Upply Glossary
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3PL (Third-Party Logistics)
Supply Chain
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4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics)
Supply Chain
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AEO (Authorized Economic Operator)
Customs and Regulations
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Air Freight
Air Transport
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Air Freight Forwarder / Consolidator
Air Transport
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Airline
Air Transport
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ATA (Airport-to-Airport)
Air Transport
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ATD (Airport-to-Door)
Air Transport
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AWB (Air Waybill)
Air Transport
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BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor)
Pricing and the Market
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Bill of Lading (B/L)
Maritime Transport
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Blank Sailing
Maritime Transport
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Bulk Carrier
Maritime Transport
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Cabotage
Maritime Transport
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CAF (Currency Adjustment Factor)
Pricing and the Market
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CBR (Commodity Box Rates)
Pricing and the Market
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CCFI (China Containerized Freight Index)
Pricing and the Market
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Certificate of Origin
Customs and Regulations
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CFR (Cost and Freight)
Incoterms
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Charter Party
Maritime Transport
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Charterer
Road Transport
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Chartering
Freight Transport
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CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight)
Incoterms
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CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To)
Incoterms
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CMR Consignment Note
Supply Chain
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CMR Convention (Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road)
Road Transport
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Combined Transport
Supply Chain
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Container
Maritime Transport
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Container Ship
Maritime Transport
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Container TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)
Maritime Transport
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CPT (Carriage Paid To)
Incoterms
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Cross-docking
Supply Chain
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Customs Broker
Customs and Regulations
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Customs Declaration
Customs and Regulations
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Customs Duties
Customs and Regulations
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Customs Regime
Customs and Regulations
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DAP (Delivered At Place)
Incoterms
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DDP (Delivered Duty Paid)
Incoterms
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Demurrage
Maritime Transport
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Detention
Pricing and the Market
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Door to Door
Freight Transport
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DPU (Delivered at Place Unloaded)
Incoterms
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EORI (Economic Operator Registration and Identification)
Customs and Regulations
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EXW (Ex Works)
Incoterms
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FAK (Freight All Kinds)
Pricing and the Market
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FAS (Free Alongside Ship)
Incoterms
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FCA (Free Carrier)
Incoterms
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FCL (Full Container Load)
Maritime Transport
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Feeder
Maritime Transport
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FOB (Free On Board)
Incoterms
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Framework Transport Agreement
Pricing and the Market
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Freight Exchange
Road Transport
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Freight Forwarder (Commissionnaire de Transport)
Supply Chain
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Freight Forwarding Agent (Transitaire)
Maritime Transport
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Freight Index
Pricing and the Market
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Freight Rate
Pricing and the Market
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FTL (Full Truck Load)
Road Transport
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Fuel Surcharge
Pricing and the Market
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Full Truckload (FTL)
Road Transport
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Groupage / LCL Consolidation
Maritime Transport
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Incoterms
Incoterms
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Intermodal Transport
Supply Chain
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Last Mile
Supply Chain
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LCL (Less than Container Load)
Maritime Transport
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Less Than Truckload (LTL)
Road Transport
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Logistics Traceability
Supply Chain
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Logistics Warehouse
Supply Chain
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LTL (Less Than Truck Load)
Road Transport
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Multimodal Transport
Supply Chain
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NVOCC
Maritime Transport
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Pallet
Road Transport
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Reefer
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Air Transport
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Reverse Logistics
Supply Chain
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Ro-Ro (Roll on/Roll off)
Maritime Transport
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Road Cabotage
Road Transport
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Road Consignment Note
Road Transport
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SAD (Single Administrative Document)
Customs and Regulations
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SCFI (Shanghai Containerized Freight Index)
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Maritime Transport
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Shipper
Supply Chain
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Spot Rate
Pricing and the Market
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Supply Chain
Supply Chain
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Tariff Surcharge
Pricing and the Market
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THC (Terminal Handling Charges)
Pricing and the Market
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TMS (Transport Management System)
Supply Chain
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Tonne-Kilometre
Road Transport
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Transport Capacity
Pricing and the Market
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Transshipment
Maritime Transport
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ULD (Unit Load Device)
Air Transport
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VGM (Verified Gross Mass)
Maritime Transport
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WMS (Warehouse Management System)
Supply Chain
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