International Shipping Terminology

• AWBAirway Bill
• B/EBill of Exchange
• B/LBill of Lading
• CADCash Against Document
• C&F (CFR)Cost and Freight
• C&FCCost, Freight & Commission
• CFSContainer Freight Station
• CIFCost, Insurance & Freight
• CIFCCost, Insurance, Freight & Commission
• CIFECost, Insurance, Freight & Exchange
• CPTCarriage Paid To
• CYContainer Yard
• DDUDelivered Duty Unpaid
• DDPDelivered Duty Paid
• DODelivery Order

• EXWEX Works
• FASFree Alongside Ship
• FCLFull Container Load
• FEUForty Footer Equivalent Unit
• FOBFree On Board
• FOTFree On Truck
• GAGeneral Average
• LCLLess than Container Load
• LTLLess than Truck Load
• PAGPayment on Arrival of Goods
• P&IProtection and Indemnity
• SOShipping Order
• SRCCStrike, Riots & Civil Commotions
• TEUTwenty Footer Equivalent Unit

Financial Instrument

• ARLCAutomatic Revolving Letter of Credit
• D/A Documents on Acceptance
• D/P Documents on Payment
• DLCDocumentary Letter of Credit
• ICPOIrrevocable Corporate Purchase Order
• L/C Letter of Credit
• PBG Prime Bank Guarantee
• RLC Revolving Letter of Credit
• SLC Standby Letter of Credit
• T / TTelegraphic Transfer

Abbreviations

• FIATAInternational Federation of Freight Forwarders Association ( Zurich )
• GATTGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( Geneva )
• HKSTLAHong Kong Sea Transport and Logistics Association
• IAAC International Association of Air Cargo Consolidators ( Zurich )
• IATAInternational Air Transport Association ( Geneva / Montreal )
• ICCInternational Chamber of Commerce (Paris)
• ICSInternational Chamber of Shipping ( London )
• IUMIInternational Union of Marine Insurance ( Zurich )

CONTAINER SPECIFICATIONS

20' Container

Interior dimension	Door opening	Tare weigh	Payload	Cubic capacity	Average loadability
L: 5,898 mm W: 2,350 mm H: 2,390 mm	W: 2,340 mm  H: 2,280 mm	2,200 kg	24,800 kg	33 cbm.	28 cbm.

40' Container

Interior dimension	Door opening	Tare weigh	Payload	Cubic capacity	Average loadability
L: 12,035 mm  W: 2,350 mm  H: 2,393 mm	W: 2,340 mm H: 2,274 mm	3,700 kg	28,800 kg	67 cbm.	58 cbm.

40' High-Cube Container

Interior dimension	Door opening	Tare weigh	Payload	Cubic capacity	Average loadability
L: 12,035 mm  W: 2,350 mm  H: 2,690 mm	W: 2,340 mm H: 2,579 mm	3,930 kg	28,570 kg	76 cbm.	65 cbm.