A2A Airport-to-airport
A2D Airport-to-door
ADV Advise, Advised, Advising
AEA Association of European Airlines
Airline Company
operating aircraft between
steady origin and
destination airports
Airmail Mail travelling by air
Air Operator Company
operating aircraft
Airport-to-airport Transport from an airport of origin
to an
airport of destination
Allotment Assigned volume on board of a flight / day
AOG Aircraft On Ground ;
materials expedited
for repair of a grounded
aircraft
AP Airport
ARR Arrive, Arrived, Arrival,
cargo and
documents arrived at
airport of destination
ATA Air Transport Association
ATA Actual Time of Arrival
ATD Actual Time of Departure
Authorization The commission to a
certain person or
body to act on behalf
of another person or
body ; the person or
body can be
authorised e.g. to
issue air waybills or to
collect freight
AVI Live Animal(s)
AWB Air
Waybill
Backlog Amount of
goods still to be delivered or
received and for which
the planned or
agreed date has
expired
BAG Baggage
Belly Lower-deck
cargo hold of an aircraft
BIG Outsized
cargo
Blocked-space
agreement A
continuous reservation (allotment) for
space at one or more
flight / date
combinations with an
airline
Bonded Goods Goods on which the
customs duty has
not yet been paid, and
which therefore,
are under the control
of customs;
usually in a Bonded
warehouse.
Bonded warehouse A depository for goods on
which the
customs duty has not
been paid ;
the warehouse
proprietor must provide a
bond (often in the
form of a bank warranty
or a mortgage) to the
customs authorities
as a security for any
duties which may not
be paid by the
customer
Booking Request
for reservation of space on a
flight/day, (to be)
confirmed by the airline
Break Bulk Agent A forwarder breaking the bulk: taking care
of the unpacking and
sorting of goods after
the flight
Breakdown List List of shipments
carried in one
consolidation
Broker Person who
acts as an agent or
intermediary in
negotiating contracts ;
sometimes refers to a
forwarder role
Bulk Cargo Loose
cargo not loaded on an ULD
Cargo Aircraft Aircraft built with
the purpose of carrying
nothing else than
cargo
Cargo assembly The separate
reception of parcels or
packages and the
holding of them for later
dispatch as one
consignment ;
consolidator role
Cargo disassembly The separation of one or more
of the
parcels or packages
that are part of a
consignment for
further distribution ;
break bulk role
Carriage Transport
; the process of conveying cargo
from one point to
another
Carrier The party
responsible for transport of
goods from one point
to another, this can
be for example an airline
or a forwarder
CASS Cargo
Accounts Settlement System
CAO Cargo
Aircraft Only
CC Charges
Collect ; pay at moment of
collection of the
goods
CCS Cargo
Community System ; information
system integrating the
communication
between air cargo
parties at an airport
Certificate of Origin A certificate proving the
country of original
production of goods ;
used for customs
declaration purposes
Charges collect Charges as stated
on the air waybill to be
collected from the
consignee
Charges prepaid Charges as stated
on the air waybill to be
collected from the
shipper
Claim A
written complaint about the execution of
a contract of
transportation by a carrier,
combined with a demand
for financial
compensation
Classifying Assigning
the right import classification
number to goods as
part of the customs
declaration process
CLR Clear
CNEE Consignee
COLL Collect,
Collected, Collecting
COMAT Company
Material (non revenue cargo)
Combi Combi Aircraft, combining transport
of
passengers and cargo
on the main-deck
Commodity Indication of the type of goods ;
commodities are coded
according to the
harmonised system
Commodity code Code used in the
Harmonised System for
the classification of
goods, which are
mostcommonly produced
and traded
Complaint An
official statement from a customer to a
carrier about his
unhappiness with the
service or operation
of the service provider
Consignee The person
or company that is physically
and administratively
responsible for
accepting the goods at
final delivery
Consolidation A collection of
shipments belonging to
different shippers
travelling to one
destination or area to be
distributed to
several consignees
Consolidation Manifest List
of shipments carried in one
consolidation
Consolidation Rates Rates as given by a
consolidator /
forwarder
Consolidator A
forwarder consolidating shipments
before a flight ;
these shipments
belonging to different
shippers and
travelling to one destination
or area in order to be
distributed to several
consignees after the
flight
Courier Company
that carries envelopes and
parcels up to 75 kg from door to
door ;
air transport is generally
outsourced to
airlines
Courier Rates Rates as given by a
courier
CPTY Capacity
CRN Customs
Release Note
Customs Agent
(Certified) Party
certified to handle the customs
clearance on account
of importers /
exporters
Customs invoice (Pro forma) Invoice
for import declaration (customs
and statistics)
purposes, stating the
commercial price,
added with the costs for
freight, insurance and
packing etc., terms
of delivery and
payment
Customs value Value of goods to
be imported for import
declaration (customs
and statistics)
purposes
D2A Door-to-airport
D2D Door-to-door
Dangerous Goods Goods that can be hazardous
for health,
flight-safety or
materials
DAP Delivered
As Promised (in full and on time
statuses are achieved)
DEP Cargo and documents departed at
airport
of origin
DEPT Department
DG Dangerous Goods
DGR Dangerous
Goods Regulations (IATA)
Dimensional Weight
(Conversion) Concept adopted by the transportation
industry worldwide as
a uniform means of
establishing a minimum
charge
for the cubic space a
package occupies ;
the volume is
converted into a (higher)
weight / price class
DIMS Dimensions
DIP Diplomatic
mail
DLV Deliver,
Delivered, Delivering
DOCS Document(s),
Documentation
Domestic transport Transport within a country
Door-to-door Transport from an
initial shipper’s house
address to a final
consignee’s house
address
Duty Tax
imposed on goods imported from
another country
EDI Electronic
Data Interchange
EDIFACT Electronic
Data Interchange For
Administration,
Commerce and Transport ;
a specific EDI
protocol
e-Freight Electronic
freight documents project from
IATA ;
e-Freight aims to take
the paper out of the
air cargo supply chain
and -processes
and replace it with
cheaper, more accurate
and more reliable
electronic messaging ;
facilitated by IATA,
the project is an
industry-wide initiative
involving carriers,
freight forwarders,
ground handlers,
shippers and customs
authorities
Electronic Data
Interchange The
interchange of electronic data,
structured following
an agreed protocol,
between the automated
information
system of different
parties
Embargo An embargo
on a certain kind of goods
means these goods will
not be transported
by the airline, often
for flight-safety
reasons
Equipment Materials
needed to handle or transport
goods
ESC European
Shippers’ Council
ETA Estimated
Time of Arrival
ETD Estimated
Time of Departure
Expediting Forwarding
goods (in less than the normal
lead time)
Expeditor Forwarder
FAK Freight
All Kinds
FAK-Rates Rates for
Freight All Kinds
FAP Flown
As Planned (the complete shipment
has flown at or before
the last planned
flight with a maximum
12 hour delay)
FCL Full
Container Load
FDCA Found
Cargo
FFM Freight
Forwarding Message (electronic)
FIATA International
Federation of Freight
Forwarders
Associations
FLT Flight
Forwarder Company
specialized in providing door-to-
airport transport,
arranging connecting air
transport and/or
airport-to-door transport
for parcels and
consolidations > 75 kg or
up to anything that
fits in an aircraft ;
the air transport is
generally outsourced to
airlines and sometimes
aircraft operators
or air charter
companies
Forwarder network A network existing of
different smaller to
medium sized
forwarding companies all
over the world working
together
Freighter Aircraft
built with the purpose of carrying
nothing else than
cargo
FSU Freight
Status Update
Fuel surcharge Surcharge added to
the cargo rate to cover
the additional costs
of increasing fuel-
prices ; these will
generally folow a certain
index
Full charter Chartering the full available volume
of an
aircraft or flight/day
Full Container Load Container fully loaded,
generally with
goods belonging to one
party
Full freighter Aircraft built with
the purpose of carrying
nothing else than
cargo
FWB Electronic
air waybill message
the shipment is booked
at the airline, next
an electronic air
waybill is generated by
agent (forwarder) ;
this creates the
so-called route map in C2K
in which all the steps
are followed
FYI For
Your Information
General Cargo Rates Rates for all different kinds
of cargo, not
falling into a
specific handling and/or rate
category
GSA General
Sales Agent
GSF Global
Shippers Forum
Handling Agent Agent handling the
ramp and/or
warehouse cargo
operation for an airline
Harmonised System A numeric multi purpose
system for the
classification of
goods with its six digits
covering about 5000
descriptions of the
products or groups of
products most
commonly produced and
traded, designed
for customs purposes,
but can also be used
for statistics,
transport purposes,
export, import and
manufacturing;
the international
convention on the HS was
established under
auspices of the World
Customs Organisation
in 1983
Haulage Inland
transport of cargo
Haulier Road
carrier
HEA Heavy
Cargo
HAWB House
Air Waybill
House Air Waybill The shipment contract between
the end-
customer and the
forwarder
Hub Central
point in a transport system or network
HUM Human
remains
HWB House
Waybill
IATA International
Air Transport Association
IATA-Agent An
IATA certified agent
ICAL Inbound
Cargo Action List
ICAO International
Civil Aviation Organisation
ICE Dry
Ice Shipment
IN Inches
Inco terms Internationally
agreed set of standard
delivery terms
Integrator Carrier
integrating different modes of
transport to form a
door-to-door transport
or supply chain ;
this term mostly
refers to the large
international express
companies who’s
core business is to
carry envelopes and
parcels
up to 75 kg, often
overnight or even same
day
Intermodal Transport The movement of cargo in a
supply chain
by more than one mode of transport ;
for example road/air or sea/air
transport
INV Invoice
ISA If
Space Available
KG Kilos
L/C Letter
of Credit
LCL Less
than Container Load
Less than Container
Load Container
partly filled with goods from one
party, or an amount of
goods that is not
sufficient to fill one
container
and will therefore
likely be consolidated
LHO Living
Human Organs / Blood
License, import /
export Governmental
permit to import / export
certain goods under
certain conditions
Line item Order
line, each line on a packing list or
invoice to be declared
for customs
Load factor The extent
to which the aircraft (weight-,
volume-, ULD-)
capacity is efficiently
utilized (to generate
profit)
LOC Location
Loose cargo / shipments Cargo / shipments not loaded on an ULD
Lower deck The (cargo) deck below the main deck
or
upper deck of an
aircraft
LT Local
Time
Main deck Upper deck
; the (cargo) deck above the
lower deck of an
aircraft
Manifest, flight Document listing
the air waybills and a
specification of the related goods
carried
on a flight
Master Air Waybill The shipment contract between
the
forwarder and the
airline
MAWB Master Air
Waybill
MFST Manifest
Minimum Rate Rate to cover the
basic costs of carrying a
shipment
MSG Message(s)
Network Forwarder A large forwarding company
with
worldwide branches
NFD Cargo and documents ready for pick-up
at
airline (handler), the
customer (forwarder)
is notified
NND Notice
of Non Delivery
NON-IATA Airline or
agent that is not a member of
IATA
Nose loading Loading cargo
through the cargo door in
the nose of an
aircraft
Notify address Address of a party
other than the
consignee to be
notified of arrival of the
goods
Notify party Party other than
the consignee to be
notified of arrival of
the goods
NOTOC Notification
To Captain ; list for the captain
of the aircraft with
goods carried on board
N-Rates Rates for
shipments with weights up to 45
kg
(in Indonesia, commonly up to 10 kg)
NVOCC Non Vessel
Operating/Owning Cargo
Carrier ;
in case of Air Cargo a
Carrier (e.g. a
Forwarder or
Consolidator) who issues Air
Waybills for the
carriage of cargo on
aircraft which he does
not operate or own
OAG Official
Airlines Guide
OB On
Board
Oversized cargo Cargo that exceeds
the dimensions of an
ULD
Package Packed
piece of cargo
Packing list A list for customs declaration and
consignment purposes
stating number and
kinds of packages
being shipped, totals of
gross, legal, and net
weights of the
packages, marks and
numbers on the
packages, contents and
part-/
serialnumbers
Pallet A (standardized) platform on which
goods
can be stacked for
transport or warehouse
handling purposes
Pallet, aircraft A (standardized)
platform on which goods
can be stacked for air
transport purposes
Pallet net A net used
to secure the cargo on the
aircraft pallet
Parcel Package
Part charter Chartering of a
part of the available
volume on an aircraft
or flight/day
Part shipment Part of a shipment
that travels on a
different flight
and/or day than the rest of
the shipment due to
available capacity with
the airline
PAX Passenger(s)
Payload The
(cargo) load that can be carried by an
aircraft (to generate
revenue)
PC Piece(s)
PER Perishable
Cargo
PFI Pro
Forma Invoice
POA Proof
Of Acceptance ; legal proof a
shipment has been
accepted by a party
POD Proof
Of Delivery ; legal proof a shipment
has been delivered by
a party
POD Place
Of Delivery
PP Charges
Prepaid
PPD Prepaid
Pre-alert Message
stating the current and or
expected status of the
goods
Principal The
customer ordering the transport or
related services
PSH Part
Shipment
QNTY Quantity
Q-Rates Rates with
a quantity discount
RCF Cargo has arrived in the cargo bay at
final
destination ;
cargo and airwaybill
are administratively
received in the system
RCPT Receipt,
Reception
RCS Cargo and documents are received
'Ready
For Carriage' and
accepted by airline
(handler)
Ready For Carriage (By Air) The goods are
correctly packed
and labeled, and
customs cleared, with the
right documents
attached
Ready For Transport (By Road) The goods are
correctly packed
and labeled, with the
right documents
attached
RFC Ready
For Carriage
RFT Ready
For Transport
Routing The path
that is (to be) followed by the
goods from shipper to
consignee
RUSHR Rush Reply
SASPO As Soon As
Possible
SAWB Substitute Air Waybill
Security surcharge Surcharge added to the cargo
rate to cover
the additional costs
of the increasing
number of security
checks and related
administration that
are legally required by
the authorities
Shipper The person
or company that is physically
and administratively
responsible for
shipping the goods ;
for an airline in most
cases a forwarder will
be the shipper, for a
forwarder the shipper
is a third party,
for example a trading
company, a
manufacturer, etc.
Shipper’s Letter of
Instruction Document issued by the shipper to instruct
and authorize the
forwarder to forward and
declare goods on his
behalf ;
contains all shipment
details needed to
facilitate these
services
SHPMNT Shipment
Side loading Loading cargo
through a cargo door in the
side of an aircraft
Skid Pallet
S/L Short
Loaded
SLI Shipper’s
Letter of Instruction
SSPD Short
Shipped ; stayed behind
TACT The Air Cargo Tariff ; publication
of official
airline tariffs
TBA Time Before Arrival
TBD Time
Before Departure
TEMP Temperature
TIACA The International Air Cargo Association
TILNA Tilting Not Allowed
TILTA Tilting Allowed
Time Slot The agreed
time to collect or deliver goods
Tonne Kilometer One tonne (1000 kg
or 2204.6 lb) metric
flown one kilometer ;
productivity indicator
TRA Transit
Tracing Retrieving
(information on) the status of
goods and documents
Tracking Regular
checking on the status of goods
and documents
Track & Trace Automated regular
retrieval of
(information on) the
status of goods and
documents and checking
these against the
agreed norms
Transfer cargo Transfer of cargo
from one flight to another
Transito / Transit
cargo Transfer
of cargo from one flight to another
TRM Transfer
Manifest
TTL Total
ULD Unit
Load Device
ULD, contoured Unit Load Device
shaped to exactly fit in an
aircraft
UNACC Unaccompanied
Unit Load Device Standardized air
cargo loading equipment
(pallet, container)
Upper deck Main deck ; the (cargo) deck above the
lower deck of an
aircraft
VAL Valuable
cargo
VAT Value
Added Tax
VOL Volume
Volume charge Air transport
charge based on the volume
of goods instead of
the actual weight
VUN Vulnerable
cargo
Weight charge Air transport
charge based on the actual
weight of the goods
Weight & Balance Management of the weight and
allocation
of cargo, passengers
and fuel for a flight
W/H Warehouse
XPS Priority
Small Package
XS In
Excess
Yield management The process of maximizing the
contribution
(revenue) of the
(transport & handling)
network, equipment, infrastructure
and
resources
No comments:
Post a Comment