Glossary

Arrangements with a carrier for the acceptance and carriage of freight; i.e., a space reservation.

Reservation number used to secure equipment and act as a control number prior to completion of a B/L.

Structural members on the longitudinal sides of the base of the container.

A type of air circulation in a temperature control container. Air is pulled by a fan from the top of the container, passed through the evaporator coil for cooling, and then forced through…

The front of a vessel.

A closed rail freight car.

– To unload and distribute a portion or all of the contents of a rail car, container, trailer, or ship. – Loose, non–containerized mark and count cargo. – Packaged cargo that is not…

An inland location where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and then moved to a coastal port for loading.

A port where cargo is received by the ocean carrier and stuffed into containers but then moved to another coastal port to be waded on a vessel.

– The loss of space caused by irregularity in the shape of packages. – Any void or empty space in a vessel or container not occupied by cargo.