Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Advance Arrangement
An agreement between the shipper and the carrier, concerning contacts between those parties prior to tendering the consignment.
Advanced Amount
Quantity of cash or cash equivalents expressed in a monetary amount given to a driver to cover expenses during a trip.
Advanced Charge
A charge paid by a carrier to an agent or to another carrier, which the delivering carrier then collects from the consignee. Such charges are usually for agents' forwarding fees and incidental expenses paid out of pocket for account of the shipment by an agent or other carrier.
Advanced Interline
An interline carrier that picks up cargo from the shipper and delivers it to another carrier for shipment to the consignee.
Advice Note
A written piece of information e.g. about the status of the goods.
Aeroquip System
Special accessories in a container consisting of among others the attachment rails on the inside walls to provide facilities for lashing and separation of the cargo.
Aft
At, near or towards the stern or rear of a vessel or an aircraft.
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Agency Fee
Fee payable by a shipowner or ship operator to a port agent.
Agent
- A person or organisation authorised to act for or on behalf of another person or organisation.
- In the shipping field, an Agent is a corporate body with, which there is an agreement to perform particular functions on behalf of them at an agreed payment. An Agent is either a part of a shipping corporation or an independent body. The following functions and responsibilities may apply to the activities of an agent:
- Sales:
Marketing, acquisition of cargo, issuing quotations, concluding contracts in co-ordination with shipping company. Basically the agent is the first point of entry into the shipping company organisation for a shipper. - Bookings:
Booking of cargo in accordance with allotments assigned to the agent for a certain voyage by shipping company. - Customs:
Dealing with the national customs administration for cargo declarations, manifest alterations and cargo clearance on behalf of shipping company. - Documentation:
Responsible for timeliness and correctness of all documentation required, regarding the carriage of cargo. - Handling:
Taking care of all procedures connected with physical handling of cargo. - Equipment control:
Managing of all equipment stock in a particular area. - Issuing:
Authorised to sign and issue Bills of Lading and other transport documents. - Collecting:
Authorised to collect freight and charges on behalf of shipping company. - Delivery:
The agent who releases the cargo and is responsible for its delivery to the consignee. - Handling of cargo claims:
Handling of cargo claims as per agency contract. - Husbanding:
Handling non cargo related operations of a vessel as instructed by the master, owner or charterer.
Aggregate Inventory
The inventory for any group of items or products, involving multiple stock-keeping units.
Air Container
Any unit load device, primarily intended for transport by air, having an internal volume of 1 m3 or more, incorporating restraint provisions compatible with an aircraft restraint system, and an entirely flush base bottom to allow handling on roller-bed cargo handling systems.
Air Waybill (AWB)
A document made out by or on behalf of the carrier(s) confirming receipt of the goods by the carrier and evidencing the contract between the shipper and the carrier(s) for the carriage of goods as described therein.
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