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3PL
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3rd Party Logistics |
4PL
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4th Party Logistics |
4SC
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4-High Straddle Carrier |
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| A |
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| AMS |
Automated Manifest System |
| API |
Application Programming Interface |
| AS/RS |
Automated Storage and Retrieval System |
| AWB |
Air Waybill |
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| B |
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| B2B |
Business to Business |
| B2C |
Business to Customer |
| BAF |
Bunker Adjustment Factor |
| B/B |
Break Bulk |
| BCO |
Beneficial Cargo Owner |
| BIMCO |
The Baltic and International Maritime Council |
| B/L |
Bill of Lading |
| BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
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| C |
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| CAF |
Currency Adjustment Factor |
| CBM |
Cubic Metre |
| CC |
Carbon Copy |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CEP |
Courier, Express, Parcel |
| CEPA |
Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement |
| C&F |
Cost and Freight |
| CFS |
Container Freight Station |
| CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
| CIF |
Cost, Insurance and Freight |
| CILT |
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport |
| CIM |
The Chartered Institute of Marketing |
| CIP |
Carriage and Insurance Paid To |
| CLP |
Container Load Plan |
| C/O |
Certificate of Origin |
| C.O.C. |
Carrier's Own Container |
| C.O.D. |
Cash On Delivery |
| COFC |
Container-on-flatcar |
| CPT |
Carriage Paid To |
| CSC |
International Convention for Safe Container |
| CSI |
Container Securtiy Intiative |
| CY |
Container Yard |
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| D |
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| D/A |
Document Against Acceptance |
| DAF |
Delivered at Frontier |
| DDC |
Destination Delivery Charge |
| DDP |
Delivered Duty Paid |
| DDU |
Delivered Duty Unpaid |
| DEQ |
Delivered Ex-Quay |
| DES |
Delivered Ex-Ship |
| D.G. |
Dangerous Goods |
| D/O |
Delivery Order |
| D/P |
Document Against Payment |
| DPP |
Damage Protection Plan |
| D/R |
Dock Receipt |
| DRP |
Distribution Resources Planning |
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| E |
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| EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
| E.&O.E. |
Errors and Omissions Excepted |
| ERM |
Enterprise Resources Management |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resources Planning |
| ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
| EXW |
Ex-Works |
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| F |
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| FAF |
Fuel Adjustment Factor |
| FAK |
Freight All Kinds |
| FAS |
Free Alongside Ship |
| FB/L |
FIATA Combined Transport Bill of Lading |
| FCL |
Full Container Load |
| FCR |
Forwarder's Cargo Receipt |
| FEU |
Forty Feet Equivalent Unit |
| F.I. |
Free In |
| FIATA |
International Federation of Forwarding Agent Associations |
| FIFO |
First-in, First-out |
| F.I.O. |
Free In and Out |
| FIOST |
Free In, Out, Stowed & Trimmed |
| FMC |
Federal Maritime Commission |
| F.O. |
Free Out |
| FOB |
Free On Board |
| F.O.R. |
Free On Rail |
| F.O.T. |
Free On Truck |
| F/R |
Flat Rack Container |
| FRC |
Fuel Recovery Charge |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| FTZ |
Free Trade Zones |
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| G |
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| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GRI |
General Rate Increase |
| GSA |
General Sales Agent |
| GSC |
Global Supply Chain |
| G.WT . |
Gross Weight |
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| H |
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| HAFFA |
HAFFAHong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Ltd. |
| HAWB |
House Air Waybill |
| H/H |
Half Height Container |
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| I |
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| IADA |
Intra Asia Discussion Agreement |
| I.A. Rates |
Independent Action Rates |
| IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
| IBC |
Intermediate Bulk Container |
| ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
| ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
| IMDG |
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| Incoterms |
International Commercial Terms |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| IPI |
Interior Point Intermodal |
| IRA |
Informal Rate Agreement |
| ISDN |
Integrated Server Digital Network |
| ISO |
International Standard Organization |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| ISPS |
International Ship and Port Facility Security |
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| J |
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| K |
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| L |
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| LAN |
Local Area Networking |
| LASH |
Ligther Aboard Ship |
| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| LCL |
Less (than) Container Load |
| L/G |
Letter of Guarantee |
| L.I. |
Liner Inward |
| LILO |
Last-In, Last-Out |
| L.I.O. |
Liner In and Out |
| LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
| L.O.A. |
Length Overall |
| Lo-Lo ship |
Lift-on Lift-off Ship |
| LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| LT |
(Lead Time) Time between placing and receiving an order |
| LTL |
Less-Than-Truckload |
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| M |
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| MAWB |
Master Air Waybill |
| MLO |
Main Line Operators |
| MRP |
Material Requirements Planning |
| M/S |
Motor Ship |
| MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MTO |
Multimode Transport Operator |
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| N |
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| N/A |
Not Applicable/Not Available |
| NAP |
Network Access Point |
| N.O.E. |
Not Otherwise Enumerated |
| N.O.S. |
Not Otherwise Specified |
| NVOCC |
Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier |
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| O |
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| OCP |
Overland Common Point |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| O/H |
Over Height |
| ORC |
Origin Receiving Charge |
| O/S |
Open Side Container |
| O/T |
Open Top Container |
| O/W |
Over Width |
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| P |
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| PCS |
Port Congestion Surcharge |
| P & I Club |
Protection and Indemnity Club |
| POD |
Port of Discharge |
| POL |
Port of Loading |
| POP |
Point of Presence |
| PPP |
Point-to-Point Protocol |
| PRD |
Pearl River Delta |
| PSS |
Peak Season Surcharge |
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| Q |
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| R |
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| RF |
Reefer Container |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RFQ |
Request for Quotation |
| RFRC |
Rail Fuel Recovery Charge |
| Ro-Ro ship |
Roll-on Roll-off Ship |
| RRS |
Rate Restoration Surcharge |
| R/T |
Revenue Tons |
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| S |
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| SAN |
Storage Area Network |
| SET |
Secure Electronic Transaction |
| SKU |
Stock Keeping Unit |
| SME |
Small and Medium-size Enterprises |
| S/O / S/I |
Shipping Order / Shipping Instruction |
| S.O.C. |
Shipper's Own Container |
| SQL |
Structure Query Language |
| S/S |
Steamship |
| SSL |
Secure Socket Layer |
| S.T.C. |
Said To Contain |
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| T |
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| TACA |
Transatlantic Conference Agreement |
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| TEU |
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit |
| T.H.C. |
Terminal Handling Charge |
| TMS |
Transportation Management System |
| TOFC |
Trailer-On-Flatcar |
| TQC |
Total Quality Control |
| TQM |
Total Quality Management |
| T.R.S. |
Terminal Receiving Station |
| TSA |
Transpacific Stabilization Agreement |
| TT |
Telegraphic Transfer |
| TVC |
Time Volume Contract |
| TWRA |
Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement |
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| U |
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| UCP500 |
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits |
| ULCC |
Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
| UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference of Trade and Development |
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| V |
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| V.A.T. |
Value Added Tax |
| VLCC |
Very Large Crude Carrier |
| VMI |
Vendor Managed Inventory |
| VOC |
Vessel Operating Carrier |
| V.O.W. |
Vehicle On Wheel |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| VSL |
Vessel |
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| W |
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| WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
| WCS |
Wireless Communications Service |
| WMS |
Warehouse Management System |
| W.R. |
War Risks |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
| W.W. |
Warehouse Warrant |
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| Y |
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| YAS |
Yen Appreciate Surcharge |
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| Z |
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