Freight, shipping and chartering glossary

A firm that primarily matches up small shipments, especially single-traffic piggyback loads, to permit shippers to use twin-trailer piggyback rates.

A load of goods sent by sea, road, train, or air.

The major shipping point in a local area; carriers consider all points in the local area to be the rate basis point.

Surcharge associated with overweight containers on rail.

Surcharge associated for breaking down a container.

Surcharge related to airport terminal screening.

Unused material that has a market value and can be sold.

A note from the exporter to the freight forwarder with instructions on how a shipment is being sent and where it is going.

A specific location from where goods will depart for movement.

A carrier service that permits a shipper to change the destination and/or consignee after the shipment has reached its originally billed destination and to still pay the through rate from origin to final destination.

The bill of lading for international rail freight transport.

An add-on charge to the applicable charges; motor carriers have a fuel surcharge, and railroads can apply a surcharge to any joint rate that does not yield 110 percent of variable cost.

Transport document used in shipping. The cargo is issued to a specific consignee specified in the sea waybill if he can document his identity, and at the same time, he doesn’t need to present his original copy of this waybill.

Defective material that has no market value and cannot be sold.

A document that breaks down the individual legs of a shipment and the surcharges each will incur, as per your freight quote.

A firm that primarily matches up small shipments, especially single-traffic piggyback loads, to permit shippers to use twin-trailer piggyback rates.

A refrigerated container used to transport perishable goods.

The major shipping point in a local area; carriers consider all points in the local area to be the rate basis point.

The importer or their agent is required to electronically submit information relating to the shipment. This term is used in the USA.

Surcharge related to airport terminal screening.

Different levels of service that you will use to fulfill your orders.

A note from the exporter to the freight forwarder with instructions on how a shipment is being sent and where it is going.

Document to advise that goods are available for further movement or action.

A carrier service that permits a shipper to change the destination and/or consignee after the shipment has reached its originally billed destination and to still pay the through rate from origin to final destination.

A cost that a company can directly assign to a particular segment of the business.

Transport document used in shipping. The cargo is issued to a specific consignee specified in the sea waybill if he can document his identity, and at the same time, he doesn’t need to present his original copy of this waybill.

In addition to a customs invoice, some countries require a special customs invoice designed to facilitate the clearance of goods and the assessment of customs duties in that country.

A document that breaks down the individual legs of a shipment and the surcharges each will incur, as per your freight quote.

A cargo which enables a ship to return loaded to the port or area where her previous cargo was loaded.

A refrigerated container used to transport perishable goods.

The defined, regular pattern of calls made by a carrier in the pick-up and discharge of cargo.

The importer or their agent is required to electronically submit information relating to the shipment. This term is used in the USA.

A charter for a specific vessel to move a single cargo between indicated loading port(s) and discharge port(s) in the near future.

Different levels of service that you will use to fulfill your orders.

The unit used in billing in the freight industry.

Document to advise that goods are available for further movement or action.

A contract to optimize the flow of services provided by enterprises to consumers, rendered to each other by partners in the supply chain, as well as intra-company flows.

A cost that a company can directly assign to a particular segment of the business.

Specialized organizations and firms engaged in loading and unloading ships.

In addition to a customs invoice, some countries require a special customs invoice designed to facilitate the clearance of goods and the assessment of customs duties in that country.

Reserve stock, below which the level of stocks for this product should not fall.

A load of goods sent by sea, road, train, or air.

Surcharge associated for breaking down a container.

Unused material that has a market value and can be sold.

A specific location from where goods will depart for movement.

An add-on charge to the applicable charges; motor carriers have a fuel surcharge, and railroads can apply a surcharge to any joint rate that does not yield 110 percent of variable cost.

Defective material that has no market value and cannot be sold.

A firm that primarily matches up small shipments, especially single-traffic piggyback loads, to permit shippers to use twin-trailer piggyback rates.

Surcharge related to airport terminal screening.

A note from the exporter to the freight forwarder with instructions on how a shipment is being sent and where it is going.