Glossary

The highest level of cube utilization that can be achieved when loading cargo into a container.

A bill of lading term to provide surrender of the original bill of lading before freight is released; usually associated with a shipment covered under a letter of credit.

Abbreviation for “Origin Rail Freight Station.” Same as CFS at origin except an ORFS is operated by the rail carrier participating in the shipment.

Location where shipment begins its movement.

A document which requires proper signatures for consummating carriage of contract. Must be marked as “original” by the issuing carrier.

Abbreviation for “Over, Short or Damaged” Usually discovered at cargo unloading.

Transaction or interchange that occurs at the time a container leaves a rail or water terminal.

To charge more than the proper amount according to the published rates.

Cargo more than eight feet high which thus cannot fit into a standard container.

A term stated on the bills of lading offering lower shipping rates to importers east of the Rockies, provided merchandise from the Far East comes in through the West Coast ports. OCP rates…