Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Intercontainer
A co-operative formed by 19 European Railways, for the management of international rail container traffic in Europe.
Interline
Two or more road transport companies joining operations to bring cargo to a certain destination.
Interline Carrier
A carrier with whom another carrier has an interline agreement.
Intermodal Transport
The movement of goods (containers) in one and the same loading unit or vehicle which uses successively several modes of transport without handling of the goods themselves in changing modes.
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
An international organisation of airlines, founded in 1945, with the aim of promoting the commercial air traffic. Parties should achieve this by co-operation between the parties concerned and by performance of certain rules, procedures and tariffs, regarding both cargo and passengers.
International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)
An organisation in which the major classification societies, among others American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's Register of Shipping and Germanischer Lloyd, are joined, whose principal aim is the improvement of standards concerning safety at sea.
International Carriage
Carriage whereby the place of departure and any place of landing are situated in more than one country.
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
A voluntary organisation of national shipowner' associations with the objective to promote interests of its members, primarily in the technical and legal fields of shipping operations.
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
An international organisation of governments, dealing with search and rescue in distress, weather information, telecommunications and navigational requirements.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
An United Nations agency, dealing with employment rights and working conditions, covering work at sea and in ports.
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code)
A code, representing the classification of dangerous goods as defined by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in compliance with international legal requirements.
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International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
An United Nations agency concerned with safety at sea. Its work includes codes and rules relating to tonnage measurement of vessels, load lines, pollution and the carriage of dangerous goods.
Its previous name was the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO).
International Medical Guide for Ships (IMGS)
'The doctor at sea'.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
A world-wide federation of national standards institutes (ISO member bodies).
International Safety Management Code
This international standard for the safe management and operation of ships prescribes rules for the organisation of a shipping company management in the context of safety and pollution prevention and requires the development and implementation of a safety management system.
Inventory
- A detailed list of goods located in a certain space or belonging to a specified object.
- Goods available for satisfying certain demands. Inventories may consist of finished goods ready for sale, they may be parts or intermediate items, they may be work in process, or they may be raw materials.
Invoice
An account from the supplier, for goods and/or services supplied by him.
Issuing Carrier
The carrier whose Air Waybill is issued (air cargo).
Item
Separate article or unit.
Itinerary
The route of a means of transport, indicated by the names of the ports of call or other locations, often including estimated arrival and departure dates.
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