| Ullage |
|
Free
space above a liquid
contained in a tank,
drum or tank-container,
expressed as a percentage
of the total capacity.
Ullage is often
used to leave room
for possible expansion
of the liquid.
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| Ultimate
Consignee |
|
Party
who has been designated
on the invoice or
packing list as
the final recipient
of the stated merchandise.
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| Ultra
Large Crude Carrier |
| Abbreviation:
ULCC |
|
A
vessel designed
for the carriage
of liquid cargo
in bulk with a loading
capacity from 250.000
till 500.000 DWT.
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| Unaccompanied
Baggage |
|
Luggage
not accompanied
by a passenger.
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| Undercarriage |
- A
supporting frame
or structure of
a wheeled vehicle.
- The
landing gear of
an aircraft.
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| Undercarrier |
|
A
carrier in a conference
or consortium who
carries less cargo
than the allotment
distributed to him.
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| Uniform |
|
The
in 1993 revised
rules of the International
Chamber of Commerce
(ICC) governing
a letter of credit
issued in respect
of goods shipped
applicable as from
1-1-1994.
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| Union
Internationale des
Chemins de Fer |
| Abbreviation:
UIC |
|
International
railway union, in
which most of the
European national
railway companies
are united.
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| Unit
Load |
|
A
number of individual
packages bonded,
palletised or strapped
together to form
a single unit for
more efficient handling
by mechanical equipment.
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| Unit
Load Device |
| Abbreviation:
ULD |
- Any
type of container
or pallet, in
which a consignment
can be transported
by air whether
or not such a
container is considered
aircraft equipment.
- Any
type of air freight
container, aircraft
container, aircraft
pallet with a
net, or aircraft
pallet with a
net over an igloo.
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| United
Nations Conference
on Trade and Development |
| Abbreviation:
UNCTAD |
|
A
United Nations agency
whose work in Shipping
includes the liner
code involving the
sharing of cargoes
between the Shipping
lines of the importing
and exporting countries
and third countries
in the ratio 40:40:20.
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| United
Nations Dangerous
Goods Number |
| Abbreviation:
UNDG Number |
| The
four-digit number
assigned by the United
Nations Committee
of Experts on the
Transport of Dangerous
Goods to classify
a substance or a particular
groups of substances.
Note:
The prefix 'UN'
must always be used
in conjunction with
these numbers.
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| United
Nations Economic Commission
for Europe |
| Abbreviation:
UN/ECE |
| The
UN/ECE is one of a
number of Economic
and Social Commissions
established by the
General Assembly of
the United Nations.
Despite its name it
embraces both Europe
and North America.
The UN/ECE comprises
twenty nine core member
states, as well as
any country which
is a member of the
United Nations and
which applies under
Article 11 of the
United Nations constitution
for delegate status.
The
aim is to advance
the economic development
of Europe and associated
countries through
trade facilitation
and common agreements.
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| United
Nations Layout Key |
| Abbreviation:
UNLK |
|
A
standard (ISO6422)
which lays down
the basic principles
for the design of
the image area on
documents for use
in international
trade.
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| United
Nations Standard Message |
| Abbreviation:
UNSM |
| A
collection of structured
data that is exchanged
to convey information
related to a specific
transaction between
partners engaged in
electronic data interchange.
Messages are composed
of logically grouped
segments required
for the type of message
transaction covered.
Note:
A set of segments
in the order specified
in a message directory
starting with the
message header and
ending with the
message trailer
(ISO9735).
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| Utc |
|
Abbreviation
of Coordinated Universal
Time, the standard
measurement of time.
Universal
time (UT), based
on the Earth's actual
rotation, was replaced
by coordinated universal
time (UTC) 1972,
the difference between
the two involving
the addition (or
subtraction) of
leap seconds on
the last day of
June or Dec. National
observatories (in
the UK until 1990
the Royal Greenwich
Observatory) make
standard time available,
and the BBC broadcasts
six pips at certain
hours (five short,
from second 55 to
second 59, and one
long, the start
of which indicates
the precise minute).
Its
computerized
clock has an accuracy
greater than 1 second
in 4,000 years.
From 1986 the term
Greenwich Mean Time
was replaced by
UTC. However, the
Greenwich meridian,
adopted 1884, remains
that from which
all longitudes are
measured, and the
world's standard
time zones are calculated
from it.
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| Utilisation
Rate |
| The
quotient of used capacity
and available capacity. |
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