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interesting facts
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Air Freight |
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| AWB |
Air waybill, air freight letter
Proof of the conclusion of the air freight contract, legal basis, insurance policy, basis for freight calculation, list for reporting duty, proof for right of disposal, shipping authorization of the airline at the target airport
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| HAWB |
House air waybill, air freight letter
as above
The collective consignment shipper issues a separate HAWB for each individual shipment within the collective consignment.
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| MAWB |
Should the AWB be issued for a collective consignment (consolidated shipments), this is also called the Master-Air-Waybill.
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| 3 Letter codes |
Internationally valid abbreviations for the airports, e.g. FRA = Frankfurt, LAX = Los Angeles
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System plus
size + weight |
Package units/packages:
max. weight 31.5kg
girth measurement max. 3.00m per package unit
max. length of edge 1.80m per package
Palettes
flat palettes (Euro/one-way):
max. area 1.00m x 1.20m, max. height 2.20m
skeleton container palettes
Euro norms 1.20m x 0.80m half palette max. area 0.80m x 0.60m, max. height 2.20m
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| Letter of credit |
A letter of credit is a payment guarantee from the bank of the purchaser in favor of the seller (letter of credit = favored party), if this party fulfills his obligations from the sales contract.
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| Bill of lading |
Shipping and possession documents with transport by sea
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| FCR |
Forwarding agents certificate of receipt
Shipper-payment authorization
The shipper hereby acknowledges to the customer that he has taken over the sending of the item and that he is definitively delivering it to the recepient named in the shipping contract. |
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Measurements for cargo receptacle |
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| Hellmann system box |
Type 1
Inner measurements:
length: 2.80m
width: 2.45m
height: 2.80m
volume: 19.2cbm
Type 2
Inner measurements:
length: 7.30m
width: 2.44m
height: 2.90m
volume: 51.7cbm
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| Hellmann play box |
Inner measurements:
length: 2.42m
width: 2.10m
height: 2.35m
volume: 11.94cbm
average capacity: 4 palettes or 150-250 packages
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| CCG |
Centrale für Coorganisation (Center for Co-organization)
German efficiency association
The CCG is supported by trade and industry institutions. The CCG is concerned with solutions to technical and organizational problems which arise from the cooperation between trade and industry.
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| 20 foot container |
6.058 x 2.438 x 2.591m (L x W x H) outside
5.930 x 2.330 x 2.380m (L x W x H) inside
33cbm
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| 40 foot container |
12.192 x 2.438 x 2.591m (L x W x H) outside
12.070 x 2.330 x 2.380m (L x W x H) inside
67cbm
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| IATA |
International Air Transport Association, Association of international airlines
Tasks: determining uniform tariffs
standardization of documents
determining guidelines for on-board service
standardization of luggage limits
issuing guidelines for the admittance of IATA agencies
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| Mass/weight ratio |
1 cbm = 167 kg |
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Sea freight |
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| LCL |
Less than container load
Shipments that are loaded into the collective container
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| FCL |
Full container load
Complete container (house/house container)
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| Conference |
Contractual agreement of legally independent line shipping companies serving the same travel area. Timetables and rates are determined.
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| Outsider (non-conference) |
Counterpart of a conference
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| Mass/weight ratio |
1 cbm = 1 t |
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Insurance / liability / terms of carriage |
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| prepaid |
Freight costs debited to the sender
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| collect |
Freight costs debited to the receiver
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| SLVS |
Shipping, logistics and storage insurance policy
Shippers work on the basis of the Allgemeinen Deutschen Spediteurbedingungen (ADSp) and are obligated to have shipping insurance.
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| ADSp |
General German Shipping Terms (business terms of the shipper)
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| CMR |
Convention relative au Contrat de transport international de marchandises par route
Convention for the transportation contract for international road freight
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| FIATA |
Fédération Internationale des Associations des Transporteurs et Assimilés
International federation of shipping organizations
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| Egdat |
Application for import authorizations at the Federal Office for Trade and Industry, Eschborn (over data carrier)
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| Intrastat |
Statistical report about movement of goods within the EC
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DPD
Size + weight |
Package
maximum package length: 1.75m
maximum circumference plus length (girth size): 3m
maximum weight: 31.5kg
PARCEL letter
maximum length: 36 cm
maximum width: 25 cm
maximum height: 5 cm
weight 200 - 1,000 g |
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