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FAL |
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Facilitation Committee of the IMO. |
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FMC |
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Federal Maritime Commission (Control of Shipping acts USA) |
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FTL |
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Full Truck Load, an indication for a truck transporting cargo
directly from supplier to receiver. |
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Fabrication |
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A
term used to distinguish manufacturing operations for
components as opposed to assembly operations. |
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Facilitation |
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The implementation of measures leading to the simplification,
standardisation and harmonisation of the formalities,
procedures, documents and operations inherent to international
trade transactions. |
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Factory Delivery |
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The delivery of goods by a factory whereby the goods are put
at the disposal of another (internal) party such as a
commercial department. |
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Fairway |
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A
navigable channel for vessels, often the regular or prescribed
track a vessel will follow in order to avoid dangerous
circumstances. |
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Fashion Transport |
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Transport of clothing and/or garments including shoes, belts
and handbags in dedicated means of transport. |
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Feed Back |
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The flow of information back into the control system so that
actual performance can be compared with planned performance. |
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Feeder |
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A
vessel normally used for local or coastal transport (for
carriage of cargo and/or containers) to and from ports not
scheduled to be called by the main (ocean) vessel, directly
connecting these ports to the main (ocean) vessel. |
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Fender |
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An
appliance made of rubber, timber and/or rope or other
materials normally attached to a dock or quay used to prevent
damage to the hull of a vessel especially during mooring and
un-mooring operations. |
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Ferry |
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Ship carrying passengers and or vehicles engaged in regular
short voyages, e.g. across a river or narrow body of water,
between two or more places or ports. |
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Fifth Wheel |
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Circular or wheel-shaped bearing mechanism, secured on the
rear of the chassis of a truck- tractor that engages the
semi-trailer king pin with a spring lock device and supports
the weight of the front end of the semi-trailer. |
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First Carrier |
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The carrier who actually performs the first part of the air
transport (air cargo). |
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First In First Out |
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Abbreviation: FIFO |
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The method whereby the goods which have been longest in stock
(first in) are used, delivered (sold) and/or consumed first
(first out). |
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Five Freedoms |
A collective term which depicts
the five areas of 'rights' for the air-transportation of
passengers or cargo, viz. (expressed in terms of an airline of
country A):
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Freedom 1 |
the right to overfly a
foreign country. |
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Freedom 2 |
the right to make a
non-traffic stop at a foreign country C en route to
foreign country B. |
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Freedom 3 |
the right to set down (off
loading) passengers or cargo in a foreign country B from
home country A. |
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Freedom 4 |
the right to pick up
(loading) passengers/ cargo from a foreign country B to
country A. |
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Freedom 5 |
the right to carry
passengers or cargo between two foreign countries. |
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Fixed Crane |
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A
crane of which the principal structure is mounted on permanent
or semi-permanent foundations. |
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Fixed Height
Load-carrying Truck |
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Truck carrying its load on a non-elevating platform. |
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Fixed Platform Truck |
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See
Fixed Height Load-carrying Truck |
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Flag |
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An
indication of the country in which a means of transport is
registered through a reference to the ensign of this country. |
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Flammable |
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Capable to be set on fire under given circumstances.
(Amendment 25 IMO DGS). |
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Flash Point |
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The lowest temperature at which a good produces enough vapour
to form a flammable mixture with air. |
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Flat |
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See
Flat Rack |
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Flat Bed Trailer |
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A
wheeled trailer or a semi-trailer with a flat cargo carrying
surface or deck and without any superstructure. |
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Flat Pack |
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Garments packed in cardboard boxes. |
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Flat Rack Container |
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A
container with two end walls and open sides. |
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Fleet |
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Any group of means of transport acting together or under one
control. |
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Flexibility |
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The extent to which and the rate at which adjustments to
changed circumstances are possible. |
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Flight Number |
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A
combination of two letters, indicating the airline, and three
or four digits indicating the number of the voyage. |
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Floating |
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Freely suspending in water of an object. |
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Floating Crane |
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A
crane mounted on a barge or pontoon, which can be towed or is
self-propelled. |
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Floating Dock |
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A
floating structure which can be partially submerged to enable
vessels to enter and to leave and which can be raised for use
as a dry dock. |
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Floating Stock |
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See
Pipeline Inventory |
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Flotsam |
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Goods lost by shipwreck, found floating in the sea. |
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Flow Chart |
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A
diagram, using symbols and depicting the sequence of events
that should take place in a complex set of tasks. |
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Flow Control |
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A
term often used to describe a specific production control
system. |
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Flow Line |
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The direction of flow in which e.g. pallets have been
positioned and stowed. |
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Flow of materials |
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The flow of materials and components which goes to and through
the factory for the production process. |
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Fo'c's'le |
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See
Forecastle |
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Force Majeure |
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Circumstance which is beyond the control of one of the parties
to a contract and which may, according to the terms and
conditions, relieve that party of liability for failing to
execute the contract. |
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Fore and Aft Stowage |
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Stowage from the bow to the stern (lengthwise), as opposed to
stowage athwartships. |
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Forecast |
1. An estimation or calculation
in advance; a prediction.
2. The amount of cargo expected to be booked for a certain
sailing of a vessel. 3.The number of containers expected to be
used in a certain area, for steering purposes.
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Forecastle |
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Abbreviation: Fo'c's'le |
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Forward part of a vessel where stores, ropes and anchor chains
are located. |
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Fork Lift Pockets |
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See
Fork Pockets |
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Fork Lift Truck |
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A
three or four wheeled mechanical truck with forks at the front
designed for lifting, carrying and stowing cargo. |
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Fork Pockets |
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Openings or recesses in a side of a container for the entry of
the forks of a fork lift truck. |
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Formal Performance
Evaluation |
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Evaluation of carrier?s performance as per agreed contract. |
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Forms EDI |
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A
screen presenting to a user the contents of an EDI message in
a manner that is easy to use and interpret. The form may
reside on a web site or the computer of the party viewing or
completing the form. The form may be based on the UN Layout
key (UNLK). |
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Formula of Camp |
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A
mathematical formula on behalf of inventory management for
calculating the optimum order quantity. |
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Forty Foot Equivalent
Unit |
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Abbreviation: FEU |
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Unit of measurement equivalent to one forty foot P&O Nedlloyd
container. |
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Forward |
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At, near or towards the bow or front of a vessel or an
aircraft. |
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Forwarder |
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The party arranging the carriage of goods including connected
services and/or associated formalities on behalf of a shipper
or consignee. |
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Forwarding Charge |
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Charges paid or to be paid for preliminary surface or air
transport to the airport of departure by a forwarder, but not
by a carrier under an Air Waybill (air cargo). |
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Forwarding Instruction |
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Document issued to a freight forwarder, giving instructions to
the forwarder for the forwarding of goods described therein. |
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Four Way Pallet |
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A
pallet of which the frame permits the entry of forks of e.g. a
fork lift truck at all four sides. |
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