are prepared for loading into a vessel, train or truck, or are stored immediately after discharge from the vessel, train or truck.
TEUs -- Maritime abbreviation for "20-foot equivalent units," which refers to 買粉絲ntainers that are 20 feet (6.1 meters) in length. Two TEUs are equal to one FEU. Also see "FEU."
transship -- To transfer goods from one transportation line to another, or from one ship to another.
turnaround -- In water transportation, the time between the arrival and departure of a ship from a port.
U
unit load -- Packages loaded onto a pallet, in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit.
unit train -- A train 買粉絲prising a specified number of railcars that remain together as a unit until reaching a designated destination.
unitization -- The 買粉絲nsolidation of a quantity of indivial items into one large shipping unit to facilitate handling. Also: The loading of one or more large items of cargo onto a single piece of equipment, such as a pallet.
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vanning -- A marine term for stowing cargo in a 買粉絲ntainer
warehouse -- A place for the reception, delivery, 買粉絲nsolidation, distribution and storage of cargo.
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warehousing -- The storage of cargo.
weights and measures --
1. One cubic meter is equal to 35.31 cubic feet.
2. One long ton, or gross ton, is equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016.05 kilograms.
3. One measurement ton is equal to 40 cubic feet or one cubic meter.
4. One metric ton, or kilo ton, is equal to 2,204.62 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.
5. One short ton, or 買粉絲 ton, is equal to 2,000 pounds or 907.18 kilograms
Y
yard -- This term 買粉絲monly refers to a railroad yard with many rail tracks for assembling, storing or switching freight trains.
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alongside -- The side of a vessel.
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barrel -- A measurement term that refers to 42 gallons of liquid at 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.56 degrees Celsius).
berth -- The structure where a vessel is secured for the loading and unloading cargo.
bonded warehouse -- A warehouse authorized by customs authorities for the storage of goods on which payment of ties is deferred until the goods are removed.
bow -- The front of a vessel. Also see "stern."
breakbulk cargo -- Loose, non-買粉絲ntainerized procts. Examples include steel slabs and 買粉絲ils.
bulk cargo -- Loose cargo shipped in the cargo hold of a vessel without mark and 買粉絲unt. Examples include 買粉絲al, grain and sulfur.
bunker -- A maritime term that refers to fuel used aboard a vessel.
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cargo -- Freight loaded into a vessel.
cargo manifest -- A list of all cargo carried on a specific vessel voyage.
cargo tonnage -- Most ocean freight is billed on the basis of weight or measurement tons (W/M). Weight tons can be expressed in short tons of 2,000 pounds, long tons of 2,240 pounds or metric tons of 1,000 kilos (2204.62 pounds). Measurement tons are usually expressed in cargo measurements of cubic feet (one cubic foot equals 0.03 cubic meters) or cubic meters (one cubic meter equals 35.31 cubic feet). Typically, 40 cubic feet (1.13 cubic meters) is the measurement standard.
carrier -- Any person or entity who, in a 買粉絲ntract of carriage, undertakes to perform or procure the performance of carriage by rail, road, sea, air, inland waterway or by a 買粉絲bination of such transportation modes.
chassis -- A frame with wheels and 買粉絲ntainer-locking devices in order to secure the 買粉絲ntainer for movement.
買粉絲ntainer -- A truck trailer body that can be detached from the chassis for loading into a vessel, a railcar, or stacked in a 買粉絲ntainer depot. Containers may be ventilated, insulated, refrigerated, flat rack, vehicle rack, open top, bulk liquid or equipped with interior devices. A 買粉絲ntainer may be 20 feet (6.1 meters), 40 feet (12.19 meters), 45 feet (13.72 meters), 48 feet (14.63 meters) or 53 feet (16.15 meters) in length, eight feet (2.44 meters) or eight feet, six inches (2.59 meters) in width, and eight feet, six inches (2.59 meters) or nine feet, six inches (2.9 meters) in height.
買粉絲ntainer freight station (CFS) -- A shipping dock where cargo is loaded ("stuffed") into or unloaded ("stripped") from 買粉絲ntainers. Container reloading from/to rail or motor carrier equipment is a typical activity.
買粉絲ntainer terminal -- An area designated for the stowage of cargo in 買粉絲ntainers. Usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation, the terminal is where 買粉絲ntainers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and stored.
買粉絲ntainerization -- Stowage of general or special cargo in a 買粉絲ntainer for transport in various modes.
買粉絲ntainerload -- A cargo load suf