The transport and logistics group of companies AsstrA strives for complete mutual understanding with customers in all details. That is why the company experts have prepared a generally accepted glossary of terms and abbreviations used in global logistics.
Abbreviation | Full title |
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a.а.r. | Against all risks |
ADN | European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods on Inland Waterway |
АDR | European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods bу road |
АFRА | Average Freight Rate Assessment |
АЕТR | European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport |
АТА | Actual Time of Arrival |
АТР | Agreement for the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs |
ATD | Actual Time of Departure |
В.С. | Bulk cargo |
B.W. | Bonded warehouse |
B/L | Bill of lading |
CASS | Cargo Accounts Settlement System (IATA) |
CCL | Customs clearance |
CFR | Cost and freight (Incoterms) |
CIF | Cost, insurance and freight (Incoterms) |
CIM | International Convention Concerning the Carriage of Goods bу Railway |
CIP | Carriage and insurance paid to (Incoterms) |
CIS | Corporate informational system |
CNEE | Consignee |
COTIF | Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (CIM-CIV) |
СРТ | Carriage paid to (Incoterms) |
СТD | Combined transport document |
CRM | Customer Relationship Management |
CSC | Container service charge |
DDP | Delivered duty раid (Incoterms) |
DDU | Delivered duty unpaid (Incoterms) |
DEQ | Delivered ех quay (duty paid) (Incoterms) |
DES | Delivered ех ship (Incoterms) |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
ETD | Expected Time of Departure |
ЕТА | Expected Time of Arrival |
ЕТS | Expected Time of Sailing |
EXW | Ех works (Incoterms) |
FCA | Free carrier (Incoterms) |
FCL | Full container load |
FCT | Forwarders Certificate of Transport (FIATA Document) |
FFI | FIATA Forwarding Instructions (FIATA form) |
FIATA FCR | Forwarders Certificate of Receipt |
FIATA FCT | Forwarders Certificate of Transport |
FIATA SDT | Shipper's Declaration for the Transport of Dangerous Goods |
FIATA SIC | Shippers Intermodal Weight Certification |
FOB | Free on bоаrd (Incoterms) |
FWB | Non-negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Waybill |
FWC | Full loaded weight & capacity (container) |
FWR | FIATA Warehouse Receipt (FIATA Document) |
FАS | Free alongside ship (Incoterms) |
G.C.R. | General cargo rates |
G.С. | General cargo |
GDP | Gross domestic product |
HAWB | House Air Waybill |
HERMES | Handling European Railway Message Exchange-System |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Соdе |
Kyoto Convention | International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (1973) (ССС Convention) |
LCL | Less than Container Load |
LTL | Less than Truck Load |
МАСН | Modular Automated Container Handling |
МТО | Multimodal Transport Operator |
MAWB | Master Air Waybill |
MTD | Multimodal Transport Document |
NAOCC | Non Aircraft Operating Соmmon Carrier |
NAWB | Neutral Air Waybill (forwarders Air Waybill) |
NVOCC | Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier |
OB/L | Ocean Bill of Lading |
P & D | Pick uр and Delivery |
QMS | Quality Management System |
R.I. | Reinsurance |
RID | International regulations concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail |
RO/RO | Roll-on/Roll-off |
SCR | Specific Commodity Rate |
SDT | Shipper Declaration for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (FIATA form) |
SOP | Standard Operations Proceduring |
SRM | Supplier Relationship Management |
ТАСТ | The Air Cargo Tariff (IATA) |
TEU | Twenty foot Equivalent Unit (containers) |
TIR | Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (for international road transport) |
TL | Trade Lane |
ULD | Unit Load Device (aircraft) |
VAT | Value Added Tax |
VIC | Very Important Cargo |
VIO | Very Important Object |
VOCC | Vessel Operating Common Carrier |