Freight, shipping and chartering glossary

A list of all cargoes that pertain to a specific shipment, grouping of shipments, or piece of equipment.

Loss and damage insurance at sea excludes losses that can be recovered from the carrier.

A document that contains information about the physical, chemical, explosive, and radioactive data of hazardous materials in a shipment.

Forty cubic feet; used in water transportation rate making.

A fee for customs clearance and border protection related to most imported goods, whether formal or informal entry.

The relative use that companies make of transportation modes; the statistics include ton-miles, passenger-miles, and revenue.

The use of more than one mode of transport for the transport of goods.