A-C

• Air Freight: The transportation of goods by aircraft, typically for time-sensitive or high-value shipments.

• Bill of Lading (BOL): A legal document issued by a carrier to the shipper, detailing the type, quantity, and destination of the goods being transported.

• Carrier: A company that transports goods by land, sea, or air.

• Cargo Insurance: A policy protecting the owner of goods against loss or damage during transit.

• Consignee: The person or entity to whom goods are shipped and who is the receiver.

• Consolidation: Combining smaller shipments from different shippers into a single shipment to save costs.

• Customs Clearance: The process of clearing goods through customs authorities to enter or exit a country.

D-F

• Demurrage: Charges incurred when cargo is not cleared from the port or terminal within the agreed-upon time.

• Door-to-Door Shipping: A logistics service where the freight is picked up from the shipper's location and delivered directly to the consignee's address.

• Drayage: Short-distance transportation of goods, typically between ports, warehouses, or terminals.

• ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival): The expected time a shipment will reach its destination.

• Export License: A document granting permission to export specific goods to a foreign country.

• FOB (Free on Board): An Incoterm indicating that the seller delivers goods onto the ship, and the buyer assumes risk from that point onward.

• Freight Forwarder: A company that arranges the shipping and logistics of goods on behalf of a shipper.

G-I

• Gross Weight: The total weight of goods, including packaging and pallet, before deductions.

• Groupage: The consolidation of multiple smaller shipments into a single container or truck to optimize costs.

• Incoterms (International Commercial Terms): A set of standardized trade terms that define responsibilities between buyers and sellers.

• Intermodal Transport: The use of multiple modes of transport (e.g., truck, ship, rail) in a single journey without handling the cargo itself.

L-O

• Land Freight: Transportation of goods overland, typically by truck or rail.

• Less Than Truckload (LTL): A shipment that does not require a full truckload and is combined with other shipments.

• Manifest: A document listing all cargo on a vessel, truck, or aircraft.

• Ocean Freight: The transportation of goods by sea, typically in containers.

• Origin Port: The port where goods are loaded onto a vessel for export.

P-S

• Palletisation: The process of placing goods on pallets for easier handling and transport.

• Proof of Delivery (POD): A document signed by the consignee confirming receipt of the goods.

• Reefer Container: A refrigerated shipping container used to transport temperature-sensitive goods.

• Roll-On/Roll-Off (RoRo): A shipping method where vehicles are driven onto a vessel and secured for transport.

• Supply Chain: The entire process of producing and delivering goods, from raw materials to final delivery.

T-Z

• Tariff: A tax imposed on goods imported into or exported from a country.

• TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit): A measurement used to describe the capacity of container ships or terminals, based on the size of a standard 20-foot container.

• Transit Time: The time taken for goods to travel from the origin to the destination.

• Transshipment: The transfer of cargo from one vessel to another during the journey to its final destination.

• Warehouse Receipt: A document that provides proof that goods are stored in a warehouse.

• Waybill: A document accompanying a shipment, providing details such as origin, destination, and consignee information.

• Zone Rate: A freight charge determined by the distance between the origin and destination within a particular "zone."