Glossary

In railcar or container shipments, the weight of the empty railcar or empty container.

A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.

To Be Nominated (when the name of a ship is still unknown).

Used for sending messages to outside companies. Messages are transmitted via Western Union, ITT and RCA. Being replaced by fax and internet.

A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.

The offer of goods for transportation or the offer to place cars or containers for loading or unloading.

Time and date for payment of a draft.

An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train, truck, or airplane or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel, train, truck, or airplane.

A charge made for a service performed in a carrier’s terminal area.

The point at which sellers have fulfilled their obligations so the goods in a legal sense could be said to have been delivered to the buyer. They are shorthand expressions that set out…