Logistik-Glossar
Haeufige Begriffe und Abkuerzungen in Transport und Logistik
- AWB
- Air Waybill — a contract of carriage for air freight shipments.
- B/L
- Bill of Lading — a document evidencing the receipt of cargo for sea transport.
- LCL
- Less than Container Load — a shipment that does not fill a full container.
- FCL
- Full Container Load — a shipment using an entire container.
- LTL
- Less than Truckload — a shipment that does not fill a full truck.
- FTL
- Full Truckload — a shipment using an entire truck.
- AOG
- Aircraft on Ground — an urgent aircraft maintenance situation requiring immediate parts.
- AEO
- Authorised Economic Operator — a customs trade partnership program.
- CO
- Certificate of Origin — a document certifying the country of origin of goods.
- CBM
- Cubic Meter — unit of volume used in freight.
- CMR
- Convention Relative au Contrat de Transport International de Marchandises par Route — road haulage contract document.
- CY/CY
- Container Yard to Container Yard — a port-to-port service.
- DDP
- Delivered Duty Paid — seller bears all costs and risks including duties.
- DAP
- Delivered at Place — seller delivers to a named place, buyer pays duties.
- EXW
- Ex Works — buyer takes responsibility at seller's premises.
- FOB
- Free on Board — seller delivers goods on board the vessel.
- GLEC
- Global Logistics Emissions Council — framework for calculating logistics emissions.
- HS Code
- Harmonized System Code — international standard for classifying traded products.
- Incoterms
- International commercial terms defining responsibilities of buyers and sellers.
- Reefer
- Refrigerated container for temperature-controlled cargo.