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ABS |
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American Bureau of Shipping |
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ACEP |
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Approved Continuous Examination Program |
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ADR |
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Articles Dangereux de Route |
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AGVS |
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Automated guided vehicle system. |
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ASYCUDA |
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Automated System for Customs Data. This program dealing with
customs declarations has been developed by UNCTAD and is
presently used by some 75 countries. |
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Abeam |
1. Alongside, near amidships.
2. For navigational purposes in the direction of a right angle
to the ship's heading. |
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Absorption |
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Acceptance by the carrier of a portion of a joint rate or
charge which is less than the amount which it would receive
for the service in the absence of such joint rate or charge. |
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Acceptance of Goods |
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The process of receiving a consignment from a consignor,
usually against the issue of a receipt. As from this moment
and on this place the carrier's responsibility for the
consignment begins. |
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Accommodation ladder |
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Movable steps arranged temporary alongside e.g. a quay to
allow access on board for officials, crew or passengers. |
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Accompanied Transport |
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The transport of complete road vehicles by another means of
transport (e.g. train, ferry accompanied by the driver). |
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Accord Relatif aux Transports Internationaux de Denr?
P?ssables et aux Engins Sp?aux ?tiliser pour ces Transports |
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Abbreviation: ATP |
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Agreement on the international carriage of perishable
foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such
carriage. |
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Acknowledgement of
Receipt |
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A
notification relating to the receipt of e.g. goods, messages
and documents. |
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Act of God |
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Accidents of a nature beyond human control such as flood,
lightning or hurricane usually quoted as 'force majeure'. |
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Active Inventory |
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Covers raw material, work in progress, finished products,
which will be used or sold within a given period without extra
cost or loss. This term does not cover the so-called reserve
inventory. |
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Actual Demand |
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Customer orders and often also the allocation of items,
ingredients and/or raw materials to production or
distribution. |
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Actual Voyage Number |
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A
code for identification purposes of the voyage and vessel
which actually transports the container/cargo. |
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Ad Valorem |
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In
proportion to the value: A phrase applied to certain freight
or customs duties levied on goods, property, etc. set as a
percentage of their value. |
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Added Value |
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The value attributed to products, and services as the result
of a particular process (e.g. production process, storage,
transport). |
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Advance Arrangement |
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An
agreement between the shipper and the carrier, concerning
contacts between those parties prior to tendering the
consignment. |
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Advanced Amount |
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Quantity of cash or cash equivalents expressed in a monetary
amount given to a driver to cover expenses during a trip. |
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Advanced Charge |
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A
charge paid by a carrier to an agent or to another carrier,
which the delivering carrier then collects from the consignee.
Such charges are usually for agents' forwarding fees and
incidental expenses paid out of pocket for account of the
shipment by an agent or other carrier. |
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Advanced Interline |
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An
interline carrier that picks up cargo from the shipper and
delivers it to another carrier for shipment to the consignee. |
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Advice Note |
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A
written piece of information e.g. about the status of the
goods. |
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Aeroquip System |
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Special accessories in a container consisting of among others
the attachment rails on the inside walls to provide facilities
for lashing and separation of the cargo. |
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Aft |
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At, near or towards the stern or rear of a vessel or an
aircraft. |
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Agency Fee |
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Fee payable by a shipowner or ship operator to a port agent. |
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Agent |
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1. A person or organisation
authorised to act for or on behalf of another person or
organisation.
2. In P&O Nedlloyd, an Agent
is a corporate body with, which there is an agreement to
perform particular functions on behalf of them at an agreed
payment. An Agent is either a part of the P&O Nedlloyd
organisation or an independent body. The following functions
and responsibilities may apply to the activities of an agent.
3. Sales
Marketing, acquisition of cargo, issuing quotations,
concluding contracts in co-ordination with P&O Nedlloyd.
Basically the agent is the first point of entry into the P&O
Nedlloyd organisation for a shipper.
4. Bookings
Booking of cargo in accordance with allotments assigned to the
agent for a certain voyage by P&O Nedlloyd.
5. Customs
Dealing with the national customs administration for cargo
declarations, manifest alterations and cargo clearance on
behalf of P&O Nedlloyd.
6. Documentation
Responsible for timeliness and correctness of all
documentation required, regarding the carriage of cargo.
7. Handling
Taking care of all procedures connected with physical handling
of cargo.
8. Equipment control
Managing of all equipment stock in a particular area.
9. Issuing
Authorised to sign and issue Bills of Lading and other
transport documents.
10. Collecting
Authorised to collect freight and charges on behalf of P&O
Nedlloyd.
11. Delivery
The agent who releases the cargo and is responsible for its
delivery to the consignee.
12. Handling of cargo claims
Handling of cargo claims as per agency contract.
13. Husbanding
Handling non cargo related operations of a vessel as
instructed by the master, owner or charterer. |
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Aggregate Inventory |
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The inventory for any group of items or products, involving
multiple stock-keeping units. |
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Air Container |
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Any unit load device, primarily intended for transport by air,
having an internal volume of 1 m3 or more, incorporating
restraint provisions compatible with an aircraft restraint
system, and an entirely flush base bottom to allow handling on
roller-bed cargo handling systems. |
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Air Waybill |
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Abbreviation: AWB |
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A
document made out by or on behalf of the carrier(s) confirming
receipt of the goods by the carrier and evidencing the
contract between the shipper and the carrier(s) for the
carriage of goods as described therein. |
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Allocation |
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The process of assigning activities, costs or facilities e.g.
space to a certain organisational units. |
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Allotment |
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A
share of the capacity of a means of transport assigned to a
certain party, e.g. a carrier or an agent, for the purpose of
the booking of cargo for a specific voyage. |
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Always Afloat (AA) |
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Provision in a charter party, that the vessel must remain
afloat at all times when unloading and discharging. |
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American Bureau of
Shipping |
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Abbreviation: ABS |
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American classification society which has established rules
and regulations for the classification of seagoing vessels or
equipment. |
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Amidships |
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At
or in the middle of a vessel. |
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Anchor |
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Device for temporary securing a ship or floating structure to
the seabed by means of a chain or cable and a weight with
movable extensions (arms) |
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Apparel |
1. A vessel's outfit, such as
rigging, anchor and lifeboats.
2. The term used in distribution/transport of clothing for a
single piece of clothing, a garment. |
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Approved
Continuous Examination Program |
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Abbreviation: ACEP |
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An
agreement between the owners of the equipment and the
responsible governmental body to allow continuous examination
of the equipment (e.g. containers). |
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Apron |
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See
Platform |
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Arbitration |
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The process of referring to an agreed person for judgement on
issues of dispute, without requiring the use of courts. |
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Area Code |
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A
code for the area where a container is situated. |
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Area Off Hire Lease |
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Geographical area where a leased container becomes off hire. |
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Area Off Hire Sublease |
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Geographical area where a subleased container becomes off
hire. |
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Area On Hire Lease |
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Geographical area where a leased container becomes on hire. |
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Area On Hire Sublease |
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Geographical area where a subleased container becomes on hire. |
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Area of Repair |
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Geographical area where a container is under repair. |
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Arrival Date |
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The date on which goods or a means of transport is due to
arrive at the delivery site of the transport. |
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Arrival Notice |
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A
notice sent by a carrier to a nominated notify party advising
of the arrival of a certain shipment or consignment. |
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Articles Dangereux de
Route |
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Abbreviation: ADR |
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A
European agreement concerning the international carriage of
dangerous goods by road. |
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Assembly |
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The stage of production in which components are put together
into an end product appropriate to the process concerned. |
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Assignment |
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The transfer of certain rights from one party to another. |
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Astern |
1. Behind a vessel or an
aircraft.
2. Backward; in a reverse direction. |
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Athwartships |
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Across the vessel, that is, from side to side. Said of cargo
stowed in this way, as opposed to length-wise. |
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Audit |
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A
methodical examination and review of a situation or condition
(as within a business enterprise) concluding with a detailed
report of findings. |
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Audit Trail |
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A
record of events, such as system access, network load,
unsuccessful log-on attempts, that might have some
significance for an investigation. |
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Authentication |
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Proof by means of a signature or otherwise that a certain
document or certain data is of undisputed origin and genuine. |
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Authorised
Consignee / Consignor |
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A
trader authorised by the European Commission (regulation
2454/93) to receive or despatch consignments under transit
procedures without having to present goods and documents
directly at the customs office. |
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Authorization |
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The commission to a certain person or body to act on behalf of
another person or body. The person or body can be authorised
e.g. to issue Bills of Lading or to collect freight. |
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Auto Container |
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Container equipped for the transportation of vehicles. |
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Automated Guided
Vehicle System |
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Unmanned vehicles equipped with automatic guidance equipment
which follow a prescribed path, stopping at each necessary
station for automatic or manual loading or unloading. |
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Automatic Identification |
A means of identifying an item
e.g. a product, parcel or transport unit by a machine (device)
entering the data automatically into a computer.
The most widely used technology at present is bar code; others
include radio frequency, magnetic stripes and optical
character recognition. |
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Automatic
Identification Manufacturers |
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Abbreviation: AIM |
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International Organisation of companies and/or associations
involved or interested in automatic identification. |
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Average |
1. In marine insurance: a loss
or damage to or in respect of goods or equipment.
2. The numerical result obtained by dividing the sum of two or
more quantities by the number of quantities.
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Average Adjusters |
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In
general average affairs average adjusters are entrusted with
the task of apportioning the loss and expenditure over the
parties interested in the maritime venture and to determine
which expenses are to be regarded as average or general
average. |
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Aweigh |
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Description of the situation when the anchor has just been
lifted from the seabed |
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Awning |
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Light structure with canvas or wooden covering rigged above an
open space to provide protection from sun or rain. |
