Spedition und Logistik, Fachverband
Seafreight Terms
Glossar
Lesedauer: 1 Minute
05.12.2023
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| B.A.F. | Bunker adjustment factor (balance for changing fuel costs) |
| B/L | Bill of Lading (transport document listing the sea transport from departure to destination) |
| C.A.F. | Currency adjustment factor (balance for fluctuations in rate of the various currencies) |
| C.F.S. | Container freight station (warehouse where the consolidation containers are loaded or unloaded) |
| C.S.C. | Container service charge (transit costs for containers in Europe) |
| C.Y. | (Container Yard) Place where loaded containers are delivered to be shipped or forwarded |
| C/S | Congestion surcharge (surcharge for waiting time in the ports) |
| Conference Line | Conference Line Shippers which are members of a committee |
| DEMURRAGE | Rent of container, if the container is not picked up at the port within a set time |
| DETENTION | Rent of container if the empty container is not returned on time |
| E.C.B. | Express Cargo Bill of Lading (a freight document, not an ownership document) |
| E.T.A. | Estimated time of arrival (planned arrival of ship) |
| E.T.D. | Estimated time of departure (planned departure of ship) |
| F.C.L. | Full container load (full container service) |
| FCL/FCL | Full container service from door to door |
| FCL/LCL | Consignments in one container from a sender for several recipients |
| FEU | Fourty foot equivalent unit (40 foot container unit) |
| L.C.L. | Less than container load (partial deliveries) |
| LCL/FCL | Consignments in one container from several senders for one recipient |
| LCL/LCL | Partial deliveries, which are put into one container in the container freight station and then separated at the destination Through Bill of Lading |
| M.S. | Motor Ship |
| M.V. | Motor Vessel (High-sea ship) |
| Non Conference Line | (Outside) Shippers which are not members of a committee |
| Non-Negot-Bill of Lading | Unsigned B/L copies, which are not originals and therefore have no permit allowances |
| Notify | Additional to notified address |
| P.O.D. | Port of discharge |
| P.O.L. | Port of loading |
| Stripping | Unloading of container |
| Stuffing | Loading of container |
| T-B/LT.A.A. | Trans Atlantic Agreement (Committee in the Trans Atlantic Service) |
| T.H.C. | Terminal handling charge (Handling costs for container) |
| T/T | Transit time |
| TEU | Twenty foot equivalent unit (20 foot container unit) |
| W/M | Weight or Measurement (calculation of sea freight based on tonnes or cubic meters, depending which is higher) |