 40`HQ or 8 feet 6 inches (2,57m), or 9 feet 6 inches (2, 87m). HQ width and length of the container are the same as in standard |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association | Air Transport Association - an international non-governmental organization that brings together national and international air lines |
| IG | In Gauge | Term, which means that dimensions of cargo does not exceed amount provided for transport of equipment. It is used when delivering to Flat Racks, platforms, Open Top Containers etc. |
| INV | Commercial Invoice | The commercial invoice for goods or services |
| L/C | Letter of Credit | Bank letter of credit policy and security of payment, which is usually signed at time of conclusion of contract |
| LCL | Less than Container Load | Consolidated transportation, uniting several goods in one container for different clients. |
| LI | Liner In | Amount of sea freight including handling terminal cost (THC) in port of loading |
| LO | Liner Out | Amount of sea freight including handling terminal cost (THC) in port of discharging |
| LT | Local Time | Local time |
| Manifest | Manifest | Document describing all cargo on vessel, aircraft, etc. |
| MV | Mother Vessel | Large-capacity vessel |
| n/n | nоn-negotiable document | The document is not giving right to receive goods (draft) |
| NVOCC | Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier | Broker selling space for loading on vessels, which he does not own or control. For example, in LCL shipments where NVOCC broker sells space in containers for consolidated transportation |
| OOG | Out of Gauge | Term means that dimensions of cargo exceeds the dimensions of container (height, width, length). Used when sending in Flat Rack, platform, Open Top Containers etc. |
| OT | Open Top | 20` or 40` Open Top container |
| PACK | Packing List | Document with details information about number of seats, type of packaging and containers, sometimes to place single product or product in shipment |
| POD | Port of Destination | Port of discharging |
| POL | Port of Loading | Port of Departure |
| RO/RO | Roll-on/Roll-off | Type of vessel - ferry, which allows using special ramp to take on board rolling cargo (cars, trucks, trailers, special vehicles) |
| T/S | Transshipment | Interim transshipment port that required for delivery of cargo to port of destination |
| T/T | Transit Time | Transit time of transportation |
| T-1 | Transit declaration | Transit declaration, which must be accompanied by transit through the territories of EU countries are loads of non-European origin |
| TEU | Twenty foot Equivalent Unit | 20 feet container. As unit of measurement used to determine place of capacity on container vessel or port facilities |
| THC | Terminal Handling Charge | Charged for container terminal berth send to carrier and vice versa |
| TLC | Three-Letter-Code | The three-digit airport code |