Transport glossary

Welcome to our transport glossary, your indispensable resource for navigating the complex world of logistics and transport. Whether you are an industry professional or an entrepreneur looking to optimize your supply chain, this lexicon will provide you with clear and accurate definitions of key terms and concepts. Our objective is to help you better understand the logistical challenges, to improve the efficiency of your operations and to facilitate your exchanges with your partners. Explore our lexicon to enrich your knowledge and simplify your logistics processes.Transport and logistics lexicon, your essential resource for understanding the essential terms of road, sea, air, multimodal and logistics transport.

Whether you are a professional in the sector, a forwarder, a shipper Or a entrepreneur, this guide provides you with clear and precise definitions of key concepts related to supply chain, freight, incoterms, and logistics flow management.

Our aim: to help you optimize your logistics operations, improve the management of your supply chain and facilitate your exchanges with your partners. Explore our lexicon to master transport vocabulary and become more efficient!
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A

Tuning, Acconing

Weighing heavy or bulky packages on board a ship using log cradles or wooden holds to avoid slipping during the crossing.

Authorized agent

Company that has received approval by the State to be able to secure an air shipment.

Aggregation

Verification of the qualities of a commodity by an expert or a surveillance company.

Allotment

Type of preparation of orders at the reference in which all the items of the same reference are taken and then divided between the various orders to be processed.

AMS

Automated Manifest System : registration of the goods 24 hours before their departure for the USA.

APE

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are trade agreements aimed at developing free trade between the European Union and Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

Shipowner

The person who “arms” and operates the ship - its owner.

ASEAN

ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations is composed of 10 member states. It is the 5th “economic block” in the world after the EU, the United States, China and Japan.

AD VALOREM INSURANCE (NOT MANDATORY)

Specific insurance by the shipper expressly requesting insurance coverage up to the declared value of the goods and subject to the payment of a premium.

Particular damage/Particular average

Accidental damage to the means of transport or its cargo. If the goods were insured, the corresponding indemnities are included in a “disapache” (adjustment) established by a “damage inspector” (adjuster).

Common damage/General average

Losses or expenses incurred voluntarily by the Captain to save the ship and its cargo The distribution of these expenses between the shipowner and the various shippers is made in proportion to the values of the goods saved by an “average adjuster” who establishes an “average statement” giving details of the contribution (ship's proportion) of each of the participants. Pending the settlement of the joint damage, cargo receivers must sign an “average bond” and pay an interim contribution fixed in agreement between the dispatcher and the shipowner.

Refuelling

Provisions, fuels and various supplies intended for the operation of air and maritime transport as well as for the food and comfort of their passengers and crews.

NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY OF GOODS

The impediment to delivery gives rise to the establishment of a notice of arrears sent by the carrier to the ordering party within the following 24 hours.

NOTICE OF PASSAGE

Documents delivered to the absent recipient by the carrier who was unable to deliver the goods.

AWB

Air Way Bill = LTA = Air Waybill

Air transport document.

Routing

Freight forwarding refers to the complete process of transporting and delivering goods from their point of origin to their final destination, including all the logistical steps necessary to ensure efficient and secure shipping.

B

B.A.E - Good to remove

Act by which the Customs Administration authorizes the removal of goods, placed under surveillance, for the purposes provided for by the customs regime under which they are placed.

BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor

Tax used to compensate for changes in fuel prices (maritime transport).

Bill of Lading/Maritime Bill of Lading

The bill of lading (B/L) in English is the contract for the maritime transport of goods. Issued by the carrier to the shipper, it details the mode and the journey of a cargo from its origin to its final destination.

Domiciliation office

Customs office where all the operations of a company are centralized in the context of a particular procedure from which it benefits (for example as part of a home customs procedure). In the context of a single domiciliation, the domiciliation office is the one where credits, payments and customs clearance formalities are centralized (material accounting and regularized declarations). As part of this procedure, the offices on which the various sites from which physical import and/or export operations are carried out depend are referred to as “CAF” branch offices.

C

CABOTAGE

Domestic transport of goods carried out by a non-resident carrier (i.e. foreign) but a national of the European Union who does not have an establishment in the country where the transport takes place

Mobile cash register

removable superstructure for a road vehicle, unified in its dimensions and for some of its devices, in order to facilitate its transshipment onto a wagon. A swap body is an intermodal transport unit.

FORCE MAJEURE

Irresistible, unavoidable and unpredictable event Frost is sometimes remembered as such (in summer at least, but not in winter).

Carrier Haulage

Term of maritime container transport Expedition for which the company takes care of bringing the empty container to the shipper, returning it full to its port storage area at the port of departure. At the port of arrival, the shipping company unloads the container through its storage area and delivers it to the recipient.

CDU

Union Customs Code, determines the rules and procedures applicable to goods entering or leaving the customs territory of the European Union.

PAYLOAD

Load equal to the GVWR of the vehicle minus its empty weight.

LOADING

Operations consisting in loading the vehicle by optimizing the surface.

CHARGER

He can be the owner of the goods, the importer, the exporter, or the freight forwarder.

TACHOGRAPH

Recording device sealed and installed on board the truck, by authorized and sworn personnel. Among other things, it allows the control of driving and rest times.

TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS

The tariff classification of goods refers to a European system for assigning codes to each given commodity in order to classify them into categories.

EXPRESS PACKAGE

Express parcel is an urgent and secure method of delivery of packages.

CUSTOMS BROKER

Professional performing on behalf of the sender or recipient of the goods, the operations to bring them into compliance with the customs regulations of the country in which they will be in transit or at destination. Since the establishment of the CDU (Union Customs Code), the name customs agent has been replaced by RDE: Registered Customs Representative

CSI (Container Security Initiative)

Program designed to secure the maritime transport of containerized goods to the United States.

Currentency Adjustment Factor

Tax used to compensate for changes in currency rates, for example freight in dollars (maritime transport).

Certificate of origin

Document attesting to the origin of a commodity and established by an authorized authority in the country of origin. Document with indicative value that is in no way binding on the import customs service.

EUR1 certificate

Document also called a “movement certificate” that attests to the origin of goods under certain preferential agreements.

Transshipment yards

Specialized projects designed for the transfer of Intermodal Transport Units (swap body or container) from one mode of transport to another (rail/road).

Loader/Shipper

Shipper of the goods. Person who entrusts to a party (freight forwarder, intermediary, transport and logistics operation, transport broker) the care of transporting his goods to a recipient.

Party charter

Document issued in case of chartering a ship. It sets the contractual terms of the agreement in free forms and at the discretion of the parties. However, there are standard charters (Gencon, Synacomex, lnertarkvot...). J.

Freight forwarder

Professional who takes care, materially and legally (therefore under his responsibility and in his own right), of having the transport of goods carried out on behalf of a principal.

Bill of Lading = B/L

Maritime transport document.

Conference/Freight conference

Group of shipowners serving the same lines, having concluded traffic agreements between them in order to regulate competition, organize the service of ports, standardize tariffs and provide for loyalty tax rebates.

Container

Generic term used for a box designed for the transport of goods, sturdy enough for repeated use, generally stackable and equipped with elements allowing transfer between modes.

Land container

Container meeting the specifications laid down by the International Union of Railways (UIC), designed to be used in combined rail-road transport.

Sea container

Container strong enough to be stacked in a cellular vessel and can be grasped from above. Most of these containers are ISO containers, which meet the standards set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Full container FCL = Full container load

Loading goods into a single container. The container is generally set up at the sender's premises and opened at the receiver's premises.

Container Service Charge CSC = THC= Terminal Handling Charge

Boarding or disembarking fees (sea transport).

Commodity Rates

Specific air taxation (less expensive) for a specific type of goods. The nomenclature definition is indicated by a CO-RATE number (or item).

Freight corridor

All the paths built by common agreement by infrastructure managers, allowing continuous cross-border circulation of freight trains on an international axis.

Exceptional convoy

An exceptional convoy refers to the road transport of goods or the movement of vehicles with extremely large dimensions or weight (measures that do not comply with the data indicated in the traffic code).

Express race

Operation of generally local or interurban movement of goods from point A to point B without breaking loads, with dedicated resources and fast and determined delivery times.

Coursier

Employer who carries out express shopping

CROSS-DOCKING

Cross-docking is a logistics technique widely used to manage and intersect supply flows. It is a just-in-time organization, goods are not stored for a long time.

Cubage

Size of a shipment such as: Length X Width X Height = Cubage

Pickup credit

Facility granted by the subscription to the regional receiver of an annual guaranteed tender by which the debtor undertakes to pay, within thirty days at the latest after taking them into account, the duties and taxes due, increased by a discount of one per thousand. In terms of excise duties, facility offered to the operator to pay the duties thirty days after the end of the liquidation credit by setting up a bond.

Cross-Trade

Transport of goods involving three parties for a single flow: the seller, the buyer and an intermediary (who may be the seller's supplier) located in different countries than that of the buyer or seller.

Container Service Charge CSC = THC= Terminal Handling Charge

Boarding or disembarking fees (sea transport).

D

Disbursements

Expenses incurred by the shipper or transport on behalf of a third party, during transport.

Customs clearance

Customs clearance consists in declaring to customs any import or export of goods. In the case of the European Union, the procedure is applicable for all cross-border goods transport.

Global Declaration/Supplementary (OCG)

Regularization declaration used to summarily complete, within the framework of simplified procedures, the prior customs clearance declarations made during the globalization period.

Trade in goods declaration (DEB)

Monthly statistical and fiscal declaration drawn up in the context of intra-Community trade by operators who have introduced or shipped goods.

Unpacking

Stripping= unstuffing

Exiting the goods when the container is opened

Single administrative document (DAU)

Form used to write customs declarations under normal procedures or summary declarations under simplified procedures. Document presented in the form of a bundle with 8 sheets (a 9th sheet is used for re-export for products subject to the Common Agricultural Policy).

DOL

In terms of transport, cases of fraud in transport are mainly found in the diversion of goods, which are the result of its agents. Fraud is therefore characterized by an intentional failure on the part of the carrier to fulfill its obligations (No suggestion) may also be characterized by the intention to harm

DTS

Fictive international currency that member countries of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) can use to pay off their balance of payments deficits. The D.T.S. is also used as a reference for calculating compensation for damages incurred during international transport (road/rail/air/sea), which is then converted into the national currency of payment. It is made up of a panel of national currencies, its value is therefore likely to vary at any moment, more or less, according to the fluctuations of the component currencies.

Commission agent's right of retention

The privilege of the commissionaire allows him to exercise a right of retention on the goods and documents that have been given to him, to have them sold and to be paid by preference. All claims due to the commission agent, not only those relating to the goods retained but also those arising from previous transactions, are guaranteed by the lien.

Carrier's right of retention

From now on, the carrier can exercise his right of retention for any unpaid transport claim from his principal, the sender or the recipient, even arising from previous transport.

E

Disbursement

Delivery is carried out in the hands of the person designated as the recipient on the transport document. As soon as this person has taken possession of the shipment, they release it to the carrier by signing the transport document.

Potting/Unpacking

Operation of loading or unloading goods inside a UTI.

Freight commitment (Booking note)

Agreement, signed by the parties, in which a shipper undertakes to deliver goods to a shipowner or his agent and the shipowner undertakes to reboard. The booking note gives the details of the goods to be loaded (freight rate, board prices, ports of loading and unloading, date of embarkation) with any observations.

Multimodal transport contractor

Person who concludes a multimodal transport contract and who assumes full responsibility for the execution of the contract as a carrier or transport operator.

Express shipping

Express shipping is a very fast and secure method of sending packages and goods nationally and internationally.

Bonded warehouse

Space that allows the storage of goods waiting for customs clearance.

EORI

Economic Operator Registration and Identification. The EORI number is a unique community identification number allowing operators to import and/or export goods outside the European Union and to carry out customs formalities.

Tariff species

Nomenclature of a product in application of the customs tariff. According to article 28 of the Customs Code: “the type of goods is the name assigned to them by the Common Customs Tariff. Orders of the Minister of Economy and Finance may prescribe, for the declaration of the tariff type of goods, the use of codification elements of the customs clearance nomenclature of products. This nomenclature is the subject of a publication by order of the Minister of Economy and Finance.” There are approximately 15,500 classification headings.

E.T.A -Estimated Time Arrival

Expected date and time of arrival of the vessel at the port.

E.T.C./Empty Trans Container

Empty container

E.T.D./Estimated Time of Departure

Expected departure date and time.

EVP/TEU

Twenty foot equivalent. Unit of measurement corresponding to a 20-foot long (6.10 m) ISO container, used to express transport capacities or flows. A standardized 40-foot ISO series 1 container corresponds to 2 TEU/TEUs.

Registered exporter

Registered exporter status is a customs simplification allowing the exporter to self-certify the origin of goods on a commercial document. This procedure involves obtaining the REX 5 (Registered Exporter System) number electronically, via the SOPRANO-REX remote procedure.

F

Faculty/Goods insurance, cargo insurance

In terms of marine insurance, it is the name of the goods as opposed to the “body” (hull policy), that is to say the ship itself F.P.A.

F.A.P. = Franc of particular damage/Free of particular average

Insurance formula in which Insurers cover the total loss, the common damage, with the exception of specific damages.

F.A.P. except

Insurance formula similar to the F.AP. but also covering damage due to certain causes to be specified in the policy (generally collision, grounding, fire, explosion, collision with a fixed or floating body).

Gross fault on the part of the carrier

Particularly serious negligence committed by the carrier committed, (goods left unattended)

Feedering, feeder

Short-sea shipping service that connects at least two ports together in order to concentrate or redistribute goods (usually in containers) coming from or going to a deep-sea transport serving one of them. By extension, this concept can be applied to land shipments.

Piggyback

Freight transport in which the vehicle (or even simply the swap body) is transported by rail for most of its journey.

Conventional freight

Freight that cannot be containerized due to its size or volume.

Fortune of the Sea/Perils of the Sea

Accidents of all kinds occurring at sea to ships and to the goods carried.

Full container load FCL = full container

Loading goods into a single container. The container is generally set up at the recipient's premises. It is covered by a single bill of lading.

FTL

Transport in which the goods occupy all the space of the cargo vehicle.

Franco

This is the amount to be paid by a buyer for the delivery of goods. The expression “free shipping” generally indicates that charges are not applied.

G

Stacking/Stacking

Stacking containers or packages one on top of the other.

White gloves

Service allowing the treatment of fragile or high-value goods (works of art, luxury products, technological equipment with high added value, etc.) with particular attention to the smallest details, integrating the unpacking of the goods, the installation and the management of packaging. It also offers treatment that respects security and confidentiality measures.

Stacking/Stacking

Stacking containers or packages one on top of the other.

Flow manager

The flow manager plays an essential role in acting as the link between production, suppliers, storage warehouses and shipping points.

Fleet Management

A fleet refers to a fleet of vehicles (starting from 10 vehicles), whether heavy goods vehicles and commercial vehicles (minibuses, vans, vans), whether heavy goods vehicles or light commercial transport vehicles (minibuses, vans, vans)

Order manager

Single point of contact for the customer managing order files from their opening to their closure and ensuring the interface with the customer in the event of a hazard.

Groupage (LCL Less than container load)

Action consisting in grouping shipments of goods, for example grouping individual packages into a container, in contrast to ungrouping.

Express groupage

Action consisting in grouping shipments of goods, for example grouping individual packages for express shipping.

H

Handling load

Costs resulting from the various manipulations (unloading, warehousing, storage, palletizing, loading...) suffered by containers and goods in depots or terminals.

HAWB/House Air Way Bill

Air transport document issued by a consolidator, which may bear any number specific to the consolidator. An AWB can combine several HAWBs.

Hazmat

Hazardous Materials/material known as dangerous for transport.

HBL/House Bill of Lading

Also called FBL (Forwarder Bill of Lading). Document issued by the freight forwarder whose sender is the shipper and whose recipient is his bank or the buyer. At destination, the buyer can only collect his goods upon presentation of the originals to the freight forwarder at the port of destination.

HUB

Place of transshipment where connections are organized.

I

IATA

The IATA or International Air Transport Association brings together the majority of airlines with around 290 members.

IMCO

Name in maritime transport of dangerous goods.

Incoterm

Terms of sale, used in international trade, establishing responsibilities and terms of transport.

ISPS

InternationalShip and Ports facility Security Code. Overcharge for port security costs.

ISO

International Organization for Standardization.

Interconnection

Physical transfer from one mode of transport to another.

Intermodality

Combination between two modes of transport.

Interoperability

Capacity of an international train to circulate on both sides of borders, with technical rules recognized by each rail network along the way.

J

Jat/Juste à temps (Just in time)

Organization of just-in-time production aimed at minimizing stocks.

K

No results

No results.

L

Leave behind

The shipment whose recipient has refused to take delivery for any reason whatsoever and which is left at the disposal of the carrier by the ordering party, who analyzes it in total loss.

Air waybill (LTA)/Air way bill (AWB)

Document governing the transport of goods by air.

Car letter

Inland transport document.

International Consignment Note (LVI) or CMR

In international traffic, operational sheets allowing the passage from one country to another and materializing the agreement signed between the contracting parties (CF transport contract)

Community license

Intended for companies operating vehicles weighing more than 6 tons of PMA. It is valid in France and in all EU countries.

Landing charges

Unloading costs in addition to freight.

Letter of credit

Payment commitment established by a bank on behalf of the beneficiary, usually the seller of the goods, against the delivery of documents specified in the credit.

Live Animals

The transport of live animals, also called “Live animals”.

Express delivery

Express delivery is commonly carried out by companies specializing in urgent transport.

LCL Less than Container load = grouping

Refers to a shipment that does not justify the complete use of a container. The goods are taken care of by a consolidator (intermediary between the shipper and the transport company) who, after assembling it with other shipments for the same destination, delivers a complete “FCL” container to the shipping company.

Lo/Lo =Lift On/Lift Off

Container handling operation at the terminal.

Logistics

The process of designing and managing the supply chain in the broadest sense. This chain may include the supply of the raw materials necessary for manufacturing, including the management of materials at the manufacturing site, delivery to warehouses and distribution centers, sorting, handling, packaging and final distribution at the point of consumption.

LTL (Less Thank Truckroad)

Transport in which the goods partially occupy the space of the cargo vehicle.

M

M.A.D.T. store or temporary storage area

Place approved for the temporary storage of goods waiting for a customs destination.

Export store or yard/M.A.E.

Place approved for the storage of goods declared for export and which must be subject to special supervision by the customs service.

Release

Act by which the customs officer, after completing the formalities of the Declaration in detail, authorizes the declarant to remove goods in order to give them to their destination in accordance with the regime under which they were declared.

Manifest/Manifest

Maritime or air transport document that summarizes all goods loaded in a port or airport to another port or airport.

Hazardous materials/Hazmat goods

Maritime or air transport document that summarizes all goods loaded in a port or airport destined for another port or airport

Messenger

Carrier registered in the register, carrying out operations of removal, groupage — ungrouping, and distribution of goods in packages or lots of less than 3 tons.

Express messaging

Express messaging includes the transport of packages and goods requiring passage through a sorting, ungrouping or grouping chain.

Merchant Haulage

(term of maritime container transport) Shipment in which the shipper collects the container from the shipping company's storage area, packs it and transports it to the port of loading. At the port of arrival, the shipper or receiver (according to the incoterm) takes care of taking the container from the shipping company's storage area and transporting it at their own risk and expense to the final destination.

Multimodality

Connection between several modes of transport.

Verified Gross Mass (VGM)

It is the total gross mass of a container (standard container, tank, flat and bulk)... It must include all the units of packages and goods, the strapping and rigging equipment (for example packaging) as well as the empty weight of the container (TARE).

Handling

Handling refers to all operations consisting in moving, lifting, loading, loading, unloading and storing goods, manually or using mechanical equipment, in order to facilitate their transport and management within a warehouse or during an expedition.

N

Combined nomenclature (HS code)

System for the description and codification of goods within the European Union The NC is composed of 8 digits:
- The first 6 are those of the International Harmonized System (HS)
- The last 2 correspond to subdivisions of the HS to meet the tariff and/or statistical needs of the European Union.

The Combined Nomenclature is revised annually on the first of January of each year. It is the reference base for determining the rate of customs duties applied to a commodity.

Notification - Notify address

A statement that is placed on the transport document to specify the persons to be notified when the goods arrive.

ISO standards

ISO standards in the freight transport and logistics sector are numerous and serve as a certification for the quality of the carrier's services and processes.

NVOCC or Grouper

No Vessel Operating Common Carrier. Term referring to a company buying maritime transport capacity that it then offers to its customers under its own responsibility.

O

Transport order

Contractual document used between a client and a transport operator.

AEO (Authorized Economic Operator)

Operator benefiting from an authorization granted by the customs administration. Certification, which is a guarantee of the reliability of the service provider, allows, among other things, simplified access to simplified customs procedures, advance declarations, etc.

Preferential origin

Used to apply a reduced or zero rate of customs duties. Bilateral free trade agreements established between the EU and a number of third countries allow the granting of tariff advantages (reduction or exemption from customs duties) to goods traded between the contracting parties. In order to benefit from the advantages conferred by preferential origin, exported goods must comply with the conditions defined by the free trade agreement established with the country concerned.

P

P.I.F./ Border Inspection Post

Any inspection post located in France near the external border of Community territory.

Logistics platform

Geographical concentration of independent organizations and businesses, dealt with freight transport (for example, freight forwarders, shipper, transport operator, customs) and ancillary services (, warehousing, maintenance and repair) and ancillary services (, warehousing, maintenance and repair)

Express pallet

The express pallet service is ideal for responding to an extreme emergency without breaking the load.

Loading plan

All operations consisting in the judicious positioning of loads in a road vehicle.

Express fold

Express mail is a type of shipment that differs from traditional mail or letter by its urgent nature.

Unloaded weight

Vehicle weight when empty

Gross weight

Weight + tare. = weight of the goods + packaging

Net weight

Net weight of goods excluding packaging

Taxable weight

Taxable weight of goods according to dimensional weight ( article on dimensional weight ). Unit of measure used by airlines to determine the price of freight. It allows transport to be invoiced according to the weight but also the volume of the goods.

Port of

Payment method that places the transport price at the expense of the recipient.

Port paid

Payment method that places the transport price at the expense of the shipper.

Nodal point

Central point for the collection, sorting, transshipment and redistribution of goods in a given geographical area. The “Hub” concept comes from the vocabulary used in air transport, both for people and for goods. It consists of serving all points in a given territory from a single central point (“Hub and Spoke” concept).

POL/POD

POL (port of loading) loading port

POD (portof discharge) discharge port

PSS

Peak Season Surcharge

Surcharge applied by the shipping company during periods of high demand.

Port Liner Terms Charges PLTC = Liner Terms

Regular line conditions that define the limits of the maritime transport contract and determine the legal border of liability by specifying how the maritime service provided by the shipowner is understood.

Dry port/ Advanced port

Land terminal in direct commercial connection with a seaport.

PTAC

Authorized total weight when loaded.

PTRA

Authorized total rolling weight

Q

No results

No results.

R

Pickup

Action of coming to collect the shipment (s) from the sender.

Dimensional weight ratio

It is a ratio between the weight of shipments and their volume.

RDE (Registered Customs Representative)

The RDE is a natural or legal person who carries out on behalf of a third party the formalities allowing the application of customs legislation. The term “customs agent” no longer exists. In order to carry out customs clearance formalities, it is now necessary to comply with the rules and obligations of the Registered Customs Representative (RDE) status set out in the Union Customs Code (CDU).

Reefer

A reefer container is a temperature-controlled refrigerated container equipped with a refrigeration and heating device allowing transport at positive or negative temperatures.

Reserves

Recognition of shortages and damage when taking care of goods, in order to subsequently determine responsibilities.

REX

Registered Exporter System: system of registered exporters.

RID

Regulations concerning the international transport of dangerous goods by rail.

RIPPER

Driver support for handling operations.

Ro-Ro /Roll on - Roll off/Roll off/Roll on (ship) or Ro-Ro

Vessel with horizontal handling and loading (by doors placed at the back or on the side and by fixed or mobile internal ramps).

Rolling road/Moving highway = rail highway

Transport of complete road vehicles, using the Roll-Over technique, on trains composed of low-floor wagons over their entire length.

Load break

Action of a transported good that is transferred from one mode of transport or storage to another.

S

SOLAS

The SOLAS Convention: Safety Of Life at Sea, adopted on 1 November 1974 and entered into force on 25 May 1980, defines standards for the safety, security and operation of passenger ships and commercial vessels engaged in international trips. It is the most important international treaty concerning ship safety.

Slot

Location for a container on a container ship.

Surfret

Supplement increasing freight according to port congestion (overfreight congestion = congestion charge), etc...

Storage

Storage is an essential part of the supply chain. There are various storage solutions adapted to the nature and sensitivity of the goods stored.

SEMI-TRAILER

A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle that is designed to be attached to a towing vehicle. It rests partially on the tractor and transfers a significant part of its weight to the tractor via a fifth wheel. Used mainly in the transport of goods, the semi-trailer makes it possible to transport heavy and bulky loads over long distances.

T

TARE

Tare is the empty weight, or empty mass, of a vehicle, handling support or intermodal transport unit.

TAUTLINER

Semi-trailer with sliding curtains.

Taric

The Tariff code is composed of 10 digits and is a division of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) this codification makes it possible to define the applicable customs duty rate and the Community regulations applicable when importing a product originating from a country that does not belong to the European Union.

Controlled temperature

The controlled temperature makes it possible to guarantee specific transport conditions for sensitive products. Depending on the nature of the products, the temperature can be positive or negative.

TMD

Transportation of dangerous materials.

Terminal

Place equipped for the transshipment and storage of UTI.

THC Terminal Handling Charge= CSC = Container Service Charge

Boarding or disembarking fees, cases of maritime container transport.

Transshipment

Movement of ICU from one mode of transport to another.

Forwarding agent

Company mandated by the sender or receiver of goods that must undergo several different and successive modes of transport. Its mission is to organize the link between the various carriers and thus ensure the continuity of a transport.

International road transit - TIR

Transit procedure established by a convention signed in Geneva and which allows a sealed road complex, transporting goods according to a specific route and within certain time limits, to carry out a transport using the territory of several signatory states without systematic verification of its load at border crossings and in suspension of national duties and taxes of the countries crossed under cover of a bonded notebook approved by the customs authorities.

Combined transport

Intermodal transport whose main routes, in Europe, are carried out by rail, waterway, or sea and whose initial and/or terminal routes, by road, are as short as possible.

Transfer of responsibility

This takes place when the goods are taken over by one of the contractors.

Transit

Goods coming from... and waiting to be reloaded in another vehicle

Customs transit

The customs transit regime applies to goods that must be transported under customs control (“bonded” traffic or “bonded” goods).

Export customs transit

This regime guarantees commitments to which the effects associated with export are subject (exemption from VAT, payment of refunds).

Customs import transit

Goods shipped under this regime benefit from the suspension of duties, taxes and other measures that are normally applicable to them, from the point of entry into the Union to the place where they are subject to customs formalities.

Approach transport

Transport carried out from or to a port or airport.

Intermodal transport

Delivery of goods in the same specialized container by at least 2 modes of transport, without transshipment of the goods themselves.

Express transport

Simple to implement, Express Transport is a fast and secure delivery service.

Light transit

Transport holding a domestic license, registered in the register of transports of less than 3.5 tons

For-hire transport

Transport of goods against remuneration on behalf of a third party..

Transport for own account

Transport of your own goods using owned or rented vehicles. Self-account transport is not subject to registration or authorization, unless it is carried out with a vehicle rented for a long term.

Freight rate

Sea or air transport prices.

Telex Release Bill of Lading

The Telex Release allows cargo to be released in one port even if the shipper has surrendered the original bill of lading in another port. For more information, read our article on Cross-Trade HERE.

Transshipment

Transfer from one ship or means of transport to another, in order to continue the transport.

U

Charging unit

Palletized load or prepackaged unit whose floor area is in accordance with the dimensions of the pallets and that can be loaded into a UTI.

UTI

Intermodal transport unit: container, swap bodies and semi-trailers

UP (Paid unit)/WM (Weight Measurement)

When calculating the price of a freight, a unit of taxation which is calculated either per ton or per cubic meter for the benefit of the ship.

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Value to be insured

Real value of the goods.

Declared value

Amount indicated per customer on the transport document who, at his express request, wishes to benefit from AD VALOREM insurance for his shipment.

Undetachable vehicle

Transport vehicle closed with a tarpaulin facilitating loading on the side for non-standard shipments.

Van vehicle

Vehicle equipped with a rigid wall, requiring loading from the rear.

Refrigeration value

Vehicle equipped with a refrigeration unit for the transport of perishable materials

Defect specific to the goods

Damage arising from the nature of the insured object, regardless of any influence external to this object.

Empty trip

An empty trip is carried out without goods on board the transport truck as the name suggests.