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Ullage |
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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 |
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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 |
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Abbreviation: ULCC |
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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 |
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Luggage not accompanied by a passenger. |
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Undercarriage |
1. A supporting frame or
structure of a wheeled vehicle.
2. The landing gear of an aircraft. |
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Undercarrier |
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A
carrier in a conference or consortium who carries less cargo
than the allotment distributed to him. |
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Uniform |
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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 |
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Abbreviation: UIC |
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International railway union, in which most of the European
national railway companies are united. |
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Unit Load |
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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 |
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Abbreviation: ULD |
1. 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.
2. 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 |
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Abbreviation: UNCTAD |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Abbreviation: UNLK |
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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 |
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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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Utilisation Rate |
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The quotient of used capacity and available capacity. |
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