Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Clip on Unit (COU)
Detachable aggregate for a temperature controlled container (Conair).
Closed Ventilated Container
A container of a closed type, similar to a general purpose container, but specially designed for carriage of cargo where ventilation, either natural or mechanical (forced), is necessary.
Co-loading
The loading, on the way, of cargo from another shipper, having the same final destination as the cargo loaded earlier.
Co-makership
The long-term relationship between e.g. a supplier or a carrier and a customer, on the basis of mutual confidence.
Co-shippership
See: Co-makership
Coaming
Structure around the hatch or door opening of a ship intended to provide seating for the cover, to stiffen the deck or plates and to prevent the ingress of water.
Coaster
A relative small ship plying between coastal ports.
Code
A character string that represents a member set of values.
Code List
The complete set of code values for a data item.
Cofferdam
An empty space on board of a vessel between two bulkheads or two decks separating oil tanks from each other and/or the engine room or other compartments.
Collapsible Container
Container which can be easily folded, disassembled and reassembled.
Combination Charge
An amount which is obtained by combining two or more charges.
Combination Chassis
A chassis which can carry either one forty foot or thirty foot container or a combination of shorter containers e.g. 2 x 20 foot.
Combined Transport
Intermodal transport where the major part of the journey is by one mode such as rail, inland waterway or sea and any initial and/or final leg carried out by another mode such as road.
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Combined Transport Bill of Lading
See: Bill of Lading
Combined Transport Document (CTD)
Negotiable or non-negotiable document evidencing a contract for the performance and/or procurement of performance of combined transport of goods.
Thus a combined transport document is a document issued by a Carrier who contracts as a principal with the Merchant to effect a combined transport often on a door-to-door basis.
Combined Transport Operator (CTO)
A party who undertakes to carry goods with different modes of transport.
Commercial Invoice
A document showing commercial values of the transaction between the buyer and seller.
Commodity
Indication of the type of goods. Commodities are coded according to the harmonised system.
Commodity Box Rate
A rate classified by commodity and quoted per container.
Commodity Code
Code used in the Harmonised System for the classification of goods, which are most commonly produced and traded.
Commodity Item Number
Specific description number required in air transport to indicate that a specific freight rate applies.
Common Access Reference
A key to relate all subsequent transfers of data to the same business case or file.
Compagneurs Nationales des Conteneurs (CNC)
Affiliate of the French National Railways for Container traffic.
Compass
Instrument used for showing the direction of north and the relative heading of the ship compared with this direction.
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