Glossary

American Standards Committee X12 responsible for developing EDI standards for the United States.

A term commonly used in connection with a bill of lading. It involves the transfer of rights, title and interest in order to assign goods by endorsing the bill of lading.

– Behind a vessel– Move in a reverse direction.

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included. A chartering term referring to when a vessel will work.

A direction across the width of a vessel.

It is a system used by ships and Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) principally for the identification and the locating of vessels. AIS provides a means for ships to electronically exchange ship data including:…

See Insurance.

Same as 0.4535924277 kilograms.

Always within Institute Warranties Limits (Insurance purpose).

Abbreviation for “Bill of Lading.”