Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Fixed Height Load-Carrying Truck
Truck carrying its load on a non-elevating platform.
Fixed Platform Truck
See: Fixed Height Load-carrying Truck
Flag
An indication of the country in which a means of transport is registered through a reference to the ensign of this country.
Flammable
Capable to be set on fire under given circumstances. (Amendment 25 IMO DGS).
Flash Point
The lowest temperature at which a good produces enough vapour to form a flammable mixture with air.
Flat
See: Flat Rack Container
Flat Bed Trailer
A wheeled trailer or a semi-trailer with a flat cargo carrying surface or deck and without any superstructure.
Flat Pack
Garments packed in cardboard boxes.
Flat Rack Container
A container with two end walls and open sides.
Fleet
Any group of means of transport acting together or under one control.
Flexibility
The extent to which and the rate at which adjustments to changed circumstances are possible.
Flight Number
A combination of two letters, indicating the airline, and three or four digits indicating the number of the voyage.
Floating
Freely suspending in water of an object.
Floating Crane
A crane mounted on a barge or pontoon, which can be towed or is self-propelled.
Floating Dock
A floating structure which can be partially submerged to enable vessels to enter and to leave and which can be raised for use as a dry dock.
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Floating Stock
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Flotsam
Goods lost by shipwreck, found floating in the sea.
Flow Chart
A diagram, using symbols and depicting the sequence of events that should take place in a complex set of tasks.
Flow Control
A term often used to describe a specific production control system.
Flow Line
The direction of flow in which e.g. pallets have been positioned and stowed.
Flow of materials
The flow of materials and components which goes to and through the factory for the production process.
Fo'c's'le
See: Forecastle
Force Majeure
Circumstance which is beyond the control of one of the parties to a contract and which may, according to the terms and conditions, relieve that party of liability for failing to execute the contract.
Fore and Aft Stowage
Stowage from the bow to the stern (lengthwise), as opposed to stowage athwartships.
Forecast
- An estimation or calculation in advance; a prediction.
- The amount of cargo expected to be booked for a certain sailing of a vessel.
- The number of containers expected to be used in a certain area, for steering purposes.
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