Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Articles Dangereux de Route (ADR)
A European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road.
Assembly
The stage of production in which components are put together into an end product appropriate to the process concerned.
Assignment
The transfer of certain rights from one party to another.
Astern
- Behind a vessel or an aircraft.
- Backward; in a reverse direction.
Athwartships
Across the vessel, that is, from side to side. Said of cargo stowed in this way, as opposed to length-wise.
Audit
A methodical examination and review of a situation or condition (as within a business enterprise) concluding with a detailed report of findings.
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Audit Trail
A record of events, such as system access, network load, unsuccessful log-on attempts, that might have some significance for an investigation.
Authentication
Proof by means of a signature or otherwise that a certain document or certain data is of undisputed origin and genuine.
Authorised Consignee / Consignor
A trader authorised by the European Commission (regulation 2454/93) to receive or despatch consignments under transit procedures without having to present goods and documents directly at the customs office.
Authorization
The commission to a certain person or body to act on behalf of another person or body. The person or body can be authorised e.g. to issue Bills of Lading or to collect freight.
Auto Container
Container equipped for the transportation of vehicles.
Automated Guided Vehicle System
Unmanned vehicles equipped with automatic guidance equipment which follow a prescribed path, stopping at each necessary station for automatic or manual loading or unloading.
Automatic Identification
A means of identifying an item e.g. a product, parcel or transport unit by a machine (device) entering the data automatically into a computer. The most widely used technology at present is bar code; others include radio frequency, magnetic stripes and optical character recognition.
Automatic Identification Manufacturers (AIM)
International Organisation of companies and/or associations involved or interested in automatic identification.
Average
- In marine insurance: a loss or damage to or in respect of goods or equipment.
- The numerical result obtained by dividing the sum of two or more quantities by the number of quantities.
Average Adjusters
In general average affairs average adjusters are entrusted with the task of apportioning the loss and expenditure over the parties interested in the maritime venture and to determine which expenses are to be regarded as average or general average.
Aweigh
Description of the situation when the anchor has just been lifted from the seabed.
Awning
Light structure with canvas or wooden covering rigged above an open space to provide protection from sun or rain.
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