Metric to U.S. / U.S. to Metric
10
Jul
0-9 | ||
3PL | 3rd Party Logistics | ????? |
4PL | 4th Party Logistics | ????? |
4SC | 4-High Straddle Carrier | ???????? |
A | ||
AMS | Automated Manifest System | ???????? |
API | Application Programming Interface | ?????? |
AS/RS | Automated Storage and Retrieval System | ??????? |
AWB | Air Waybill | ???? |
B | ||
B2B | Business to Business | ?????????? |
B2C | Business to Customer | ?????????? |
BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor | ????? |
B/B | Break Bulk | ???? |
BCO | Beneficial Cargo Owner | ??????? |
BIMCO | The Baltic and International Maritime Council | ?????????? |
B/L | Bill of Lading | ???? |
BPO | Business Process Outsourcing | ?????? |
C | ||
CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor | ????? |
CBM | Cubic Metre | ??? |
CC | Carbon Copy | ?? |
CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access | ?????? |
CEP | Courier, Express, Parcel | ?????? |
CEPA | Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement | ????????? |
C&F | Cost and Freight | ????? |
CFS | Container Freight Station | ???????? |
CGI | Common Gateway Interface | CGI ?? |
CIF | Cost, Insurance and Freight | ?????????? |
CILT | The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport | ?????????? |
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing | ???????? |
CIP | Carriage and Insurance Paid To | ?????????? |
CLP | Container Load Plan | ???/????? |
C/O | Certificate of Origin | ????? |
C.O.C. | Carrier’s Own Container | ??????? |
C.O.D. | Cash On Delivery | ???? |
COFC | Container-on-flatcar | ????? |
CPT | Carriage Paid To | ?????? |
CSC | International Convention for Safe Container | ?????????? |
CSI | Container Securtiy Intiative | ??????? |
CY | Container Yard | ????? |
D | ||
D/A | Document Against Acceptance | ???? |
DAF | Delivered at Frontier | ???? |
DDC | Destination Delivery Charge | ?????? |
DDP | Delivered Duty Paid | ????? |
DDU | Delivered Duty Unpaid | ????? |
DEQ | Delivered Ex-Quay | ???????? |
DES | Delivered Ex-Ship | ???????? |
D.G. | Dangerous Goods | ????? |
D/O | Delivery Order | ??? |
D/P | Document Against Payment | ???? |
DPP | Damage Protection Plan | ??????? |
D/R | Dock Receipt | ???? |
DRP | Distribution Resources Planning | ?????? |
E | ||
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange | ?????? |
E.&O.E. | Errors and Omissions Excepted | ????????? |
ERM | Enterprise Resources Management | ?????? |
ERP | Enterprise Resources Planning | ?????? |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival | ?????? |
ETD | Estimated Time of Departure | ?????? |
EXW | Ex-Works | ???? |
F | ||
FAF | Fuel Adjustment Factor | ????? |
FAK | Freight All Kinds | ???? |
FAS | Free Alongside Ship | ???? |
FB/L | FIATA Combined Transport Bill of Lading | ??????????? |
FCL | Full Container Load | ???? |
FCR | Forwarder’s Cargo Receipt | ???????? |
FEU | Forty Feet Equivalent Unit | 40??????????? |
F.I. | Free In | ???????? |
FIATA | International Federation of Forwarding Agent Associations | ??????????? |
FIFO | First-in, First-out | ???????????? |
F.I.O. | Free In and Out | ???????? |
FIOST | Free In, Out, Stowed & Trimmed | ?????????????????? |
FMC | Federal Maritime Commission | ????????? |
F.O. | Free Out | ????????? |
FOB | Free On Board | ???? |
F.O.R. | Free On Rail | ????? |
F.O.T. | Free On Truck | ????? |
F/R | Flat Rack Container | ????? |
FRC | Fuel Recovery Charge | ????? |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol | ?????? |
FTZ | Free Trade Zones | ????? |
G | ||
GDP | Gross Domestic Product | ?????? |
GRI | General Rate Increase | ?????? |
GSA | General Sales Agent | ????? |
GSC | Global Supply Chain | ????? |
G.WT . | Gross Weight | ?? |
H | ||
HAFFA | HAFFAHong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Ltd. | ????????????? |
HAWB | House Air Waybill | ??????? |
H/H | Half Height Container | ????? |
I | ||
IADA | Intra Asia Discussion Agreement | ??????????? |
I.A. Rates | Independent Action Rates | ?????? |
IATA | International Air Transport Association | ???????? |
IBC | Intermediate Bulk Container | ??????? |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization | ???????? |
ICC | International Chamber of Commerce | ???? |
ICT | Information and Communications Technology | ??????? |
IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code | ????????? |
IMO | International Maritime Organization | ?????? |
Incoterms | International Commercial Terms | ?????? |
IP | Internet Protocol | ??????? |
IPI | Interior Point Intermodal | ?????????? |
IRA | Informal Rate Agreement | ??????? |
ISDN | Integrated Server Digital Network | ???????????? |
ISO | International Standard Organization | ??????? |
ISP | Internet Service Provider | ????? |
ISPS | International Ship and Port Facility Security | ????????????? |
J | ||
K | ||
L | ||
LAN | Local Area Networking | ????? |
LASH | Ligther Aboard Ship | ?????? |
L/C | Letter of Credit | ??? |
LCL | Less (than) Container Load | ???? |
L/G | Letter of Guarantee | ?? |
L.I. | Liner Inward | ???? |
LILO | Last-In, Last-Out | ???????????? |
L.I.O. | Liner In and Out | ???????,?????? |
LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas | ????? |
L.O.A. | Length Overall | ?? |
Lo-Lo ship | Lift-on Lift-off Ship | ??? |
LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gas | ????? |
LT | (Lead Time) Time between placing and receiving an order | ???????? |
LTL | Less-Than-Truckload | ???? |
M | ||
MAWB | Master Air Waybill | ???? |
MLO | Main Line Operators | ????? |
MRP | Material Requirements Planning | ?????? |
M/S | Motor Ship | ?? |
MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet | ??????? |
MTO | Multimode Transport Operator | ??? |
N | ||
N/A | Not Applicable/Not Available | ??????? |
NAP | Network Access Point | ????? |
N.O.E. | Not Otherwise Enumerated | ?????? |
N.O.S. | Not Otherwise Specified | ?????? |
NVOCC | Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier | ???????? |
O | ||
OCP | Overland Common Point | ??????? |
OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer | ??? |
O/H | Over Height | ?????? |
ORC | Origin Receiving Charge | ?????? |
O/S | Open Side Container | ????? |
O/T | Open Top Container | ????? |
O/W | Over Width | ?????? |
P | ||
PCS | Port Congestion Surcharge | ??????? |
P & I Club | Protection and Indemnity Club | ??????? |
POD | Port of Discharge | ??? |
POL | Port of Loading | ??? |
POP | Point of Presence | ???? |
PPP | Point-to-Point Protocol | ?????? |
PRD | Pearl River Delta | ????? |
PSS | Peak Season Surcharge | ????? |
Q | ||
R | ||
RF | Reefer Container | ????? |
RFP | Request for Proposal | ?????? |
RFQ | Request for Quotation | ?????? |
RFRC | Rail Fuel Recovery Charge | ???????? |
Ro-Ro ship | Roll-on Roll-off Ship | ??? |
RRS | Rate Restoration Surcharge | ??????? |
R/T | Revenue Tons | ??? |
S | ||
SAN | Storage Area Network | ???? |
SET | Secure Electronic Transaction | ?????? |
SKU | Stock Keeping Unit | ?????? |
SME | Small and Medium-size Enterprises | ?????? |
S/O / S/I | Shipping Order / Shipping Instruction | ????? / ??? |
S.O.C. | Shipper’s Own Container | ??????? |
SQL | Structure Query Language | ????? |
S/S | Steamship | ??;?? |
SSL | Secure Socket Layer | ????? |
S.T.C. | Said To Contain | ???? |
T | ||
TACA | Transatlantic Conference Agreement | ???????? |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol | ?????? |
TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit | 20??????????? |
T.H.C. | Terminal Handling Charge | ????? |
TMS | Transportation Management System | ?????? |
TOFC | Trailer-On-Flatcar | ??????? |
TQC | Total Quality Control | ?????? |
TQM | Total Quality Management | ?????? |
T.R.S. | Terminal Receiving Station | ????? |
TSA | Transpacific Stabilization Agreement | ???????? |
TT | Telegraphic Transfer | ?? |
TVC | Time Volume Contract | ?????? |
TWRA | Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement | ?????????? |
U | ||
UCP500 | Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits | ???????????? |
ULCC | Ultra Large Crude Carrier | 50???? |
UNCTAD | United Nations Conference of Trade and Development | ??????? |
V | ||
V.A.T. | Value Added Tax | ??? |
VLCC | Very Large Crude Carrier | 20???? |
VMI | Vendor Managed Inventory | ?????????? |
VOC | Vessel Operating Carrier | ????? |
V.O.W. | Vehicle On Wheel | ?????? |
VPN | Virtual Private Network | ???? |
VSL | Vessel | ?? |
W | ||
WAP | Wireless Application Protocol | ???????? |
WCS | Wireless Communications Service | ?????? |
WMS | Warehouse Management System | ?????? |
W.R. | War Risks | ?? |
WTO | World Trade Organization | ?????? |
W.W. | Warehouse Warrant | ?? |
X | ||
Y | ||
YAS | Yen Appreciate Surcharge | ????? |
Z | ||