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Freight Forwarding Terms Glossary

Word Spelled Out	Acronym	Super Cat	Category	Keywords	Definition
	CanMar	a
	CASS
Less Than Container Load	LCL
	AES
	PAL
	MF
	SGS Inspection			process
	ABI
	ZIM
(US Navy Rating) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Structures)	AMS
20' container
40' container
Aalesund, Norway - Vigra (Airport Code)	AES
Abilene, TX, USA - Municipal Airport code	ABI
Actual Time of Arrival	ATA
Aerospace Material Specification	AMS
Air waybill	AWB	AIR Freight			bill of lading for air freight shipments
Aircraft Hangar (USAF bare base deployable aircraft shelter)	ACH
Aircraft/Airplane Evacuation Simulation	AES
American Transit Association	ATA
American Trucking Associations	ATA
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Schiphol [Airport Code]	ANS
Automated Clearing House	ACH
Automatic Broker Interchange	ABI
bill of lading	B/L
Bill of lading	BOL			document
Bonded Warehouse / CFS	CFS
Bonding
Break Bulk
Bunker surcharge	BSC
Call Tag		Trucking			Shipper
Canadian Transport Commission	CTC
Cargo Network Services	CNS			Organization	CNS Cargo Network Services www.cnsc.net CNSC, a subsidiary of the International Air Transport Association, was founded to serve the needs of the air cargo industry in the United States. CNS provides a range of products and services to promote productivity, profitability, credibility, cooperation and quality of service among air carriers and cargo agents. In a constantly changing landscape, CNS is committed to understanding industry dynamics so it can anticipate the future needs of the airline-cargo agent partnership. Since its founding in 1985, CNS has served the air cargo industry through its specialized programs and services. Viewing itself as a clearinghouse for valuable information and as a natural central point for the interactions between carriers and agents, CNS continues to work hard to identify and meet the challenges that the industry faces.
carrier
carton / container	CTN			abbreviation
cubic meter	CBM, M3

centralized traffic control	CTC
Certificate of Origin	C of O
cubic feet	CFT
Civil Aeronautics Board	CAB
collect on delivery	COD
Commercial Import Program	CIP
Commercial Invoice				document
Commodity
Consignee
Cost Insurance Freight	CIF
Currency Adjustment factor	CAF
Customs AMS	AMS
customs broker
Customs Clearance ABI	ABI
Customs Clearance ACH	ACH
Customs Clearance AES	AES
Department of Transportation	DOT
Dimensional Weight
Dolly
drawback rate
Drayage		Sea Freight			moving a sea container from the port to another central warehouse
Eindhoven, Netherlands - Welschap [Airport Code]	EIN
Employer Identification Number	EIN#
Estimated Time of Arrival	ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival	ETD
Evergreen
Expedited Services NFO	NFO
Federal Maritime Commission	FMC			Organization	FMC Federal Maritime Commission www.fmc.gov The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) was established in 1961 as an independent government agency, responsible for the regulation of shipping in the foreign trades of the United States. The Commission's five members are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

FTZ management	FTZ
Full Container Load	FCL
Handtruck
Hazardous Materials	HAZMAT			guideline
House Air Waybill	HAWB			document
Hub					In trucking a centrally located warehouse where shipments are rerouted to other hubs or terminals.
Inland freight
Inter-modal, intermodal
International Air Transport Association	IATA			Organization	IATA International Air Transport Association www.iata.org IATA is the trade association of the world's international airline industry. Originally founded in 1919, it now groups together nearly 270 airlines, including the world's largest. These airlines fly over 95 percent of all international scheduled air traffic.
Load Device	LD2 , LD3, LD4				Standard sized Load devices fit into the belly of an airplane.
Less than Total Load / Less than Truck Load	LTL
Letter of Credit
Logistics
Master House Air Waybill	MAWB			document
Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier	NVOCC				A company that is a NVOCC does not own the actual ocean vessel. It leases space with the VOCC under contract.
Ocean Freight	O/F
Packing List				document
pallet
pick up	P/U
PRO Number	PRO Number
Publication Air Cargo World				Publication
Publication American Shipper				Publication
Publication Journal of Commerce				Publication
Publication Shipping Digest				Publication
Publication Traffic World				Publication
purchase order	PO
refrigerated container	Reffer
Refrigerator dolly	Reffer handtruck				refers to truck or ocean container
Registro nacional de pessoa jur¡dica (Legal registration)	CGC#
Request for quote	RFQ
said to contain	STC
Shipper's Bill of Lading				document
Shipper's Export Declaration	SED			document
Shipper's Letter of Instructions	SLI			document	AESDirect is the U.S. Census Bureau's free, internet based system for filing Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) information to the Automated Export System (AES). It is the electronic alternative to filing a paper SED, and can be used by U.S. Principal Parties in Interest (USPPIs), forwarders, or anyone else responsible for export reporting. http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/forms/index.html
skid	SKD				A wooden or plastic pallet that allows a forklift or pallet jack to lift the freight to a truck or around the warehouse. standard dimensions are 40" x 48" x 8"
Terminal					In trucking, A centrally located warehouse for a local area this would be at the end of a "spoke" in the hub and spoke analogy.
Third-Party Logistics	3PL
Transfer Receiving Charge	TRC
Unit Load device	ULD	AIR	Aircraft	device equipment	Standard sized Load devices fit into the belly of an airplane.
Vessel Operating	VCCC				A company that owns the actual ocean vessel is a VOCC. NVOCC's
Common Carrier					lease space in bulk from VOCC
Waybill