Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Free On Board (...named port of shipment) (FOB)
See: Inco Terms
Free Port
An international port or an area within an international port at which, crew, passengers, baggage, cargo, mail and stores may be disembarked or unloaded, may remain and may be transhipped, without being subjected to any customs charges or duties. (Examination is possible for instance to meet security or narcotics control requirements.) Source: IMO.
Free Pratique
Permission granted by local medical authorities, denoting that the vessel has a clean Bill of Health so that people may embark and disembark.
Free Trade Zone (FTZ)
A part of the territory of a state where any goods introduced are generally regarded, in so far as import duties and taxes are concerned, as being exempted (Kyoto Convention).
Freeboard
Distance measured vertically from the freeboard deck accepted and indicated by the class bureau to the waterline under specified conditions.
Freeboard of a Vessel
Vertical distance from the main deck to the surface of the water measured at the middle of the vessel's length.
Freight
The amount of money due for the carriage of goods and payable either in advance or upon delivery.
Freight All Kinds (FAK)
Single freight which is charged irrespective of the commodity.
Freight Collect
Freight and charges to be paid by the consignee.
Freight Container
See: Container
Freight Costs
Costs incurred by the merchant in moving goods, by whatever means, from one place to another under the terms of the contract of carriage. In addition to transport costs this may include such elements as packing, documentation, loading, unloading and transport insurance.
Freight Forwarder
See: Forwarder
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Freight Invoice
An itemised list of goods shipped and services rendered stating fees and charges.
Freight Manifest
A (cargo) manifest including all freight particulars.
Freight Payer
The party which, by virtue of an agreement is responsible for the payment of freight charges to the carrier.
Freight Prepaid
Freight and charges to be paid by the consignor.
Freight Ton
A unit for freighting cargo according to weight and/or cubic measurement.
Freighter
A vessel or an aircraft used for the carriage of cargo.
Full Container Load (FCL)
- A container stuffed or stripped under risk and for account of the shipper and/or the consignee.
- A general reference for identifying container loads of cargo loaded and/or discharged at merchants' premises.
Full Trailer
A truck trailer constructed in such way that its own weight and that of the cargo rest upon its own wheels, instead of being supported by e.g. a tractor.
Fully Cellular Containership (FCC)
A vessel specially designed to carry containers, with cell-guides under deck and necessary fittings and equipment on deck.
Fumigation
To expose certain spaces to the action of fumes in order to disinfect or kill vermin. For containers done in line with national legislation.
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