Shipping Abbreviations
FCL
Full container load
I am the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Goddards Enterprise Limited
Charles Herbert
I am used to discharge and load containers on a ship
Gantry Crane
As provided in the Shipping Act of 1984, I am a legal document between a shipper and an ocean common carrier in which the shipper makes a commitment to provide a certain minimum quantity of cargo or freight revenue over a fixed time period, and the ocean common carrier or conference commits to a certain rate or rate schedule as well as a defined service level.
Service Contract
This document confirms all of the details of the goods that have been shipped. This includes shipper & consignee’s details, product information, pricing, currency and IncoTerm.
Commercial Invoice
ETA
Expected Time of Arrival
A document issued by a carrier or their agent acknowledging receipt of cargo for shipment.
Bill of lading
I am 6.09 x 2.4 x 2.6 meters.
What am I ?
20 foot container
I am a charge paid by a shipper prior to release of bills of lading by the carrier
Freight Prepaid Charges
TEU
Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit
Eli Glickman
Who am I ?
President & CEO of ZIM
I am the front of a vessel.
Bow
An internationally recognized four digit code used to identify dangerous goods.
UN Number
Tax imposed on a product when it is imported into a country.
Tariff
THC
Terminal Handling Charge
I manage Marine Services
Michael Thornhill
I am a nautical measurement of speed equal to 1.15 miles or 1.85 kilometers per hour on land.
Knots
Cargo containing shipments of two or more shippers or suppliers.
Consolidation
The seller delivers when the goods are placed alongside the vessel at the named port of shipment. The seller is required to clear the goods for export. The buyer has to bear all costs & risks of loss or damage to the goods from that moment. I am also known as a Lading Charge.
FAS
BAF
Bunker Adjustment Factor
I am your Director.
Desmond Layne
I am the body of laws, conventions, and treaties that govern private business transport and other nautical matters, such as shipping or offenses occurring on open water. International rules, governing the use of the oceans and seas.
Maritime Law
It is the defense, law and treaty enforcement, and counter terrorism activities that fall within the port and maritime domain. It includes the protection of the seaports themselves, the protection and inspection of the cargo moving through the ports, and maritime security
Port Security
A document issued by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, for exports of plants or plant products.
Phytosanitary Certificate