Spedition und Logistik, Fachgruppe
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) |