Abbreviation: ACEP
An agreement between the owners of the equipment and the responsible governmental body to allow continuous examination of the equipment (e.g. containers).

Abbreviation: ADR
A European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road.

Automated guided vehicle system.

Automated System for Customs Data. This program dealing with customs declarations has been developed by UNCTAD and is presently used by some 75 countries.

Automated System for Customs Data. This Alongside, near amidships. For navigational purposes in the direction of a right angle to the ship's heading.

Acceptance by the carrier of a portion of a joint rate or charge which is less than the amount which it would receive for the service in the absence of such joint rate or charge.

The process of receiving a consignment from a consignor, usually against the issue of a receipt. As from this moment and on this place the carrier's responsibility for the consignment begins.

Movable steps arranged temporary alongside e.g. a quay to allow access on board for officials, crew or passengers.

The transport of complete road vehicles by another means of transport (e.g. train, ferry accompanied by the driver).

Accord Relatif aux Transports Internationaux de Denrees Perissables et aux Engins Speciaux a Utiliser pour ces Transports Abbreviation: ATP Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment to be used for such carriage.

A notification relating to the receipt of e.g. goods, messages and documents.

Accidents of a nature beyond human control such as flood, lightning or hurricane usually quoted as 'force majeure'.

Covers raw material, work in progress, finished products, which will be used or sold within a given period without extra cost or loss. This term does not cover the so-called reserve inventory.

Customer orders and often also the allocation of items, ingredients and/or raw materials to production or distribution.

A code for identification purposes of the voyage and vessel which actually transports the container/cargo.

In proportion to the value: A phrase applied to certain freight or customs duties levied on goods, property, etc. set as a percentage of their value.

The value attributed to products, and services as the result of a particular process (e.g. production process, storage, transport).

An agreement between the shipper and the carrier, concerning contacts between those parties prior to tendering the consignment.

Quantity of cash or cash equivalents expressed in a monetary amount given to a driver to cover expenses during a trip.

A charge paid by a carrier to an agent or to another carrier, which the delivering carrier then collects from the consignee. Such charges are usually for agents' forwarding fees and incidental expenses paid out of pocket for account of the shipment by an agent or other carrier.

An interline carrier that picks up cargo from the shipper and delivers it to another carrier for shipment to the consignee.

An interline carrier that picks up cargo from the shipper and delivers it to another carrier for shipment to the consignee.

A written piece of information e.g. about the status of the goods.

Special accessories in a container consisting of among others the attachment rails on the inside walls to provide facilities for lashing and separation of the cargo.

Adjustment applied by P&O Nedlloyd lines or liner conferences on freight rates to offset losses or gains for carriers resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates of tariff currencies.

Written statement concerning established damages to cargo and/or equipment.

A system of simultaneous equations for forecasting, based on mutual dependency among the variables used.

Federal Maritime Commission (Control of Shipping acts USA)

Bridge laid from an opening in the railing or side of a vessel to the shore or to a platform with the purpose of giving access to and from the vessel.

International convention for the unification of certain rules, relating to Bills of Lading (1924). These Rules include the description of responsibilities of Shipping Lines.

The amount of ineffective time whereby the available resources are not used e.g. a container in a yard.

The act of intentionally throwing cargo overboard e.g. with the objective of lightening a vessel, which has run aground, such for the common good of all interests: vessel, crew and remaining cargo.

Longitudinal girder at the lowest point of a vessel from which the framework is built.

Vessel where cargo has been put on board.

First voyage of a vessel or aircraft after delivery from new-building to her owner(s).

Imprudent action or omission which may cause injury, damage or loss

The development of classes of business objects may support and have an impact on the developments in the area of simplification of EDI and its standards. A business object is a true representation of a tangible concept stemming from real business usage.

1. Any physical piece of cargo in relation to transport consisting of the contents and its packing for the purpose of ease of handling by manual or mechanical means.
2. The final product of the packing operation consisting of the packing and its contents to facilitate manual or mechanical handling.

The totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs.
Note: The ISO9000 standards on quality management and quality assurance consists of 4 standards: 9000 guidelines for selection and use, 9001 model for quality assurance in design/development 9002 model for quality assurance in production and installation, 9003 model for quality assurance in final inspection and test, and 9004 guidelines for quality management and quality system elements, part 2 are guidelines for services.

A document evidencing a contract for the transport of goods by rail.

Abbreviation: SWL The maximum load any lifting appliance may handle.

Transport International des Merchandises par la Route.

Party who has been designated on the invoice or packing list as the final recipient of the stated merchandise.

The validation rules are a subset of the business rules defining constraints on the logical data model. They are expressed in the definitions of entities, domains and attributes.

The validation rules are a subset of the business rules defining constraints on the logical data model. They are expressed in the definitions of entities, domains and attributes.

Clause in a marine insurance policy stating that no acts of the insurer or insured in recovering, saving or preserving the property insured, shall be considered a dismissal from or acceptance of abandonment.

Variation of the course of a ship to port or starboard caused by the action of waves or wind.

Area, belt or district extending about a certain point defined for transport and/or charge purpose.