| CAA |
|
See
Competent
Authority Approval
|
| |
| CAD |
|
See
Cash
Against Documents
|
| |
| CAF |
|
See
Currency
Adjustment Factor
|
| |
| CENSA |
|
Council
of European and
Japanese National Ship owner's
Associations.
|
| |
| Cabotage |
- Transport
of goods between
two ports or places
located in the
same country.
- Transport
of cargo in a
country other
than the country
where the vehicle
is registered
road-cargo).
- The
carriage of a
container from
a surplus area
to an area specified
by the Owner of
that container,
in exchange of
which and during
which the operator
can use this container.
|
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| Call |
|
The
visit of a vessel
to a port.
|
| |
| Call
Sign |
| A
code published by
the International
Telecommunication
Union in its annual
List of Ships' Stations
to be used for the
information interchange
between vessels, port
authorities and other
relevant participants
in international trade.
Note:
The code structure
is based on a three
digit designation
series assigned
by the ITU and a
one digit assigned
by the country of
registration.
|
| |
| Camber |
|
Slightly
arched form of container-floors
to strengthen the
construction.
|
| |
| Capacity |
- The
ability, in a
given time, of
a resource measured
in quality and
quantity.
- The
quantity of goods
which can be stored
in or loaded into
a warehouse, store
and/or loaded
into a means of
transport at a
particular time.
|
| |
| Capacity
Control |
|
Process
of registering and
steering of capacity.
|
| |
| Capstan |
|
Mechanical
device with drum
having a vertical
spindle used to
tighten or slacken
mooring ropes or
to haul an anchor.
|
| |
| Cargo |
- Goods
transported or
to be transported,
all goods carried
on a ship covered
by a B/L.
- Any
goods, wares,
merchandise, and
articles of every
kind whatsoever
carried on a ship,
other than mail,
ship's stores,
ship's spare parts,
ship's equipment,
stowage material,
crew's effects
and passengers'
accompanied baggage
(IMO).
- Any
property carried
on an aircraft,
other than mail,
stores and accompanied
or mishandled
baggage Also referred
to as 'goods'
(ICAO).
|
| |
| Cargo
Assembly |
|
The
separate reception
of parcels or packages
and the holding
of them for later
despatch as one
consignment (air
cargo).
|
| |
| Cargo
Disassembly |
|
The
separation of one
or more of the component
parts of a consignment
(from other parts
of such consignment)
for any purpose
other than that
of presenting such
part or parts to
customs authorities
at the specific
request of such
authorities (air
cargo).
|
| |
| Cargo
Handling |
|
All
procedures necessary
to enable the physical
handling of goods.
|
| |
| Cargo
Restriction Code |
|
A
code indicating
that the use of
a certain container
is restricted to
particular cargo.
|
| |
| Cargo
Tracer |
|
A
document sent by
the agent to all
relevant parties,
stating that certain
cargo is either
missing or over-landed.
|
| |
| Cargo
Unit |
|
A
vehicle, container,
pallet, flat, portable
tank or any other
entity or any part
thereof which belongs
to the ship but
is not permanently
attached to that
ship.
|
| |
| Carriage |
|
The
process of transporting
(conveying) cargo,
from one point to
another.
|
| |
| Carriage
Paid To (...named
place of destination) |
|
Abbreviation:
CPT
|
|
| Carriage
and Insurance Paid
To (...named place
of destination) |
|
Abbreviation:
CIP
|
|
| Carrier |
|
The
party undertaking
transport of goods
from one point to
another.
|
| |
| Carrier
Haulage |
|
The
inland transport
service, which is
performed by the
sea-carrier under
the terms and conditions
of the tariff and
of the relevant
transport document.
|
| |
| Carriers
Bill of Lading Ports |
| Terminal,
Pre-terminal port
or Post-terminal Port
as per tariff, indicated
on the Bill of Lading
and which is not the
port physically called
at by Carriers' ocean
vessels.
Note:
Under normal circumstances
in the B/L only
ports should be
mentioned which
are actually called
at.
|
| |
| Carriers'
Lien |
|
When
the shipper ships
goods 'collect',
the carrier has
a possessory claim
on these goods,
which means that
the carrier can
retain possession
of the goods as
security for the
charges due.
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| Carrying
Temperature |
| Required
cargo temperature
during transport and
storage. |
|
See
also: Setting/Air
Delivery Temperature
|
| |
| Cartage |
|
See
Haulage
|
| |
| Cash
Against Documents |
| Abbreviation:
CAD |
|
Terms
of payment: if the
buyer of goods pays
for the goods against
transfer of the
documents, entitling
him to obtain delivery
of the goods from
the carrier.
|
| |
| Cash
On Delivery |
| Abbreviation:
COD |
|
Terms
of payment: if the
carrier collects
a payment from the
consignee and remits
the amount to the
shipper (air cargo).
|
| |
| Caveat
Emptor |
|
Let
the buyer beware,
purchaser must ascertain
the condition of
the goods to be
purchased prior
to the purchase.
|
| |
| Cavitation |
|
The
formation of partial
vacuum bubbles on
submerged surfaces
caused by low pressure
arising from a hydrodynamic
flow as a result
of mechanical force,
usually associated
with the use of
propellers. The
collapse of the
bubbles causes surface
damage and pits.
|
| |
| Cell |
|
Location
on board of a container
vessel where one
container can be
stowed.
|
| |
| Cell
Position |
|
The
location of a cell
on board of a container
vessel identified
by a code for successively
the bay, the row
and the tier, indicating
the position of
a container on that
vessel.
|
| |
| Cell-guide |
|
Steel
bars and rails used
to steer containers
during loading and
discharging whilst
sliding in the ship.
|
| |
| Cellular
Vessel |
|
A
vessel, specially
designed and equipped
for the carriage
of containers.
|
| |
| Central
Warehouse |
|
A
warehouse which
performs central
functions for a
number of warehouses.
|
| |
| Centre
of Gravity |
|
Point
at which the entire
weight of a body
may be considered
as concentrated
so that if supported
at this point the
body would remain
in equilibrium in
any position.
|
| |
| Certificate |
|
A
document by which
a fact is formally
or officially attested
and in which special
requirements and
conditions can be
stated.
|
| |
| Certificate
of Analysis |
|
A
document, often
required by an importer
or governmental
authorities, attesting
to the quality or
purity of commodities.
The origin of the
certification may
be a chemist or
any other authorised
body such as an
inspection firm
retained by the
exporter or importer.
In some cases the
document may be
drawn up by the
manufacturer certifying
that the merchandise
shipped has been
tested in his facility
and found conform
to the specifications.
|
| |
| Certificate
of Classification |
|
A
certificate, issued
by the classification
society and stating
the class under
which a vessel is
registered.
|
| |
| Certificate
of Delivery |
|
A
certificate, indicating
the condition of
a vessel upon delivery
for a charter including
ballast, available
bunkers and fresh
water.
|
| |
| Certificate
of Free Sale |
|
A
certificate, required
by some countries
as evidence that
the goods are normally
sold on the open
market and approved
by the regulatory
authorities in the
country of origin.
|
| |
| Certificate
of Origin |
|
A
certificate, showing
the country of original
production of goods.
Frequently used
by customs in ascertaining
duties under preferential
tariff programmes
or in connection
with regulating
imports from specific
sources.
|
| |
| Certificate
of Redelivery |
|
A
certificate, indicating
the condition of
a vessel upon redelivery
from a charter including
ballast, available
bunkers and fresh
water.
|
| |
| Certification
Authority (Key Management)
|
|
The
certification authority
is the central party
of a key management
system. It provides
certificates to
the users so that
¿trust¿ can be established
between different
users based on the
¿trust¿ between
the Registration
Authority and users.
These certificates
are furthermore
made available in
one or more directories
which can be accessed
by all users.
|
| |
| Chain
Conveyor |
|
A
conveyor consisting
of two or more strands
of chain running
in parallel tracks
with the loads carried
directly on the
chains.
|
| |
| Chain-Locker
|
|
Compartment
at the forward part
of the ship designed
for the storage
of the anchor chain.
|
| |
| Charge |
|
An
amount to be paid
for carriage of
goods based on the
applicable rate
of such carriage,
or an amount to
be paid for a special
or incidental service
in connection with
the carriage of
goods.
|
| |
| Charge
Type |
|
A
separate, identifiable
element of charges
to be used in the
pricing/rating of
common services
rendered to customers.
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| Charter
Contract |
|
See
Charter
Party
|
| |
| Charter
Party |
- A
contract in which
the ship owner agrees to place
his vessel or
a part of it at
the disposal of
a third party,
the charterer,
for the carriage
of goods for which
he receives a
freight per ton
cargo, or to let
his vessel for
a definite period
or trip for which
a hire is paid.
- synonym:
Charter Contract.
|
| |
| Charterer |
|
The
legal person who
has signed a charter
party with the owner
of a vessel or an
aircraft and thus
hires or leases
a vessel or an aircraft
or a part of the
capacity thereof.
|
| |
| Chassis |
- A
wheeled carriage
onto which an
ocean container
is mounted for
inland conveyance
- The
part of a motor
vehicle that includes
the engine, the
frame, suspension
system, wheels,
steering mechanism
etc., but not
the body.
|
| |
| Claim |
|
A
charge made against
a carrier for loss,
damage or delay.
|
| |
| Classification |
|
Arrangement
according to a systematic
division of a number
of objects into
groups, based on
some likeness or
some common traits.
|
| |
| Classification
Society |
|
An
Organization, whose
main function is
to carry out surveys
of vessels, its
purpose being to
set and maintain
standards of construction
and upkeep for vessels,
their engines and
their safety equipment.
|
| |
| Clean
Bill of Lading |
|
A
Bill of Lading which
does not contain
any qualification
about the apparent
order and condition
of the goods to
be transported (it
bears no stamped
clauses on the front
of the B/L). It
bears no superimposed
clauses expressly
declaring a defective
condition of the
goods or packaging
(resolution of the
ICS 1951).
|
| |
| Clean
on Board |
| When
goods are loaded on
board and the document
issued in respect
to these goods is
clean.
Note:
Through the usage
of the UCP 500 rules
the term has now
become superfluous.
|
| |
| Clearance
Terminal |
|
Terminal
where Customs facilities
for the clearance
of goods are available.
|
| |
| Cleared
Without Examination |
| Abbreviation:
CWE |
|
Cleared
by customs without
inspection.
|
| |
| Client |
|
A
party with which
a company has a
commercial relationship
concerning the transport
of e.g. cargo or
concerning certain
services of the
company concerned,
either directly
or through an agent.
|
| |
| Clip
on Unit |
| Abbreviation:
COU |
|
Detachable
aggregate for a
temperature controlled
container (Conair).
|
| |
| Closed
Ventilated Container |
|
A
container of a closed
type, similar to
a general purpose
container, but specially
designed for carriage
of cargo where ventilation,
either natural or
mechanical (forced),
is necessary.
|
| |
| Co-loading |
|
The
loading, on the
way, of cargo from
another shipper,
having the same
final destination
as the cargo loaded
earlier.
|
| |
| Co-makership |
|
The
long-term relationship
between e.g. a supplier
or a carrier and
a customer, on the
basis of mutual
confidence.
|
| |
| Co-shippership |
|
See
Co-makership
|
| |
| Coaming |
|
Structure
around the hatch
or door opening
of a ship intended
to provide seating
for the cover, to
stiffen the deck
or plates and to
prevent the ingress
of water.
|
| |
| Coaster |
|
A
relative small ship
plying between coastal
ports.
|
| |
| Code |
|
A
character string
that represents
a member set of
values.
|
| |
| Code
List |
|
The
complete set of
code values for
a data item.
|
| |
| Cofferdam |
|
An
empty space on board
of a vessel between
two bulkheads or
two decks separating
oil tanks from each
other and/or the
engine room or other
compartments.
|
| |
| Collapsible
Container |
|
Container
which can be easily
folded, disassembled
and reassembled.
|
| |
| Combination
Charge |
|
An
amount which is
obtained by combining
two or more charges.
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| Combination
Chassis |
|
A
chassis which can
carry either one
forty foot or thirty
foot container or
a combination of
shorter containers
e.g. 2 x 20 foot.
|
| |
| Combined
Transport |
|
Intermodal
transport where
the major part of
the journey is by
one mode such as
rail, inland waterway
or sea and any initial
and/or final leg
carried out by another
mode such as road.
|
| |
| Combined
Transport Bill of
Lading |
|
See
Bill
of Lading R302
|
| |
| Combined
Transport Document |
| Abbreviation:
CTD |
| Negotiable
or non-negotiable
document evidencing
a contract for the
performance and/or
procurement of performance
of combined transport
of goods.
Thus
a combined transport
document is a document
issued by a Carrier
who contracts as
a principal with
the Merchant to
effect a combined
transport often
on a door-to-door
basis.
|
| |
| Combined
Transport Operator |
| Abbreviation:
CTO |
|
A
party who undertakes
to carry goods with
different modes
of transport.
|
| |
| Commercial
Invoice |
|
A
document showing
commercial values
of the transaction
between the buyer
and seller.
|
| |
| Commodity |
|
Indication
of the type of goods.
Commodities are
coded according
to the harmonised
system.
|
| |
| Commodity
Box Rate |
|
A
rate classified
by commodity and
quoted per container.
|
| |
| Commodity
Code |
|
Code
used in the Harmonised
System for the classification
of goods, which
are most commonly
produced and traded.
|
| |
| Commodity
Item Number |
|
Specific
description number
required in air
transport to indicate
that a specific
freight rate applies.
|
| |
| Common
Access Reference |
|
A
key to relate all
subsequent transfers
of data to the same
business case or
file.
|
| |
| Compagneurs
Nationales des Conteneurs |
|
Abbreviation:
CNC affiliate of
the French National
Railways for Container
traffic.
|
| |
| Compass |
|
Instrument
used for showing
the direction of
north and the relative
heading of the ship
compared with this
direction.
|
| |
| Competent
Authority Approval |
| Abbreviation:
CAA |
|
A
competent authority
means any national
regulatory body
or authority designated
or otherwise recognised
as such for any
purpose in connection
with IMO code.
|
| |
| Component |
| A
uniquely identifiable
product that is considered
indivisible for a
particular planning
or control purpose,
and/or which cannot
be decomposed without
destroying it.
Note:
A component for
one organisational
group may be the
final assembly of
another group (e.g.
electric motor).
|
| |
| Compradore |
|
A
local advisor or
agent employed by
a foreign party
or company who acts
as an intermediary
in transactions
with local inhabitants.
|
| |
| Computer
Virus |
|
A
program that can
infect other programs
by modifying them
to include a possibly
evolved copy of
itself.
|
| |
| Conair
Container |
| Thermal
container served by
an external cooling
system (e.g. a vessel's
cooling system or
a Clip On Unit), which
regulates the temperature
of the cargo.
Note:
Conair is a brand
name.
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| Conditions |
- Anything
called for as
requirements before
the performance
or completion
of something else.
- Contractual
stipulations which
are printed on
a document or
provided separately.
|
| |
| Conditions
of Carriage |
|
The
general terms and
conditions established
by a carrier in
respect of the carriage
(air cargo).
|
| |
| Conditions
of Contract |
|
Terms
and conditions shown
on the Air Waybill
(air cargo).
|
| |
| Cones |
|
Devices
for facilitating
the loading, positioning
and lashing of containers.
The cones insert
into the bottom
castings of the
container.
|
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| Conference |
|
See
Liner
conference
|
| |
| Congestion |
|
Accumulation
of vessels at a
port to the extent
that vessels arriving
to load or discharge
are obliged to wait
for a vacant berth.
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| Connecting
Carrier |
|
A
carrier to whose
services the cargo
is to be transferred
for onward connecting
transport (air cargo).
|
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| Connecting
Road Haulage |
|
See
Drayage
|
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| Consensus |
|
General
agreement, characterized
by the absence of
sustained opposition
to substantial issues
by any important
part of concerned
interests and by
a process that involves
seeking to take
into account the
views of all parties
concerned and to
reconcile any conflicting
arguments. Consensus
needs not to imply
unanimity.
|
| |
| Consignee |
|
The
party such as mentioned
in the transport
document by whom
the goods, cargo
or containers are
to be received.
|
| |
| Consignment |
|
A
separate identifiable
number of goods
(available to be)
transported from
one consignor to
one consignee via
one or more than
one modes of transport
and specified in
one single transport
document.
|
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| Consignment
Instructions |
Instructions
from either the seller/consignor
or the buyer/consignee
to a freight forwarder,
carrier or his agent,
or other provider
of a service, enabling
the movement of goods
and associated activities.
The following functions
can be covered:
- Movement
and handling of
goods (shipping,
forwarding and
stowage).
- Customs
formalities.
- Distribution
of documents.
- Allocation
of documents (freight
and charges for
the connected
operations).
- Special
instructions (insurance,
dangerous goods,
goods release,
additional documents
required).
|
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| Consignment
Note |
|
A
document prepared
by the shipper and
comprising a transport
contract. It contains
details of the consignment
to be carried to
the port of loading
and it is signed
by the inland carrier
as proof of receipt.
|
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| Consignment
Stock |
|
The
stock of goods with
an external party
(customer) which
is still the property
of the supplier.
Payment for these
goods is made to
the supplier at
the moment when
they are sold (used)
by this party.
|
| |
| Consignor |
|
See
Shipper
|
| |
| Consolidate |
|
To
group and stuff
several shipments
together in one
container.
|
| |
| Consolidated
Container |
|
Container
stuffed with several
shipments (consignments)
from different shippers
for delivery to
one or more consignees.
|
| |
| Consolidation |
|
The
grouping together
of smaller consignments
of goods into a
large consignment
for carriage as
a larger unit in
order to obtain
a reduced rate.
|
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| Consolidation
Point |
|
Location
where consolidation
of consignments
takes place.
|
| |
| Consolidator |
|
A
firm or company
which consolidates
cargo.
|
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| Consortium |
|
Consortium
is a form of co-operation
between two or more
carriers to operate
in a particular
trade.
|
| |
| Consular
Invoice |
|
An
invoice covering
shipment of goods
certified by a consular
official of the
destination country,
and used normally
by customs or officials
concerned with foreign
exchange availability
to ascertain the
correctness of commercial
invoice values.
|
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| Container |
An
item of equipment
as defined by the
International Organization
for Standardizations
(ISO) for transport
purposes. It must
be of:
- a
permanent character
and accordingly
strong enough
to be suitable
for repeated use.
- specially
designed to facilitate
the carriage of
goods, by one
or more modes
of transport without
intermediate reloading.
- fitted
with devices permitting
its ready handling,
particularly from
one mode of transport
to another.
- so
designed as to
be easy to fill
and empty.
- having
an internal volume
of 1 m3 or more.
The term container
includes neither
vehicles nor conventional
packing.
|
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| Container
Bolster |
| A
container floor without
sides or end walls
which does not have
the ISO corner fittings
and is generally used
for Ro/Ro operations.
Note:
A bolster cannot
be handled either
full or empty by
a container spreader
without special
gear.
|
| |
| Container
Chassis |
|
A
vehicle specially
built for the purpose
of transporting
a container so that,
when container and
chassis are assembled,
the produced unit
serves as a road
trailer.
|
| |
| Container
Check Digit |
|
The
7th digit of the
serial number of
a container used
to check whether
prefix and serial
number are correct.
|
| |
| Container
Depot |
|
Storage
area for empty containers.
|
| |
| Container
Freight Station |
| Abbreviation:
CFS |
|
A
facility at which
(export) LCL cargo
is received from
merchants for loading
(stuffing) into
containers or at
which (import) LCL
cargo is unloaded
(stripped) from
containers and delivered
to merchants.
|
| |
| Container
Lease |
|
The
contract by which
the owner of containers
(lessor) gives the
use of containers
to a lessee for
a specified period
of time and for
fixed payments.
|
| |
| Container
Load Plan (CLP) |
|
A
list of items loaded
in a specific container
and where appropriate
their sequence of
loading.
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| Container
Logistics |
|
The
controlling and
positioning of containers
and other equipment.
|
| |
| Container
Manifest |
|
The
document specifying
the contents of
particular freight
containers or other
transport units,
prepared by the
party responsible
for their loading
into the container
or unit.
|
| |
| Container
Moves |
|
The
number of actions
performed by one
container crane
during a certain
period.
|
| |
| Container
Number |
|
Identification
number of a container
consisting of prefix
and serial number
and check digit.
(e.g. KNLU 123456-7)
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See
also: Container
Serial Number and
Container Prefix
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| Container
Owner |
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A
party who has a
container at his
disposal and who
is entitled to lease
or sell the container.
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| Container
Platform |
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A
container floor
without sides or
end walls, which
can be loaded by
spreader directly
and is generally,
used for Lo-Lo operations.
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| Container
Pool |
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A
certain stock of
containers which
is jointly used
by several container
carriers and/or
leasing companies.
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| Container
Prefix |
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A
four letter code
that forms the first
part of a container
identification number
indicating the owner
of a container.
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| Container
Safety Convention |
| Abbreviation:
CSC |
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International
convention for safe
containers.
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| Container
Serial Number |
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A
seven digit serial
number (6 plus 1
Check Digit) that
forms the second
part of a container
identification number.
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| Container
Service Charges |
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Charges
to be paid by cargo
interests as per
tariff.
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| Container
Size Code |
| An
indication of 2 digits
of the nominal length
and nominal height. |
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See
also: Size/Type
ISO6346
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| Container
Size/Type |
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Description
of the size and
type of a freight
container or similar
unit load device
as specified in
ISO6346.
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| Container
Stack |
| Two
or more containers,
one placed above the
other, forming a vertical
column. |
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See
also: Stack
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| Container
Sublease |
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Contract
by which a carrier
gives the use of
containers to another
carrier for a specified
period of time and
for fixed payments.
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| Container
Terminal |
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Place
where loaded and/or
empty containers
are loaded or discharged
into or from a means
of transport.
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| Container
Type Code |
| Two
digits, the first
of which indicates
the category and the
second of which indicates
certain physical characteristics
or other attributes. |
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See
also: Container
Size/Type ISO6346
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| Container
Yard |
| Abbreviation:
CY |
| A
facility at which
FCL traffic and empty
containers are received
from or delivered
to the Merchant by
or on behalf of the
Carrier.
Note:
Often this yard
is used to receive
goods on behalf
of the merchant
and pack these in
containers for FCL
traffic.
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| Containerised |
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Indication
that goods have
been stowed in a
container.
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| Contraband |
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Goods
forbidden by national
law to be imported
or exported.
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| Contract |
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An
agreement enforceable
by law between two
or more parties
stipulating their
rights and obligations
which are required
by one or both parties
to acts or forbearance
by the other or
both.
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| Contract
Logistics |
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The
contracting out
of all the warehousing,
transport and distribution
activities or a
part thereof by
manufacturing companies.
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| Contract
of Affreightment |
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An
agreement whereby
the shipowner agrees
to carry goods by
water, or furnishes
a vessel for the
purpose of carrying
goods by water,
in return for a
sum of money called
freight. There are
two forms: the charter
party and the contract
contained in the
Bill of Lading.
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| Contractual
Port of Loading |
| A
port at which an ocean
vessel does not call,
but which is equalised
with the actual port
of call and upon which
inland haulage services
and inland tariffs
are based.
Note:
Generally speaking
it is seen as the
port to be mentioned
on the B/L from
which cargo is accepted
(e.g. delivered
by the consignee
for sea transport).
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| Control |
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The
registration and
check on data and
activities as well
as determining supervising
procedures and changes
related to procedures.
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| Convention
Internationale Concernant
le Transport des Marchandises
par Chemin de Fer
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| Abbreviation:
CIM |
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International
agreement, applied
by 19 European railway
companies, setting
out conditions for
international railway
transport of goods
and the liabilities
of the carrier.
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| Convention
Relative au Contrat
de Transport International
de Marchandise par
Route |
| Abbreviation:
CMR |
| Convention
for the international
carriage of goods
by road, setting out
the conditions of
carriage and the liabilities
of the carrier.
Note:
Adherence to this
set of regulations
reflects a desire
to standardise items
such as documentation
and rules on the
carriers liability.
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| Conventional
Cargo |
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See
Break
Bulk Cargo
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| Convertor
Dolly |
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An
auxiliary undercarriage
assembly consisting
of a chassis, fifth
wheel and towbar
used to convert
a semi-trailer or
a container chassis
to a full trailer.
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| Conveyance |
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Transport
of goods from one
place to another.
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| Conveyor |
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A
mechanical device
in the form of a
continuous belt
for transporting
cargo.
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| Core
Competence |
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The
combination of individual
skills and use of
technologies that
underlay the various
products and or
services of a business.
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| Core
Data |
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The
fundamental set
of data that is
needed to convey
the essential minimum
detail for a specific
transaction type.
Ideally the detail
should be all required
pieces of information
with no, or at least
the very minimum
of, options.
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| Core
Master Data |
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The
fundamental set
of data that is
needed to establish
sufficient (but
minimum) reference
material to support
the maximum use
of pre-code, pre-agreed
information enabling
simple (minimum
required content)
transaction messaging.
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| Core
Systems |
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Systems
which are corporately
owned and used globally.
The systems are
managed and controlled
by a global team
of specialists.
The systems are
considered as key
for the general
functioning of the
entire company.
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| Corner
Fittings |
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Fittings
located at the corners
of containers providing
means of supporting,
stacking, handling
and securing the
container.
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| Corner
Post |
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Vertical
structural member
at either side of
an 'end frame' of
a container joining
a top and a bottom
corner fitting (and
thereby forming
a 'corner structure').
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| Correction
Message |
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A
substitution for
what has been wrong
in a prior data
interchange between
computers in accordance
with interchange
agreements.
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| Cost
and Freight (...named
port of destination) |
| Abbreviation:
CFR |
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| Cost,
Insurance and Freight
(...named port of
destination) |
| Abbreviation:
CIF |
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| Council
of European and Japanese
National Shipowner's
Associations |
| Abbreviation:
CENSA |
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The
main objectives
of this Organization
are to promote and
protect sound Shipping
policies in all
sectors of shipping,
to co-ordinate and
present the views
of its members and
to exchange views
with other shipowner
groups.
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| Country
of Departure |
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Country
from which a certain
means of transport
is scheduled to
depart or has departed.
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| Country
of Despatch |
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Country
from which the goods
are shipped.
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| Country
of Origin |
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Country
in which the goods
have been produced
or manufactured,
according to criteria
laid down for the
purpose of application
of the customs tariff,
of quantitative
restrictions, or
of any other measure
related to trade.
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| Country
of Provenance |
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The
country from which
goods or cargo are
sent to the importing
country.
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| Crane |
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A
machine designed
for moving and lifting
weight by means
of a movable projecting
arm or a horizontal
beam, which is able
to travel over a
certain distance.
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| Crew
Member |
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Any
person actually
employed for duties
on board during
a voyage in the
working or service
of a ship and included
in the crew list
(IMO).
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| Critical
Path Method |
| A
network planning technique
used for planning
and controlling the
activities in a project.
By showing each of
these activities and
their associated times,
the 'critical path'
can be determined.
The critical path
is the series of successive
activities which takes
up most time and is
therefore decisive
for the total lead
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| Cross
Trades |
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| Cruise
Ship |
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A
ship on an international
voyage carrying
passengers participating
in a group program
and accommodated
on board, for the
purpose of making
scheduled temporary
tourist visits at
one or more different
ports, and which
during the voyage
does not normally:
(a) embark or disembark
any other passengers;
(b) load or discharge
any cargo.
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| Currency |
| A
medium of exchange
of value, defined
by reference to the
geographical location
of the authorities
responsible for it
(ISO4217).
In
general, the monetary
unit involved in
a transaction and
represented by a
name or a symbol.
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| Currency
Adjustment Factor |
| Abbreviation:
CAF |
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| Customer |
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See
Client
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| Customer
Pick Up |
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Cargo
picked up by a customer
at a warehouse.
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| Customer
Service |
- The
way in which during
a commercial relationship
the wishes and
demands of the
(prospective)
client are catered
for.
- Supporting
activities at
the customer interface
adding value to
a product (CEN273).
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| Customer
Service Level |
| A
performance measure
of customer service.
Note:
generally this is
seen as the degree
with which customer
orders can be executed,
in accordance with
the terms which
are generally accepted
in the market.
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| Customs |
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The
department of the
Civil Service that
deals with the levying
of duties and taxes
on imported goods
from foreign countries
and the control
over the export
and import of goods
e.g. allowed quota
prohibited goods.
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| Customs
Broker |
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An
authorized agent specialized
in customs
clearance procedures
on account of importers/exporters.
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| Customs
Clearance Agent |
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Customs
broker or other
agent of the consignee
designated to perform
customs clearance
services for the
consignee.
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| Customs
Invoice |
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Document
required by the
customs in an importing
country in which
an exporter states
the invoice or other
price (e.g. selling
price, price of
identical goods),
and specifies costs
for freight, insurance
and packing etc.,
terms of delivery
and payment, for
the purpose of determining
the customs value
in the importing
country of goods
consigned to that
country.
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| Customs
Value |
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The
worth of an item
or group of items
expressed in a monetary
amount, within a
consignment declared
to Customs for duty
and statistical
reasons.
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| Cybernetics |
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The
study of control
processes in mechanical,
biological, electrical
and information
systems.
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| Cycle
Stock |
| That
portion of stock available
or planned to be available
in a given period
for normal demand,
excluding excess stock
and safety stock. |
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