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A1 and A2 | A1 shall mean the activity value of special form radioactive material that is listed in Table 2 or derived in Section IV and is used to determine the activity limits for the requirements of these Regulations. A2 shall mean the activity value of radioactive material, other than special form radioactive material, that is listed in Table 2 or derived in Section IV and is used to determine the activity limits for the requirements of these Regulations. |
Absorption |
Refers to the taking up of gases of vapors by liquids and/or solids where the gas or vapor fully penetrates the liquid of solid (adsorption is limited to the surface) |
Acceleration of shipment |
Negative and positive accelerations are dynamic, mechanical stresses which occur in two main types during the transportation of goods:
Regular acceleration forces primarily occur in maritime transport. Acceleration of up to one g (g=9.81[m/s2])and, in extreme cases, even more, may occur due to rolling and pitching in rough seas. Such regular acceleration forces have an impact on the effort involved in load securing. |
Accompanied combined transport | Transport of a complete road vehicle, accompanied by the driver, using another mode of transport (for example ferry or train). |
Acid value | The acid value specifies how many milligrams of potassium hydroxide (KOH) are necessary to neutralize the free fatty acids in a single gram of fat. |
Across the grain | The cross-section that is the result of cutting a tree trunk perpendicular to its length. (As opposed to "with the grain"). |
Active behavior | Applies to goods that have an active influence on other goods and their environment. |
Actual carrier | A third party who performs the carriage completely or partly. |
Additives | Substances added to other substances in order to modify their properties in a particular manner or to improve processing. |
Adsorption | The uptake of gases, vapor or dissolved substances (this is limited to the surface of solid objects). |
Adsorption delay | Delayed take up of water vapor by the cargo. In the Container Handbook, this refers exclusively to water vapor and describes the fact that during the day the water vapor is given off by the cargo to the air in the container (desorption) faster than the cooling of the container air is introduces water vapor to the cargo (adsorption). The water vapor condenses on the walls of the container thus leading to damage. |
Adsorption isotherms | As used in the Container Handbook: Graphical representation of the uptake of water vapor by a substance at a specified temperature. For product information purposes, the sorption isotherms are usually taken for a temperature of 20˚C. |
Aerobe | (Greek: aer - air) Microorganisms that require atmospheric oxygen. |
Aerobic respiration | (Greek: aer - air) Metabolic process of goods of vegetable origin, during which glucose and atmospheric oxygen are consumed by respiration processes to form carbon dioxide, water vapor and heat. |
Aflatoxins | Short form of Aspergillus - flavus - toxin. A mycotoxin (mold toxin) that is produced by the fungus Aspergillus - flavus among others. |
A-frame | Frame shaped like the letter "A" used to transport sheet loads, similar to the type of frame used when transporting panes of glass. |
Agglomeration | Lump formation. |
Airbag | Airbags can be positioned in the gaps between the cargo in order to achieve a tight fit during loading. |
Air container | Container conforming to standards laid down for air transportation |
Aircraft | Passenger aircraft shall mean an aircraft that carries any person other than a crew member, a carrier’s employee in an official capacity, an authorized representative of an appropriate national authority, or a person accompanying a consignment or other cargo. |
Aircraft | Cargo Aircraft shall mean any aircraft, other than a passenger aircraft, that is carrying goods or property. |
Allelopathy | (Greek: allelon - mutual; pathe - influence) The mutual influence of goods of vegetable origin when stored together, caused as a result of gaseous metabolic products, for example, ethylene of carbon dioxide. |
American Rust Standards | Used to classify corrosion damage. The American Rust Standard is recognized worldwide and widely used. It is often used in reports produced by surveyors. |
Amorphous | Without shape, without a fixed form. |
Anaerobe | (Greek: an - without, and aer - air) A microorganism that survives without atmospheric oxygen. |
Anaerobic respiration | (Greek: an - without, and aer - air) Occurs with goods of vegetable origin if the permitted carbon dioxide content is exceeded. |
Animal diseases | Animal diseases are diseases which are caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi and may be transmitted to animals and humans. |
Animal goods | Goods of animal origin. |
Anthrax | Notifiable febrile disease caused by the anthrax bacillus. |
Anthropogenic influence | Influence caused by human activity. |
Apparent density | Density of lumber including hollow space. |
Approval | Multilateral approval shall mean approval by the relevant competent authority of the country of origin of the design or shipment, as applicable, and also, where the consignment is to be transported through or into any other country, approval by the competent authority of that country. |
Unilateral approval shall mean an approval of a design that is required to be given by the competent authority of the country of origin of the design only. | |
Arrhenius equation | An equation describing the dependency of reaction speed on temperature. A simplified rule of thumb for transportation purposes is that when the temperature is lowered by 10˚C, degradation processes are reduced to between half and a third, i.e. the storage life can be doubled or even trebled by lowering the temperature by 10˚C. |
Articulated trailer | A motor vehicle coupled to a semi-trailer. |
Articulated train / double train | An articulated train is a combination of an articulated truck and one or more trailers, i.e. truck tractor plus semitrailer plus trailer. German road traffic licensing regulations (StVZO) forbids combinations of this type. Section 32a stated explicitly that no trailers are to be towed behind articulated trucks. |
Articulated truck | An articulated truck is a combination of a truck tractor and a semitrailer. |
Articulated vehicle | means any motor vehicle with a trailer having no front axle and so attached that part of the trailer is superimposed upon the motor vehicle and a substantial part of the mass of the trailer and its load is borne by the motor vehicle. Such a trailer shall be called a semi trailer. |
Athwartships stowage | Load stowed across the beam of the container of ship (as opposed to fore and aft stowage). In the context of load securing, it is of utmost importance whether a container is stowed athwartships or fore and aft on a ship. In the case of athwartships stowage, the greatest acceleration forces act on the actual container longitudinally rather than transversely. Load securing measures must then be taken with this in mind. |
ATP agreement | Agreement of the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (Agreement on the Transport of Perishables); UN agreement for the cross-border transportation of foodstuffs. |
Autolysis | (Greek: autos - self; lucin - separation) Self-digestion. |
Autoxidation | Oxidation caused atmospheric oxygen and taking place at normal temperatures. |
Barge | a non-seagoing watercraft used on inland or protected coastal waters: |
Basket wagon | A rail wagon with a demountable subframe, fitted with devices for vertical handling, to allow the loading and unloading of semi-trailers or road vehicles. |
Baud | Unit of speed for data transfer; 1 baud = 1 bit/s. |
Bay | A row of containers running from one side of the ship to the other. To be distinguished from a hold. |
Bay plan | Plan for the stowage of containers, in which each bay on a vessel is represented in a cross-sectional plan of the ship from bow to stern. A bay plan shows all possible positions for stowage on the vessel. |
Bay-row-tier system | Numbering system for the arrangement of containers on a vessel. In this numbering system, the bay is specified first, then the container row, which runs the length of the ship, and finally the tier (vertical layer). |
Bay-tier-row system | Numbering system for the arrangement of containers on a vessel. In this numbering system, the bay is specified first, then the tier (vertical layer) and finally the container row, which runs the length of the ship. |
Beveling | If a board of lumber beam is used diagonally for load securing purposes in a container, the ends must be beveled to ensure a tight fit into the container, thus allowing forces to be transferred to the container. |
Big Bag | A removable internal liner, strong enough to be lifted and to carry bulk cargoes of different types. |
Bilge sump | Sump at the lowest point of the hold, where water can collect and be pumped off. |
Billets | Semi-finished products (steel products) with a square of rectangular cross-section, edge lengths of 50 to 125 mm, rounded edges and a minimum length of approximately 1000 mm. This are the used to produce for bars, wire rod and special profiles or for forged or drop-forged items. |
Bill of lading, bill of lading number | Consignment note issued by the consignor as part of ocean-going and inland transportation processes which regulates the legal relationships between the loader, the consignor and the receiver of the goods that are being transported.
This note may be confirmation from the consignor that the goods have been received for shipping (Received for Shipment B/L) or a confirmation that the goods have been put on board (On Board B/L, Shipped on Board B/L). This document also covers the duty of the consignor to deliver the goods to their port or destination and to hand the goods over to the legitimate owner of the bill of lading in return for the bill of lading. |
Bimodal semi-trailer (rail – road) | A road semi-trailer that can be converted into a rail wagon by the addition of rail bogies. |
Biotic activity | Refers to activities evident in products of vegetable or animal origin that during transportation exert an influence on the products themselves and/or on other animal or vegetable products. Biotic activity covers biochemical, microbial and other decomposition processes (e.g. allelopathy). |
Bird's mouth | A bird's mouth is formed when a very flat V-shape is cut into the end of a piece of wood. |
Bitter ends | The ends of rope after a change of direction of any kind. The ends are usually joined by means of a knot, wire cable clamps, turnbuckles, shackles etc. |
Black rot | Rot attack on fruit. Black rot can always occur if damage to the fruit extends as far as the flesh. This is then easily transferred from an infected piece of fruit to the other fruits. Black rot is a frequent type of chilling damage occurring in pineapples. |
Block stowage | A method of loading: in block stowage, the goods are stowed as a single block, without leaving space of the flow of air. Thus, air can only pass around the block itself. |
Block train | a number of permanently coupled railway wagons, normally running directly between two selected terminals or entities without shunting. |
Blowing | Bulging observed on the lids and bases of cans caused by the formation of gas after the sterilization process and ultimitely leading and bursting. Such bulging can be caused by high temperatures (see heat-induced blowing) or low temperatures (see cold-induced) erfolgen. |
Blue discoloration | Blue discoloration of wood caused by blue stain fungi. |
Blued steel scrap | A normal steel scrap can be refined by heat treatment (heating, quenching, tempering). It undergoes a structural change which gives it optimal properties in terms of hardness and elasticity. Heat treatment leaves an oxide layer on the surface of the steel which is a bleuish color (steel blue), hence the name. |
Botulism | Dangerous food poisoning caused by the bacterium clostridium botulinum occuring for instance in insufficiently sterilized preserved meat of vegetables. |
Box | Another (less formal) name for a shipping container. This is how they are often referred to in the industry. |
Box container | Alternative colloquial term for the standard ISO container. |
Bracing/bracing beams | Items used to secure general cargo loads. Bracing is usually made from squared lumber beams that are fitted between the load and the load-bearing sections of the container in order to take up the horizontal and vertical forces acting on the load. The bracing is subject to compressive stress. |
Break-bulk | loose cargo, such as cartons, stowed directly in the ship's hold as opposed to containerized or bulk cargo. The volume of break bulk cargo has declined dramatically worldwide as containerization has grown. |
Brine circuit | Intermediate circuit of a cooling system that uses a saline solution (brine) as a coolant to reduce the freezing point. This method is often used to reduce the amount of chemical-based coolant used in the cooling system. |
Brittle fracture | Caused by mechanical stress placed on plastic films at freezing temperatures. |
B-Train | two trailers linked together by a fifth wheel, and are up to 26 m (85 ft) long. The fifth wheel coupling is located at the rear of the lead, or first trailer and is mounted on a "tail" section commonly located immediately above the lead trailer axles. |
Buckling | Drying and consequential bulging of the exterior of paper packages on pallets. |
Buffer stow | A so-called "buffer" is required when transporting a heavy load with a high mass and small surfaces for distributing the forces acting upon the object. Lumber beams are usually used for this purpose. For certain types of load, the effort involved in this load securing method can be reduced by using part of the load as a buffer. Round bars are a good example, as they are 1) capable of bearing high loads, and 2) suffer no damage as a result of being used as a buffer. For this method, a round bar is first loaded across the end wall of the container. This then acts as a buffer and, in the event of jolts during transport, cushions or distributes the forces evenly across the wall. Since the buffer is created by the way the cargo is loaded, this method is referred to as "buffer stow". |
Bulk Cargo | commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. These cargos are usually dropped or poured as a liquid or solid, into a bulk carrier's hold. Examples of bulk cargo are grain, seed, and coal and iron ore. |
Bulk cargoes | cargoes which are intended to be transported without any intermediate form of containment in bulk packagings or portable tanks |
CA, CA atmosphere | CA = Controlled Atmosphere: For example, an artificial reduction of the level of oxygen and increase in the level of carbon dioxide to extend the lifetime of goods. |
CA container | Container with controlled atmosphere. |
Cakes | Cuboid semi-finished copper product that is used to make other semi-finished or finished products. |
Caking | Hardening of bulk cargo caused by a release of water vapor; Causes the formation of lumps if moisture is present in salts or sugars. |
Candying | Hardening caused by an excessively dry atmosphere, e.g. on dried fruits. |
Capacitive network | Data network with capacitive coupling to the power network for remote monitoring of refrigerated. |
Capillary condensation | Condensation of vapors in the fine pores of adsorbtion media. |
Cargo | any goods, wares, merchandise and articles of any kind which are intended to be transported. |
Cargo sweat | Condensation on the surface of the cargo: Condensation can form on the cargo as a result of climatic conditions. Cargo sweat can always occur when the temperature of the cargo is lower than or equal to the dew point. It can also occur during transportation from temperature latitudes, e.g. from northern hemisphere winter to the tropics. |
Cargo temperature | The temperature of the cargo within the container. Can vary according to place and time (e.g. during a cooling or warming process). |
Cargo transport unit (CTU) | a freight container, swap-body, vehicle, railway wagon or any other similar unit; see also Intermodal Transport Unit (ITU) |
Cargo transport unit (CTU) | a freight container, swap-body, vehicle, railway wagon or any other similar unit; |
Carrier | Carrier shall mean any person, organization or government undertaking the carriage of radioactive material by any means of transport. The term includes both carriers for hire or reward (known as common or contract carriers in some countries) and carriers on own account (known as private carriers in some countries). |
Carrier | See Transport operator |
Carrier | Any person or entity who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performance of carriage by rail, road, sea, air, inland waterway or by a combination of such modes. |
Carrier | Carrier shall mean any person, organization or government undertaking the carriage of radioactive material by any means of transport. The term includes both carriers for hire or reward (known as common or contract carriers in some countries) and carriers on own account (known as private carriers in some countries). |
Catalysis | (Greek: katalysis - dissolution, decomposition) Change, usually the acceleration of a chemical reaction by means of substances (catalysts) which appear to remain unchanged during the reaction process. |
CBU | Capacitive Bridge Unit; component of a remote refrigerated container monitoring system where data is transferred via the power cable. A CBU is used to capacitively modulate the data signal (using a capator) over the power cable. |
Cell lumen | Pores in the wood structure. |
Centre of Gravity | (Abbr. CG) The point in or near a body at which the gravitational potential energy of the body is equal to that of a single particle of the same mass located at that point and through which the resultant of the gravitational forces on the component particles of the body acts. |
CFC | Chloro Fluoro Carbons. CFCs are artificially produced gases or liquids. They are used as coolants, propellants or detergents. CFCs can remain in the atmosphere for decades before being broken down. They are a source of chlorine radicals, which react with ozone and contribute significantly toward the destruction of the ozone layer. CFCs are now banned in Switzerland and a number of other countries. |
Chafe | Become damaged as a result of abrasion. |
Chilled bananas | Bananas are chilled when the temperature has dropped down below the acceptable limit. This process means that the fruit suffers irreparable metabolic damage which renders it incapable of ripening. |
Chilled meat | Fresh meat is transported chilled. |
Chilled operation / chilled mode | Operating mode of a refrigerated container. During chilled operation the circulated fans run at maximum rpm and the intake air temperature is regulated constantly. |
Chill haze | Change in consistency due to the deposition if dissolved components as a result of the cooling of aqueous solutions. |
Chilling | Chill damage is caused when the storage temperature goods of vegetable origin drops below the specified limits. This process means that fruit suffers irreparable metabolic damage which renders it incapable of ripening. |
Chilling damage | Occurs when the load is subject to temperatures below the acceptable limits. This process means that fruit suffers irreparable metabolic damage which renders it incapable of ripening. |
Chipping | This is a mechanical defect of enamel goods. |
Circulation bypass | (Abbr. CG) Occurs when air in a space does not circulate throughout the entire space, but rather seeks the path of least resistance in parts of the space. |
Chassis | See skeletal trailer. |
CKD | (Completely Knocked Down cars). For the purposes of customs, cars are not transported fully assembled, or are partially dismantled after being assembled. Final assembly of the vehicles is subsequently carried out once they reach their destination. CKD transportation makes it possible to avoid high import duties (100% and more). |
Climacteric | (Latin: climactericus - turning point, critical time). Ready to eat or ripe for consumption. |
Climacteric fruits | (from the Latin: climactericus - turning point, critical time). For bananas the "climacteric" is the point at which the fruits turn from green to yellow. Starch breaks down to form sugar. Fruits that reach the climacteric are ready-to-eat or ripe for consumption. |
Climacteric rise | (from the Latin: climactericus - turning point, critical time). The final increase in carbon dioxide excretion which marks the beginning of maturation of a fruit. After the climactic rise, fruits are ready to eat. |
Clip-on units | Refrigeration units used to cool porthole containers on deck, in port or during road/rail transportation. |
Close coupled trailer | A close-coupled trailer is fitted with a rigid tow bar which projects from its front and hooks onto a hook on the tractor. It does not pivot as a full / drawbar trailer does. |
Coagulation | (Latin: coagulare - to congeal). Clotting of a colloid solution, for example, protoplasma. |
Coefficient of expansion, thermal, cubic | Increase in volume of a material caused by an increased in temperature. |
Coefficient of sliding friction | Dimensionless factor indicated by the Greek letter μ. This factor is used to determine the force required to overcome the friction which is produced by a specific material combination constantly siding under the influence of a pulling force. The coefficient of sliding friction is important in load securing, since the sliding friction of a load with a specific material combination (load/loading area) must be overcome before the load slides. The greater the friction, the less effort is required in securing the load. |
Cohesive resistance | Resistance of an object against slipping on a surface (a function of cohesion and friction). |
Coil box container | Special container for transporting coils. They handle greater line loads and are equipped with coil wells and special load securing features. |
Coil container | Are built like flats or flatracks, i.e. they consist of a container floor and flat or frame-like end walls. The container floor has cargo troughs for accommodating coils/ rolls of steel sheet. |
Coils | Products such as steel sheets, wide strip, steel piping or wire which are coiled into rolls. Coils weighing up to 35 t are transported. |
Cold chain | Unbroken chain from manufacture through to the consumer in which the prescribed cooling temperature is constantly maintained. |
Cold induced blowing | Bulging on cans caused by the canned product increasing in volume when the temperature fails below freezing point. |
Cold-rolled strips | Flat cold-rolled products in widths of up to 650 mm and thicknesses of 0.1 - 6 mm. Can be made from any type of steel and is available with any required surface treatment. Cold-rolled strips are available in the form of rings or strips (bars). The advantage of cold-rolled strips and sheets over hot-rolled and cole re-rolled sheets is the greater degree of accuracy of dimensions. |
Collapsible flat rack container | Flat with end walls that can be folded in when empty. The end walls are unlocked and folded down onto the loading area. In this state, the flats can be stacked. Three of the "folded" flats take up about the same space as a standard container. |
Collo | PI, colli, internationally used word meaning an item of freight (crate, box, bale bag, bundle, etc.) |
Combined transport | Intermodal transport where the major part of the European journey is by rail, inland waterways or sea and any initial and/or final legs carried out by road are as short as possible. |
Compatibility characteristics | Interrelationships between the transport properties of products in relation to each other and in relation to the environment. |
Competent authority | Competent authority shall mean any body or authority designated or otherwise recognized as such for any purpose in connection with these Regulations. |
Compliance assurance | Compliance assurance shall mean a systematic programme of measures applied by a competent authority that is aimed at ensuring that the provisions of these Regulations are met in practice. |
Conair container | Refrigerated containers without their own refrigeration unit. Conair refrigerated containers, also called insulated or porthole containers, do not have their own refrigeration unit. They are thus reliant on an external supply of cold air. This is achieved by refrigeration units of various types, permanently installed on the ship, permanently installed in the terminal or clip-on units for individual containers. Porthole containers are thermally insulated and have two sealable openings on the end walls (the portholes) through which cold air can be blown into the container and warm air can be extracted. The cold air is forced through the lower opening into the container, then distributed throughout the load via the T-bar floor, and subsequently flows through the load to the top of the container and is extracted through the upper opening. |
Confinement system | Confinement system shall mean the assembly of fissile material and packaging components specified by the designer and agreed to by the competent authority as intended to preserve criticality safety. |
Consignee | Consignee shall mean any person, organization or government that is entitled to take delivery of a consignment. |
Consignee | Person entitled to take delivery of the goods |
Consignee | the party to whom the cargo is consigned or entrusted, is often used to define the party that will receive or bought the goods |
Consignment | Consignment shall mean any package or packages, or load of radioactive material, presented by a consignor for transport. |
Consignment | Freight sent under a single contract of carriage |
Consignment | Consignment shall mean any package or packages, or load of radioactive material, presented by a consignor for transport. |
Consignor | Consignor shall mean any person, organization or government that prepares a consignment for transport. |
Consignor | A person or company who puts goods in the care of others (forwarding agent/freight forwarder, carrier/transport operator) to be delivered to a consignee |
Consignor | the party who has released or sold the goods |
Consolidated packages | Group of cargo items fastened together with straps or similar devices. |
Consolidation | See groupage |
Contact insecticide | Contact poison that kills pests on contact. |
Contact poison | Poison that kills pests on contact. |
Container | Generic term for a box to carry freight, strong enough for repeated use, usually stackable and fitted with devices for transfer between modes. |
Container bolster | A container floor without sides or end walls generally used for Ro/Ro operations. |
Container dry | Water content of goods which would not negatively impact the quality of the goods being transported in the container. For any given load, this water content will be dependent on the duration of the journey and the route and may vary over different routes. |
Containerizable | Goods (and their packaging) must have the physical properties which ensure that they will survive transport in a container without damage as a result of climatic, mechanical and biotic conditions (depending on the route and duration of transport). These properties include the humidity, temperature and ventilation requirements of the load. |
Container packing certificate | Certificate indicating correct loading of a dangerous goods container and the observance of the regulations set out in the IMDG Code (International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code). The container packing certificate is issued by the person responsible for packing the container. |
Container section | A packed section of a container. |
Container sweat | Condensation which forms on the surfaces of the container. |
Container template | Generally a moveable frame that maps the size and shape of the inside of a container. If the exact dimensions of a cargo or its packing are unknown, the 'template' can be pushed over the load in order to make sure that the correct size of container has been selected. |
Container Terminal | a docking, unloading and loading area within a port designed to suit the sizes and needs of container ships. |
Containment system | Containment system shall mean the assembly of components of the packaging specified by the designer as intended to retain the radioactive material during transport. |
Contamination | Contamination shall mean the presence of a radioactive substance on a surface in quantities in excess of 0.4 Bq/cm2 for beta and gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters, or 0.04 Bq/cm2 for all other alpha emitters. |
Contraction | (Latin: contrahere - shrink) Reduction in volume. |
Non-fixed contamination shall mean contamination that can be removed from a surface during routine conditions of transport. | |
Fixed contamination shall mean contamination other than non-fixed contamination. | |
Conveyance | Conveyance shall mean: |
For transport by road or rail: any vehicle; | |
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For transport by water: any vessel, or any hold, compartment, or defined deck area of a vessel; |
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For transport by air: any aircraft. |
Cooked bananas | If upper temperature limits are exceeded, the bananas can ripen so quickly that they burst. This is usually referred to as "cooked" bananas. |
Corner castings | Corner fittings located at all eight corners of the container. They are used to handle the container. Lifting gear, such as container gantries and cranes, is attached to the corner castings of the containers in order to lift them. The corner castings are used in conjunction with twist locks to secure containers when traveling on road vehicles or stack and fasten them securely to the deck of ocean-going vessel. The twist locks are placed in the corner castings and engage with the corner castings (on the floor) of the next container. |
Corner fitting | Fixed points usually located at the top and bottom corners of a container into which twistlocks or other devices engage to enable the container to be lifted, stacked, secured. |
Corner posts | Corner posts of a container. These connect the upper corner casting of a container to the lower one and form one of the most stable parts of the container. |
Corrosion | (Latin: corrodere) Destruction of materials. When applied to metals this is an electrochemical process that can, in particular, be promoted by a good electrolyte (sea water). |
Corrugated board carton | Carton made of corrugated board. |
Corrugations | Metal sheets are deliberately corrugated in order to increase their stability. Standard containers, insofar as they are made of steel sheet are usually manufactured using sheet sheets with trapezoidal corrugations. Corrugations can also be used when making steel drums, again for the purposes of stabilization. |
Cradle | A cradle is a frame that is used to secure loads with a tendency to roll, such as boats or cylindrical goods (boilers, large-diameter pipes, etc.). The upper side of the cradle is shaped to fit the product it is designed to carry. |
Crane | Conventional lifting crane where the load is suspended by cable via a jib. |
Crate | A wooden receptacle formed like a case or box, with the difference that the external walls and the lid are not fully closed. |
Crate restraint shoe | Steel bracket specially made to suit a specific crate, where the upper side of the shoe takes the crate and the underside of the shoe is designed to fit tightly to the transport medium or container. |
Crispness | Property of a product (e.g. bakery products). |
Criticality safety index | Criticality safety index (CSI) assigned to a package, overpack or freight container containing fissile material shall mean a number that is used to provide control over the accumulation of packages, overpacks or freight containers containing fissile material. |
Critical water content | Water content of cargo at which a change in quality is expected. |
Cryptoclimate | (Greek: kryptos - concealed, hidden) Microclimate in a closed space such as a container. |
CTU / CTU guidelines | Cargo Transport Unit: Guidelines for the packing of loads except bulk goods either in or on CTUs for transport by means of any method of land-based or water-based transportation. |
daN | deca Newton. |
Dangerous goods | packaged dangerous, hazardous or harmful substances, materials or articles, including environmentally hazardous substances (marine pollutants) and wastes, covered by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code; the term dangerous cargoes includes any empty uncleaned packagings; |
Data logger | Device used for automatic (and continuous) recording of data. The data can then be read out at a later time, for instance, using a laptop. |
Dead air zone | Area in a cargo stack with insufficient ventilation. |
Deep Sea (service) | maritime route between two or more major hub ports. Similar to liner service |
Defined deck area | Defined deck area shall mean the area of the weather deck of a vessel, or of a vehicle deck of a roll-on/roll-off ship or ferry, that is allocated for the stowage of radioactive material. |
Degree of rusting | Assessment of the visible amount of rusting, i.e. the degree of damage to iron and steel cargoes as a result of corrosion. The American Rust Standard is frequently used in international trade to describe the degree of rusting. |
Design | Design shall mean the description of special form radioactive material, low dispersible radioactive material, package or packaging that enables such an item to be fully identified. The description may include specifications, engineering drawings, reports demonstrating compliance with regulatory requirements, and other relevant documentation. |
Deodorization | (Latin: odor - odor; de -negation = to render odorless) Elimination of odors. |
Dermatitis | (Latin: derma - skin; - itis - suffix denoting, inflammation) Inflammation of the skin. |
Desiccant | Substance for absorbing moisture. |
Desorption | Release of the water vapor from a substance. |
Desorption isotherm | Graphical representation of the release of water vapor from a substance in relation to its water content at a specified temperature. For product information purposes, the isotherms are usually taken for a temperature of 20°C. |
Dew point temperature | The temperature at which water vapor in the air reaches saturation point and condenses ("dew" appears). |
Diffusion law | (Latin: diffundere - to pour out, spread) Water vapor always flows from the higher to the lower partial pressure. |
Dilattation, thermal | (Latin: dilatare - to extend)Increase in the volume of a substance as a result of increased temperature. |
Display packaging | Packaging designed for a specific product (e.g. pears) which are also suitable for presentation at the point of sale. |
Door-to-door | Through transportation of a container and its contents from consignor to consignee. Also known as House to House. Not necessarily a through rate. |
Dormancy temperature | The temperatures of cargo of vegetable origin are regulated in order to prevent loss of quality. |
Dose | (French: dose - appropriate measure) Quantity of a toxic substance in the body. |
Double stacked wagon | A rail wagon designed for the transport of containers stacked on top of each other |
Dressed lumber | Wood from which the sapwood has been removed. |
Drip loss | Loss of juice as the result of recrystallization of frozen meat. If the meat is frozen rapidly at low temperatures (e.g. -27°C), small ice crystals are produced. If the meat rises to a higher temperature (e.g. -10°C), the ice crystals grow larger, i.e. they recrystallize. As of a certain size, they can rupture the cell walls of the meat. These "perforated" cell walls lose substantially more cell juices than cell walls which are not damaged. The result is a loss of juice, also known as "drip loss". |
Driving wedges | See tapered blocks. |
Drop Frame Trailer | a form of intermodal transportation for portable bulk liquid containers or ISO tank containers. They are characteristically longer and have lower deck height ideal for transporting constantly shifting payloads. |
Dry bulk | Bulk cargo. |
Dry port | Inland terminal which is directly linked to a maritime port. |
Dunnage | Dunnage is used to protect the contents of the container, for instance against sweat. A distinction is drawn between top dunnage side dunnage and floor dunnage. Paper (see paper dunnage), wood, plastic or many other materials can be used as dunnage. |
Dunnage material | Materials which are not fastened firmly to the means of transport or transport container and are used to protect the goods from sweat, dirt, or mechanical stress, for instance, or as an aid in stowage (interlayer dunnage). Depending on its application, it is referred to as floor dunnage, interlayer dunnage, lateral dunnage or top dunnage. |
Eating ripeness | Ready-to-eat or ripe for consumption (climacteric). Ideal degree of ripeness for consumption. |
EN standard | European standards. |
Enzymes | (Greek: enzymos - fermented) These are catalytic systems which break down nutrients. |
Equilibrium moisture content | The water content of the goods is in equilibrium with the quantity of water vapor in the ambient air (relative humidity). |
Ergot | Resting body (sclerotium)of the ergot fungus. Meal contaminated by ergot causes poisoning; ergot alkaloids produce uterine contractions. |
Essential oil | Constituent part of spices that have a strong seasoning action and odor. |
EUROSAL service | Container line running between the west coast of South America, the Caribbean and Europe. Members of the EUROSAL service include Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg-Süd and CSAV. |
Eutectic point E.P.) | Temperature (approx. -62°C) at which all the water in the cells of the product is completely frozen, preventing microbial biotic activity and therefore preventing any loss of quality to the product. The product has an infinite storage life. Water and dissolved substances crystallize out together. |
Exclusive use | Exclusive use shall mean the sole use, by a single consignor, of a conveyance or of a large freight container, in respect of which all initial, intermediate and final loading and unloading and shipment are carried out in accordance with the directions of the consignor or consignee, where so required by these Regulations. |
Fat-cleaving enzymes | Lipases. |
FCL container | "Full Container Load": Container packed by the shipper for door-to-door delivery without any transhipment operations. |
Feeder service | Short sea shipping service which connects at least two ports in order for the freight (generally containers) to be consolidated or redistributed to or from a deep-sea service in one of these ports. |
Feeder service | Cargo to/from regional ports are transferred to/from a central hub port for a long–haul ocean voyage. |
Feeder Vessel | A short–sea vessel which transfers cargo between a central “hub” port and smaller “spoke” ports. |
Ferment | (Latin: fermentum-yeast, fermentation) See also Enzyme: Certain organic substances induce decomposition, particularly fermentation, in other organic substances. The term "enzyme" has generally replaced the term "ferment". |
Fermentation | Biochemical process in which energy is released from carbohydrates by enzymes. |
FEU | 'Forty-foot Equivalent Unit'. This is a container that is the same height and width as a TEU but twice the length. As a result, it has twice the capacity. |
Fiber drum | Cylindrical transport container (similar to a large can or a barrel). It is made of wound kraft paper and has a sheet steel base and lid. It is generally sealed by means of closing rings and a locking lever. |
Field Bus | Part of a network solution that is based on a four-tier model (actuator-sensor level, field level, cell-level, management-level. The "field-level" will generally comprise spatially separated machine lines and local machines linked to each other or to the superordinated level. |
Fissile nuclides and fissile material | Fissile nuclides shall mean uranium-233, uranium-235, plutonium-239 and plutonium-241. Fissile material shall mean a material containing any of the fissile nuclides in quantities exceeding a total of 0.25 g per package or per consignment if shipped unpackaged. Excluded from the definition of fissile material is any combination of the following: |
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Natural uranium or depleted uranium that is unirradiated; |
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Natural uranium or depleted uranium that has been irradiated in thermal reactors only. |
These exclusions are only valid if there is no other material with fissile nuclides in the package. | |
Fit-for-purpose packaging | Packaging that is able to withstand any stresses that can be expected during the voyage and that will afford appropriate protection to the products. The stresses could vary significantly depending on the method of transport (road, rail. air, sea, combined methods of transport, repeated transshipment, etc. |
Flaking | Flaking is a common fault during the production of enamel goods. In a general sense, it refers to the separation of areas of the surface due to strain and mechanical stress. |
Flange | A ring welded onto the end of a pipe. It is used with its counterpart to join pipes. The rings are provided with drilled holes through which the pipes can be bolted together. |
Flap | Collapsible rail/ramp for moving loads into the belly of the ship. |
Flatrack (flat) | Container without side walls and roof, with fixed or collapsible end walls. |
Flexural strength | The ability of a material or a construction to withstand bending. |
Flowability | Ability of crystalline, pulverulent or granular goods to flow freely. |
Flow moisture point (FMP) | Point at which the goods change from solid to liquid state. |
Foodtrays | Preformatted small packages which are also used for sales presentations. |
Fore and aft stowage | Load stowed along the length of the container or the ship. Contrast athwartships stowage. In the context of load securing, it is of utmost importance whether a container is stowed fore and aft or athwartships on a ship. In the case of athwartships stowage, the greatest acceleration forces act on the actual container longitudinally rather than transversely. Load securing measures must then be taken with this in mind. |
Forwarding agent | See Freight forwarder |
Freeport | Zone where goods can be manufactured and/or stored without payment of their relevant duties and taxes. |
Freezer burn | Drying out of frozen goods. |
Freezer container | This is a special type of freezer container which can maintain the temperature of the cargo at approximately -65°C. At approximately -62°C, the "eutectic point" is reached, i.e. as of this temperature, all the water in a product is completely frozen. No microbial activity can occur when there is no free water, and therefore the product does not suffer any further loss of quality. At these temperatures, the product has an infinite storage life. |
Freezing chain | Unbroken chain from manufacture through to the consumer in which the prescribed freezing temperature is constantly maintained. |
Freight container | an article of transport equipment that is of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; it is designed to transport a number of receptacles, packages, unit loads or overpacks together from the packing point to its final destination by road, rail, inland waterway and/or sea without intermediate separate handling of each package, unit load or overpack; |
Freight container | Freight container shall mean an article of transport equipment that is of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; specially designed to facilitate the transport of goods, by one or other modes of transport, without intermediate reloading, designed to be secured and/or readily handled, having fittings for these purposes. The term "freight container" does not include vehicle. |
Freight container - small, large 1 | Freight container shall mean an article of transport equipment that is of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; specially designed to facilitate the transport of goods, by one or other modes of transport, without intermediate reloading, designed to be secured and/or readily handled, having fittings for these purposes. The term "freight container" does not include vehicle. |
Freight container - small, large 2 | A small freight container shall mean a freight container that has an internal volume of not more than 3 m3 . A large freight container shall mean a freight container that has an internal volume of more than 3 m3 . |
Freight forwarder | Intermediary who arranges for the carriage of goods and/or associated services on behalf of a shipper. |
Freight forwarder | a person or company that organises shipments for individuals or other companies and may also act as a carrier. A forwarder is often not active as a carrier and acts only as an agent, in other words as a third-party (non-asset-based) logistics provider that dispatches shipments via asset-based carriers and that books or otherwise arranges space for these shipments |
Freight village | See Logistics centre |
Friction-enhancing mat | Mat made of material which hinders slipping. |
Fruit respiration | Exchange of gases between fruits and the ambient air. Apples, for instance, constantly take in oxygen when they respire and release approximately the same quantity of carbon dioxide. If you change the concentration of the gases which are involved in respiratory metabolism, you can permanently affect the intensity of the fruit respiration. This will delay the maturity and degradation processes and thus increase the duration of storage. |
Full Trailer | A full-trailer is a term for a trailer supported by front and rear axles and pulled by a drawbar. In Europe this is known as an A-Frame drawbar trailer. The full trailer may comprise of a semi trailer and a detachable dolly. |
Fumigant | A gas that acts as a respiratory poison against pests. |
Fumigated container | A closed cargo transport unit containing goods or materials that either are or have been fumigated within the unit. The fumigant gases used are either poisonous or asphyxiant. The gases are usually evolved from solid or liquid preparations distributed within the unit. |
Fungal film | Film of fungal growth, e.g. on microscope lenses. |
Fungal hyphae | Fungal filaments. |
Fungicide | (Latin: fungus - fungus, cide - inhibiting) A means used to combat mould. |
Gantry crane | An overhead crane comprising a horizontal gantry mounted on legs which are either fixed, run in fixed tracks or on rubber tyres with relatively limited manoeuvre. The load can be moved horizontally, vertically and sideways |
General cargo | Cargo, consisting of goods, unpacked or packed, for example in cartons, crates, bags or bales, often palletized. |
General set (gen-set) | A generator which can be attached to a container or truck chassis and which generates power for supplying electricity to a refrigerated container. |
GGVSee | Gefahrgutverordnung-See. Regulation in the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the transportation of dangerous goods by sea-going vessels. |
Grating | Floor of a refrigerated hold / container which is designed so that air can flow along the floor and into the space where the floor is not covered by a load. T-bar gratings comprising aluminium tee profiles are used in refrigerated containers. Hold gratings (braced boards with holes) are normally used on refrigerated cargo ships. |
Grey mould rot | Storage disease frequently occurring in carrots and tomatoes. |
Ground conveyor | General term for conveying equipment which runs on wheels along the ground, can be freely steered and is used to convey, pull or push loads, such as forklift trucks or side loaders. |
Groupage | The grouping together of several consignments into a full load |
Half-height open-top container | A half-height container with no roof, which is particularly suitable for heavy and compact cargo. The container can be loaded through the open top using a crane. Due to the reduced height of this container, the rates on container ships can sometimes be more favorable. |
Handling | includes the operation of loading or unloading/discharging of a ship, railway wagon, vehicle or other means of transport. |
Handling symbol | Handling symbols are an essential part of the marking of packages and ensure greater care is taken during cargo handling. |
Hardboard | This refers to hardboards, generally around 2-3 cm. thick, that are used for load securing and for interlayer dunnage or top dunnage. Since these hardboards only has minimal material strength and, in addition, one side of the board is very smooth, they are not suitable for use as dunnage and cannot be reccommended. The exception is use as lateral load distribution or to protected neighboring cargo from low physical loads, as described under section 5.3.3.7. |
Hard-top open-top container | Container that opens at the top and can be closed with a solid roof (steel sheet). Like all containers that open at the top, this is suitable for crane loading. |
Heat capacity | Physical property of a material indicating its ability to retain heat; measured in kJ/(kg K); typical values: 4.182kJ/(kg˚C) for water, 2.1 kJ/(kg˚C) for ice, 1.6 kJ/(kg˚C) for many frozen foodstuffs. |
Heat expansion rupture | Damage to a product or its packaging caused by an increase in volume when the temperature rises above a critical point. |
Heat-induced blowing | Bulging on cans caused by dilation (expansion) of the canned product. |
Heat transition coefficient | Also known as the k-value; physical value that specifies the degree of insulation provided by a wall or similar. For containers, heat transition takes account of the heat transfer form the air inside the container to the wall, the heat transmitted by the wall, and the heat transferred to the air outside the container; unit of measurement: W/m2K); Typical value for refrigerated containers: 0.3 W/m2K), 0.4 W/m2K) (old) |
Heavy-lift steel cornerpieces | These are angled steel plates attached to the bottom and/or top of cargo items to prevent damage by slinging equipment. |
Heavy plate | Hot-rolled thick steel sheets (sometimes several cm), generally further processed or used in the rawsteel industry (shipbuilding). |
Heeling | Heel, heel angle: Temporary inclination of a ship to one side along its fore-and-aft axis brought about by external forces working on the ship. Heeling can be caused by a rough seas, winds of the rudder position. The heel angle describes the inclination of the ship. The heel angle is the deviation from the perpendicular. |
High cube container | Container of standard ISO length and width but with a height of 9' 6" (2.9 m). |
Highly perishable foodstuffs | Foodstuffs that are at risk of rapid quality degredation. |
Hoist operation | Operation with lifting gear (cranes etc.) |
Hold meteorology study group | The objective of the container meteorology study group at the Warnemünde-Wustrow University of Seafaring, established by Professor Ulrich Scharnow in 1070, who has headed the group since that time, was to investigate the complex thermodynamic processes occurring in containers. The investigations were carried out on two standard containers, each of which was equipped with an air lock to prevent disturbing the cryptoclimate when monitoring and making measurements and a weather station. The results of the investigations were able to provide information to both container manufacturers and consignors, particularly to consignors of hygroscopic goods, about the potential for climatological conditions, particularly in ambient conditions exposed to radiation. |
High cube container | Container of standard ISO length and width but with a height of 9' 6" (2.9 m). |
Homeothermic pests | (Greek: homoios - identical; thermos - heat). Warm-blooded pests. |
Hot rolled (wide) strip | Hot rolled steel product with a rectangular cross-section of at least 600 mm in width. It is immediately wound into coils after rolling with the edges aligned as closely as possible (like a watch spring). It is subsequently used to produce thin steel sheet and heavy plate as well as cold rolled strip/cold rolled wide strip. |
HPE standards | Packaging guidelines for boxes, crates, wooden supports, etc.
HPE is the abbreviation for the: Bundesverband Holzpackmittel Paletten Exportverpackung e.V.(German Federal Association for Wooden Packaging, Export and Palets). |
Humidity motor | Circulation produced when the temperature gradient between cargo and the container wall is too steep. This increases the transport of humidity to the surfaces of the container. |
Hydrolytic class | The degree of water resistance for glass products. |
Hydrolytic/enzymatic fat cleavage | (Greek: hydro - water; lysis - solution; enzymos - fermented). Fat cleavage due to moisture and fat-cleaving enzymes (lipases). |
Hydrometer | Measuring equipment used to determine the density of liquids, also areometer. |
Hygrophilic microorganisms | (Greek: hygros - moist, philos - love). Microorganisms that require a relative humidity of > 90%. |
Hygroscopicity | (Greek: hygros - moist). A property of products that react to the air humidity. |
Hub | Central point for the collection, sorting, transhipment and distribution of goods for a particular area. |
Hub port | a port that is the destination of liner service where containers are transhipped onto feeder services for maritime transport onto small container ports. |
Intermediate bulk container | Intermediate bulk container (IBC) shall mean a portable packaging that: |
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Is resistant to the stresses produced in handling and transport, as determined by tests. |
IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission. |
Imago | (plural: imagoes) Fully developed insects. |
IMDG Code | International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. Regulations concerning the international transport of dangerous goods by sea. |
Infection | (Latin : inficere - to poison) Invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms causing inflammation. |
Ingot | Ingots are blocks of metal which are cast into a particular shape. They can vary greatly from metal to metal and from production site to production site. Aluminum, lead, zinc and tin are very often transported in this form. |
In-package | Drying out that occurs within the package. |
Insecticide | Pesticide designed specifically to combat insects. |
Intake air temperature | Temperature of the air as it leaves the cooling mechanism and is blown into the refrigerated hold / container. the intake air temperature is regulated during shilled operation. |
Integral refrigerated container | Insulated refrigerated container with an integrated refrigeration unit. Requires a three-phase power supply for operation. |
Integrated unit | Refrigerated container with integrated refrigeration unit. |
Interfacial problems | Transfer of heat and water vapor at interface. |
Intermodal | refers to the movement of CTUs on all forms of surface transport modes (road, rail, short sea and liner service) without the need for adjustment or alteration to the CTU or transport mode. |
Intermodal transport | The movement of goods in one and the same loading unit or road vehicle, which uses successively two or more modes of transport without handling the goods themselves in changing modes. |
Intermodal loading unit | Containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers suitable for intermodal transport. |
Intermodal transport unit (ITU) | a container, swap body or trailer suitable for intermodal transport; |
Intermodality | a system of transport whereby two or more modes of transport are used to transport the same loading unit or truck in an integrated manner, without loading or unloading, in a [door to door] transport chain</nowiki> |
Internal breakdown | Chilling damage in pomaceous fruit. If, for instance, apples are stored at too cold a temperature, they "freeze" and suffer irreparable metabolic damage. the flesh of he fruit usually becomes soft and brown from the core. Such damage generally cannot be detected externally. |
Invasion | In the context of the Contaiern Handbook: Insect attach of goods. |
Iodine value | Measure of the degree of unsaturated hydrocarbons in oils and fats. |
Isomerization | (Greek: isos - same; meros - part)Intra-molecular restructuring. the atoms in the molecule are reorganized in such a way tha tthe actual composition does not change. This usually had an effect on the chemical and physical properties. |
ISO standard | Standard compliant with the "Internatioal Organization for Standardization". |
Kraftliner | Kraft paper (see below) made of bleached/unbleached kraft pulp and used to make the outer layers of corrugated board and millboard. |
Kraft paper | This is made of at least 90% fresh, usually unbleached, sulfate pulp (kraft pulp). It is characterized by high strength and resistance. |
Label | Labels are, in accordance with the dangerous goods stipulations of the IMDG code, adhesive labels that indicate to all parties concerned what type of dangerous goods are being transported. They differ from placards in terms of size, although placards have the same purpose.
Labels with dimensions of 10 x 10 cm. are designed for use on each of the items to be transported. Placards of at least 25 x 25 cm. must be attached to the outside of the container or vehicle. |
Land container | Container complying with International Railway Union (UIC) specifications, for use in rail-road combined transport. |
Lashing | lash:
Attaching or fixing/securing a load to a means of transport/or securing a load inside a container in order to prevent it from sliding or falling. Lashing is a widely used international term. |
Lashing capacity | The permissible lashing capacity (LC) is the maximum force that may be applied to a lashing. This lashing capacity can be found on a label that is attached to the lashing equipment. For maritime transport, "MSL" is to be used in accordance with appendix 13 of the guideline entitled "Bekanntmachung von Änderungen von Richtlinien für die sachgerechte Stauung von Ladung bei der Beförderung mit Seeschiffen" ("Publication of amendments to guidelines for the correct stowage of cargoes for carriage in ocean-going ships") of 14 February 1996 (published in the German "Bundesanzeiger" newspaper, 7 May 1996). |
Lashing crosspiece | A construction similar in appearance to a girder, manufactured primarily from steel and offering attachment points for lashing equipment. |
Lashing equipment | Devices or aids for securing loads against slippage, tipping and falling. It may comprise chains, wires, ropes, straps or rods and is generally used in conjuction with a tensioning device (e.g. turnbuckle, twistlock or ratchet tensioner). Depending on the way in which the load is secured, it may be referred to as cylinder lashing, cross lashing, wire-rope lashing or round-turn lashing. Verb: to lash. |
Lashing rod | Metal rod for securing (lashing) containers on deck. |
Lateral dunnage | Covering the sides of the container with dunnage provides protection against dripping sweat. |
Lateral tier | Lateral layer of cargo. Generally used to stabilize the stow or to close off the face of the load. |
Lattice | Grid-like structure, mainly wooden, used to secure the load. |
Lgjs container car | Series of rail cars for container transportation. The letter j in the name indicates that the car is fitted with buffers. |
Lift on – lift off (LO-LO) | Loading and unloading of intermodal transport units (ITU, see 4.1) using lifting equipment. |
Lift truck | a truck equipped with devices such as arms, forks, clamps, hooks etc. to handle any kind of cargo, including cargo that is unitised, overpacked or packed in CTUs. |
Lighter | A lighter is an inland water vessel or barge usually without an engine that was originally used for reducing the draft of a ocean-going vessel by lightening the load thus allowing it to enter the port. |
Limit of liability | The maximum sum of money payable by a carrier to a shipper for any damage or loss to the cargo for which the carrier is liable under the contract of carriage. The amount of the limitation is determined by agreement or by law. |
Line load | Weight force which can be withstood by a container floor per running meter. |
Liner bag | Plastic fabric fixed inside a standard container with bulk cargo. |
Liner service | maritime route between two or more major hub ports |
Lipases | (Greek: lipos - fat, oil) Fat-cleaving enzymes. |
Liquid bulk | Liquid cargo. |
Load limit line | A red line in refrigerated containers that indicates the maximum stowage height of the load to allow sufficient air circulation below the roof. |
Load-securing foam | Foams which are used as fillers, generally made from PE or PU. They are used to fill gaps in the container, and thus to ensure tight fit and firm securing of the load. |
Loading track | Track on which ITUs are transhipped. |
Loading Unit | Container or swap body. |
Locking coil | Coils (rolls of steel sheet) are generally loaded athwartships with their winding axis fore and aft. They are stowed from the side walls inwards, so that one or two spaces are left in the center that are too small for a further coil. The locking coil(s) is (are) placed in this (these) space(s). The opening angle leads to significant lateral pressure. This pressure forces the other coils towards the ship's sides, thus stabilizing the stow / row of coils. Locking coils must not protrude down into the cantlines of the lower tier by more than one-third of the diameter of the locking coil, since if they protrude any further, the increased lateral pressure can lead to damage to the coils. |
Logistic centre | Geographical grouping of independent companies and bodies which are dealing with freight transport (for example, freight forwarders, shippers, transport operators, customs) and with accompanying services (for example, storage, maintenance and repair), including at least a terminal. |
Logistics | The process of designing and managing the supply chain in the wider sense
The chain can extend from the delivery of supplies for manufacturing, through the management of materials at the plant, delivery to warehouses and distribution centres, sorting, handling, packaging and final distribution to point of consumption. |
LO-LO | Lift on - lift off. Loading and unloading of ITU using lifting equipment |
Low dispersible radioactive material | Low dispersible radioactive material shall mean either a solid radioactive material or a solid radioactive material in a sealed capsule, that has limited dispersibility and is not in powder form. |
Low floor wagon | A rail wagon with a low loading platform built to carry, inter alia, ITUs |
Low specific activity material | Low specific activity (LSA) material shall mean radioactive material that by its nature has a limited specific activity, or radioactive material for which limits of estimated average specific activity apply. External shielding materials surrounding the LSA material shall not be considered in determining the estimated average specific activity. |
Low toxicity alpha emitters | Low toxicity alpha emitters are: natural uranium, depleted uranium, natural thorium, uranium-235 or uranium-238, thorium-232, thorium-228 and thorium-230 when contained in ores or physical and chemical concentrates; or alpha emitters with a half-life of less than 10 days. |
Lower temperature limit | Temperatures below this limit lead to quality degradation, e.g. chilling. |
Low temperature flexibility | Increased kink resistance achieved by adding plasticizer to synthetic plastics. |
Low-temperature refrigerated containers | Refrigerated containers that enable goods to be transported at temperatures as low as -60˚C. |
Lumen | (Latin: lumen - cavity). Pores in the structure of wood, cavities in vegetable fibers. |
Management system | Management system shall mean a set of interrelated or interacting elements (system) for establishing policies and objectives and enabling the objectives to be achieved in an efficient and effective manner. |
Marine Carrier | Any person or entity who, in a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or to procure the performanceof carriage by deep sea, coastal or feeder vessel. |
Maritime container | A container strong enough to be stacked in a cellular ship and to be top lifted |
Maximum cargo height | Frozen goods are packed using the block stowage method merely for protection against the effects of external heat, so it must be ensured that subzero temperatures are maintained in the floor, side and ceiling areas. A free space of at least 8-10 cm must be left for the return air between the top of the cargo block and the container roof. This maximum cargo height is indicated in the containers. |
Maximum gross | the maximum permissible mass of cargo packed into a CTU combined with the mass of the CTU, also referred to as the rating and would normally be marked onto CTUs as appropriate. |
Maximum normal operating pressure | Maximum normal operating pressure shall mean the maximum pressure above atmospheric pressure at mean sea level that would develop in the containment system in a period of one year under the conditions of temperature and solar radiation corresponding to environmental conditions in the absence of venting, external cooling by an ancillary system, or operational controls during transport. |
Maximum payload | the maximum permissible mass of cargo to be packed into or onto a CTU. It is the difference between the maximum gross mass or rating and the tare weight, which are normally marked on CTUs as appropriate; |
Maximum Securing Load (MSL) | The strength of a material to resist a tensile load without suffering plastic / permanent deformation. The MSL is extremely important for cargo securing, since materials which are liable to suffer permanent deformation must not be used for securing cargoes. Cargo securing materials must therefore be dimensioned to ensure that they are loaded no further than their MSL. |
Mediterranean fruit fly | Quarantine pest which particularly attacks citrus fruit. |
Medulla | (Latin: medulla - marrow). The medula is responsible for feeding the wood fibre. |
Mesophilic microorganisms (humidity) | (Greek: mesos - middle; philos - love). Microorganisms thriving above 86% relative humidity. |
Mesophilic microorganisms (temperature) | (Greek: mesos - middle; philos - love). Microorganisms thriving at medium temperatures. |
mm H2O | Millimeters of water: Unit for small differences in pressure, measured as the difference in height in mm between the two surfaces of a water collumn in a siphon. 1 mm H2O = 9.81 Pa. |
Modular unit load dimensions | Packages or unit loads are suitable for modular container stuffing if their dimensions or multiples of their dimensions are equal to the internal dimensions of the container. By using appropriately dimensioned load units it is possible to tightly pack the container making good use of the "natural" securing elements of the container, namely the side and end walls. If the cargo modular unit load dimensions and the overall load is of appropriate dimensions, there may be no need for additional load securing measures to be implemented. |
Modular unit load packaging | Packaging whose dimensions permit the items in a consignment to be grouped together to form modules. Modules are predefined basic sizes defined for cargo units which enable them to fit together to be combined and to be transported with different means of transport. |
Moisture sensitivity | Degree to which the quality of a product is impacted even by minimal uptake of water vapor. |
Mold growth threshold | Relative humidity in excess of 75% promotes rapid multiplication of the majority of mold species. |
Monophagic | (Greek: monos - one; phagein - to eat). Associated with a particular food source. |
MSL | Maximum Securing Load (MSL) is the strength of a material to resist a tensile load without suffering plastic / permanent deformation. The MSL is extremely important for cargo securing, since materials which are liable to suffer permanent deformation must not be used for securing cargoes. Cargo securing materials must therefore be dimensioned to ensure that they are loaded no further than their MSL. For maritime transport "MSL" is to be used in accordance with appendix 13 of the guideline entitled "Bekanntmachung von Änderungen von Richtlinien für die sachgerechte Stauung von Ladung bei der Beförderung met Seeschiffen" ("Publication of amendments to guidelines for the correct stowage of cargoes for carriage in ocean-going ships") of 14 February 1996 (published in the German "Bundesanzeiger" newspaper, 7 May 1996). The text of this guideline can be found in TIS. |
Mycotoxins | Poisonous metabolic products produced by mold. |
Multimodal | refers to CTUs that are designed for use on more than one mode of transport |
Multimodal transport | Carriage of goods by two or more modes of transport |
Multimodal transport operator (MTO) | Any person who concludes a multimodal transport contract and assumes the whole responsibility for the performance thereof as a carrier or a transport operator. |
Narrowband | Frequency band for data transfer via the power cable. The frequency on narrow band is 55 kHz. |
Neutral behavior | Goods which are mutually compatible and compatible with their environment display neutral behavior. |
Nominal breaking load | Breaking load (BL): Specifies the load at which a material will fail. |
Non-climacteric fruits | Latin: climactericus - turning point, critical time) Fruits which are not (yet) ready to eat or ripe for consumption. |
Non-respiring goods | Goods which do not cause a change in the ambient atmosphere (except perhaps a release of water). These include all frozen goods and goods sealed in gas-tight packaging, steel products and all products which are not subject to decomposition processes. Caution! Degradation processes occur even in scrap lumber / wooden chips, shredded scrap metal, waste paper, etc. although these cannot be described as respiration, they nevertheless consume O2 and release CO2 to the extent that this may lead to the build-up or life-threatening concentrations in closed rooms. |
NVOCC | Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers: A company that ships goods on behalf of a client, especially internationally, but that does not own its own ships or airplanes. It operates much like any other carrier, issuing its own bills of lading or air waybills. |
Non Vessel Operating Container Carrier: A company that ships goods on behalf of a client, especially internationally, but that does not own its own ships or airplanes but does own or operate a number of container for shipping FCL or LCL cargoes for third party shippers. | |
Nonwoven fabric | Water absorbent cloth underneath the container roof. |
Odor sensitivity | Sensitivity of the goods to foreign odors. |
Odor tainting | Taking up of odors from foreign substances of gases in the environment. |
Onion neck rot | Rot of the neck of onions caused by the mold Botrytis allii. |
Onward- carriage | The colloquial meaning is the transport of goods from the sea port / airport to the domestic port of destination,in accordance with the German Commercial Code, onward-carriage is the delivery of goods from the store of a receiving agent to the final recipient. During this phase of the transit chain, the freight regulations of the German Commercial Code apply. |
Open-sided container | Container with sides which can be opened, usually closed with tarpaulin and bows. |
Open-top container | Container open at the top (enables the container to be loaded by crane). |
Oxidative fat cleavage | Fat cleavage produced by atmospheric oxygen. |
Over Panamax | See Post Panamax |
Overloaded | A container where the combined mass of the cargo and the container is greater than the maximum gross mass shown on the safety approval plate. |
Overpack | Overpack shall mean an enclosure used by a single consignor to contain one or more packages and to form one unit for convenience of handling and stowage during transport. |
Overpack | Overpack shall mean an enclosure used by a single consignor to contain one or more packages and to form one unit for convenience of handling and stowage during transport. |
Overpack | an enclosure used by a single shipper to contain one or more packages and to form one unit for convenience of handling and stowage during transport. |
Examples of overpacks are a number of packages either: | |
placed or stacked on to a load board such as a pallet and secured by strapping, shrink-wrapping, stretch-wrapping or other suitable means; or | |
placed in a protective outer packaging such as a box or crate; | |
Overweight | A container where the combined mass of the cargo and the container is less than the maximum gross mass shown on the safety approval plate but exceeds either: |
The maximum gross mass shown on the shipping manifest | |
the road or rail maximum masses when combined with the tare of the container carrying vehicle. | |
Package | Package shall mean the complete product of the packing operation, consisting of the packaging and its contents prepared for transport. The types of package covered by these Regulations that are subject to the activity limits and material restrictions of Section IV and meet the corresponding requirements are: |
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Excepted package; |
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Industrial package Type 1 (Type IP-1); |
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Industrial package Type 2 (Type IP-2); |
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Industrial package Type 3 (Type IP-3); |
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Type A package; |
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Type B(U) package; |
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Type B(M) package; |
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Type C package. |
Packages containing fissile material or uranium hexafluoride are subject to additional requirements. | |
Packages | the complete product of the packing operation, consisting of the packaging and its contents as prepared for transport; |
Packaging | receptacles and any other components or materials necessary for the receptacle to perform its containment function |
Packaging | Packaging shall mean one or more receptacles and any other components or materials necessary for the receptacles to perform the containment and other safety functions. |
Packer | the party that places the goods within the container, trailer or packaging. |
Packing | the stowage, securing and verification of the mass of packaged and/or unitized or overpacked cargoes into CTUs. |
Packing | the packing of packaged and/or unitized or overpacked cargoes into CTUs |
Pail | A container made from plastic or steel with a firmly closed lid, for transportation of liquids, in particular paints and oils. |
Pallet | A raised platform, normally made of wood, facilitating the handling of goods. Pallets are of standard dimensions. The most used in Europe are 1000 mm x 1200 mm (ISO) and 800 mm x 1200 mm (CEN). |
Pallet | a term used for a load-carrying platform onto which loose cargo is stacked before being placed inside a container. It is designed to be moved easily by fork-lift trucks. |
Pallet box | Transport container/box with integrated pallet. |
Palletization | Loading of uniform packages onto pallets in accordance with a predefined packing plan. For reasons of stability this should be done in such a way that the load items interlock. |
Palletized | Cargo which has been grouped into a single cargo unit. Better rates are generally available for packing containers with palletized loads in the case of LCL (Less than Container Load), as a pallet load can be better handled with ground conveyors (q.v.) than individual items. |
Panamax | Ship with dimensions that allow it to pass through the Panama canal: maximum length 295 m, maximum beam overall 32.25 m, maximum draught 13.50 m. |
Paper dunnage | Covering the floor. sides and cargo surface with paper dunnage provides protection against dripping sweat. |
Parasitoses | These are diseases caused by parasites. |
Partial pressure difference | In a mixture of gases, each component had a partial pressure. The partial pressure difference is the difference between partial pressures of the gases either side of a gas separation membrane |
Particulate air contaminants | Air pollution caused by dust. |
Passive behaviour | Defines the sensitivity of cargo to other cargo and to its environment (e.g. sensitivity to foreign odors). |
Payload | The revenue-producing load carried by means of transport. |
PCT | Power Cable Transmission: Transfer of digital data by means of the high-voltage power table. |
Peel discolouration | Chilling damage in citrus fruit. |
Penetration | Penetration of packages occurs as a result of insect activity (holes eaten out by insects). |
Permeation rate | Property of a material which measures the rate at which gases pass through the material as a result of solution diffusion processes. |
Phase change | Change to the state of an aggregate as a result of temperatures rising above or below the solidification and melting temperatures, e.g. with oils and fats. |
Piggy back | Transport of road vehicles on rail wagons. |
Pocket wagon | A rail wagon with a recessed pocket to accept the axle/wheel assembly of a semi trailer. |
Post Panamax | Ship with at least one dimension greater than Panamax. |
Principal | A person for whom another acts as an agent |
Private siding | Direct rail connection to a company. |
Quarantinable diseases | (French: quarante - forty): infectious and notifiable diseases that carry a mandatory isolation period (quarantine) for infected parties. Such diseases can be spread as a result of trade and transportation. |
Quarantine | Precaution against contagion and infections:Isolation, (French: quarante - forty) originally lasting forty days, to prevent the introduction of diseases and pests. |
Quarantine pests | (French: quarante - forty) Pests that carry or spread quarantinable diseases (see above), of which can themselves be termed quarantinable diseases. |
Radiation class | Radiation conditions calculated on the basis of the measured duration of sunshine and solar altitude for 10 day measurement periods. |
Radiation level | Radiation level shall mean the corresponding dose rate |
Radiation protection programme | Radiation protection programme shall mean systematic arrangements that are aimed at providing adequate consideration of radiation protection measures. |
Radioactive contents | Radioactive contents shall mean the radioactive material together with any contaminated or activated solids, liquids and gases within the packaging. |
Radioactive material | Radioactive material shall mean any material containing radionuclides where both the activity concentration and the total activity in the consignment exceed the values specified in paras 402–407. |
Rail loading gauge | The profile through which a rail vehicle and its loads (wagons - ITUs) must pass, taking into account tunnels and track-side obstacles. |
Rancidity | Oils and fats spoil by becoming rancid. This causes changes in odor and taste, which can make edible oils and fats inedible. |
Reach stacker | Tractor vehicle with front equipment for lifting, stacking or moving. |
Recovery | Capacity of a material or construction to return to its original position (elastic deformation). |
Recrystalization | If meat is frozen rapidly at low temperatures (e.g. -27°C), small ice crystals are produced. If meat rises to a higher temperatures (e.g. -10°C), the ice crystals grow larger, i.e. they recrystallize. As of a certain size, they can rupture the cell walls of the meat. These "perforated" cell walls lose substantially more cell juices than cell walls which are not damaged. The result is a loss of juice, also known as "drip loss". |
Reefer | Industry term for a temperature-controlled container. Inside each one is a complex system of coils, wires and electrical fittings, which are managed by a computer that controls everything from the temperature and humidity to ventilation and gas levels, all working to prevent the deterioration of fresh food or other sensitive goods over long distances and periods of time. |
Relative humidity | Relative humidity is derived from the ratio of absolute moisture content to saturation content. Depending on its temperature, air can absorb different quantities of water vapor until it is saturated (100% relative humidity). Absolute humidity (moisture content) is the quantity of water actually present in the air and is measured in grams per cubic meter (g/m2). Relative humidity expresses as a percentage the quantity of water vapor the air has at a specific temperature, relative to its saturation content. If, for instance, air at 20°C has an absolute humidity of 12.1 it will have a relative humidity of 70%. If air has reached its saturation content at 20°C, it has absorbed 17.3 g/m3 of water. |
Residual oil, feedstuffs containing | Pressing residues arising from oil extraction from oil-bearing seeds/ fruit. |
Respiration | Breathing. Even after it has been harvested, fruit undergoes ripening processes. Bananas, for instance, absorb O2 from the ambient atmosphere, convert starch to sugar and release CO2 ethylene, water vapor and heat. This ripening process is also known as respiration. |
Respiring heat | Heat which is released during respiration. |
Respiring goods | Generally goods of vegetable origin, for example fruits, for which ripening or degradation processes are taking pale. These takr air (or gases) from the atmosphere surrounding them and give off SO2, water vapor and heat to their environment. |
Responsible person | a person appointed by a shore-side employer who is empowered to take all decisions relating to his/her specific task, having the necessary current knowledge and experience for that purpose, and who, where required, is suitably certificated or otherwise recognized by the regulatory authority. |
Return air temperature | Temperature of the air which is drawn off from the refrigerated hold / container. The return air temperature is controlled during refrigeration. |
Risk factors | Required information on possible risks for the transport, handling and storage processes. |
Risk of larceny / theft | Risk of the illegal removal or appropriation of goods or objects. A distinction is made between simple larceny (i.e. without the use of force) and compound larceny (i.e. with forced entry by breaking and entering or by copied keys). |
Road – rail transport | Combined transport by rail and road. |
Road train | A motor vehicle coupled to a trailer (sometimes referred to in English as a drawbar-trailer combination). |
ROLA | Roll on - Roll off trains. Similar to a piggyback train but the entire road vehicle, tractor unit and trailer, is driven on and off special rail wagons. |
Roll angle | Angle at which a ship moves around its longitudinal axis. |
Roll on – roll off (RO-RO) | Roll on - Roll off. Loading and unloading of a road vehicle, a wagon or an ITU on or off a ship on its own wheels or wheels attached to it for that purpose. In the case of rolling road, only road vehicles are driven on and off a train. |
Rolling road | Transport of complete road vehicles, using roll-on roll-off techniques, on trains comprising low-floor wagons throughout |
Rolling road wagon | A rail wagon with low floor throughout which, when coupled together, form a rolling-road. |
Roll oscillation | Oscillation due to rolling. This is the same given the the movement of a ship around its longitudinal axis. |
Roof bows | Steel or aluminum frame construction in conjunction with removable wooden/aluminum gates that hold the tarpaulin of a truck, trailer, semi-trailer or a swap body. This type of open-sided construction is sometimes known as a tarpaulin truck. |
RO-RO ramp | A flat or inclined ramp, usually adjustable, which enables road vehicles to be driven onto or off a ship or a rail wagon. |
RO-RO ship | Roll-on/roll-off: Cargo ship on which the mobile cargo can be rolled directly on and off board (by lorry, trailer,etc.) by means of bow, stern and side doors (ramps). In contrast to this, cargo loaded and discharged on other cargo ships by means of their own or external loading tackle (vertical handling). |
Round turn | Hawsers, ropes or belts wound around an item. On the one hand as a basis for forming a knot, on the other hand as a method of lashing. Unfortunately, round turn lashing is a widespread "securing method". It is absolutely unsuitable for securing a cargo as the cargo can move "freely" in the loop and no securing effect is thus achieved. |
Safe to transport | Cargo is secured appropriately if it is loaded, stowed and secured in such a way that it cannot be damaged by events that can be reasonably expected during carriage. |
Safety approval plate | A plate permanently affixed to every approved container at a readily visible place, adjacent to any other approval plate issued for official purposes, where it cannot be easily damaged. The safety approval plate may be combined together with other official plates but all must show: |
The words "CSC Safety Approval Plate" | |
The country of approval and approval reference | |
Date (month and year) of manufacture | |
the manufacturer's identification number | |
Maximum operating gross mass | |
Allowable stacking mass for 1.8g | |
Transverse racking test load | |
also known at the CSC Plate | |
Salmonellosis | Infectious, febrile intestinal and general diseases caused by salmonellae. |
San-José scale | Quarantine pest that attacks stone fruit, pomaceous fruit and berries, as well as decorative woods and structural lumber. |
Saturation content | Depending on its temperature, air can absorb different quantities of water vapor until it is saturated (100% relative humidity). |
Sealed package | Packaging impervious to water vapor used to store goods at risk of corrosion. Desiccants are used in sealed packages to maintain an artificial atmosphere with a relative humidity of <40%. No corrosion is possible below this threshold. |
Secondary infection | Contamination caused as a result of microorganisms (durable spores) from previous contaminated loads that are able to attack a subsequent cargo. |
Self-heating | Temperature increase within an organic solid without external heat input. |
Semi-finished product (semi) | Steel products that have already been shaped by hot-rolling or continuous casting processes and which are then subjected to further shaping to produce finished products. These include: Rough-rolled blocks (blooms with round or square cross-sections), slabs, billets, boards and ingots. |
Semi-trailer (trailer) | Trailer with a rear axle assembly that is pulled by a towing tractor or truck tractor. There are two different kinds of trailer: semi-trailers that are also permitted in road traffic, and roll trailers (cargo trailers) that are pulled by towing tractors and are used only in ro-ro operations. These towing tractors are permitted only in terminal operations, and not allowed to be used on public roads. |
Semi Trailer | A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of the combined mass of the trailer and its load is supported by a road tractor, by a detachable front axle assembly known as a dolly, or by the tail of another trailer. A semi-trailer is normally equipped with landing gear (legs which can be lowered) to support it when it is uncoupled. |
Semi-trailer | A non-powered vehicle for the carriage of goods, intended to be coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that a substantial part of its weight and of its load is borne by the motor vehicle. Semi-trailers may have to be specially adapted for use in combined transport. |
Sender | See Consignor |
Separation | Chill haze. |
Ship | a seagoing or non-seagoing watercraft, including those used on inland waters: |
Shipment | Shipment shall mean the specific movement of a consignment from origin to destination. |
Shipper | See Consignor |
Shipper | any person or organization paying for its cargo to be shipped from one place to another. |
Shipping mark | Part of the marking on packages. The shipping mark comprises: |
Identification marks: e.g. initial letters of recipient or shipper | |
Identification number: e.g. the recipient;s order number | |
Total number of items in the complete consignment | |
Sequential number of the package in the consignment | |
Final destination and port of destination. | |
Shock and/or tilt indication | These indicators area attached to sensitive loads for monitoring purposes. they indicate which specified threshold values had been exceeded either in terms of acceleration or tilt. |
Short sea | maritime route between two or more coastal ports normally undertaken by small coastal ships or barges. |
Short sea shipping | Movement of cargo by sea between ports situated in Europe as well as between ports in Europe and ports situated in non-European countries having a coastline on the enclosed seas bordering Europe. |
Shrinkage in mass | Loss in volume, for instance with leather goods as a result of drying out. |
Shrinkage / shortage | Loss in volume, reduction (weight loss) of goods during transport. |
Shrink wrapping | Shrink wrapping involves enclosing the package contents in shrink film (flat or tubular film), heat sealing any unsealed portions and separating the packages from the film web or covering the package contents with a shrink cover. Depending upon the shape and weight of the package contents, the shrink material used should be PE or plasticized PVC film of a thickness of 0.01 to 0.2 mm, with PE films being particularly suitable for heavy items. The film is heated from the outside in a shrink-wrap oven or with hand-held heat gun, thus releasing the captive tension in the file. Shrink films are produced in either mono-axial (in a single direction) or bi-axial (in two directions) orientation. As the film cools down, it shrinks around the package contents, applying a very low pressure per unit area. |
Sintering | Physical changes in materials caused by high temperatures; applied in particular to metals, ceramics and minerals / rock. |
Shunting | The operation when single railway wagons or groups of railway wagons are pushed to run against each other and be coupled together. |
Sirex wasp (Urocerus gigas L.) | Giant wood wasp. When using packaging made of wood for marine transport to Australia and New Zealand, the appropriate treatment and certification of the wood must be observed. |
SKD | SKD (Semi Knocked Down cars). For export to countries which apply high levels of customs duty to luxury goods, automobiles are shipped in completely knocked down (CKD) or semi/part knocked down (SKD, PKD) form. In this case, the package sizes for the individual components are adapted precisely to the container in which they are transported, which means that the cargo is secured by tight fit. |
Skeletal trailer | A skeletal trailer composed of a simple chassis comprising of longitudinal main beams, rolling gear and container support (transverse) beams for the mounting of an intermodal container, sometimes known as a Chassis. |
Skids | Skids are sled-like bases used to facilitate ground conveyance of / securing of, for example, heavy machinery and machine parts. |
Slab | Cuboid half-finished steel products that are hot-rolled into sheets at the rolling mill. |
Slim wedges | See tapered blocks. |
Slinging | Describes the process of attaching slinging equipment (for example, ropes, chains or webbing slings) to a load in order for it to be lifted / transshipped safely using lifting gear, for example, a crane. |
Slit strip | Rolled sheets are produced in relatively wide strips (e.g. >600 mm), also called wide strip, in order to be able to offer narrower strips, the strips are cut to slit strip in a slitting unit. |
Slot position | Specified the position of the container on board the ship, for example using the Bay Row Tier system. |
Slot rate | Rate used to calculate the cost of renting a slot for transporting a single container on board a ship. |
Smart Reefer | A type of refrigerated container (trade name). |
Sorption behavior | (Latin: adsorbere - take up) Absorption or release of water vapor by a hygroscopic cargo until equilibrium is reached. |
Sorption isotherms | Graphical representation of the sorption behavior of a substance at a specified temperature. |
Special arrangement | Special arrangement shall mean those provisions, approved by the competent authority, under which consignments that do not satisfy all the applicable requirements of these Regulations may be transported. |
Special form radioactive material | Special form radioactive material shall mean either an indispersible solid radioactive material or a sealed capsule containing radioactive material. |
Specially-shaped stanchions | These are collapsible stanchions that can be inserted and locked in place or unlocked and folded down. Stanchions are suitable for providing tight fitting lateral load securing for many types of load. |
Spine wagon | A rail wagon with a central chassis designed to carry a semi-trailer. |
Spontaneous combustion | Describes the process of attaching slinging equipment (for example, ropes, chains or webbing slings) to a load in order for it to be lifted / transshipped safely using lifting gear, for example, a crane. |
Spontaneous combustion | A rise in temperature of an organic solid without external heat to a point where the solid ignites spontaneously. |
Spreader | Adjustable fitting on lifting equipment designed to connect with the upper corner fittings of an ITU. |
Many spreaders have in addition grappler arms that engage the bottom side rails of an ITU. | |
Spreader | Containers were traditionally handled using four wire ropes and cranes. However, as the opening angle of the wire ropes placed considerable horizontal pressure on the tops of the containers, steel frame constructions (spreaders) were introduced in order to reduce these forces. These spreaders have undergone constant development are are still used on container gantries today. |
Stacking | Storage or carriage of ITUs on top of each other. |
Stacking load | The force acting on lower packing units as a result of the units stacked on top of them. Standardized DIN and ISO symbols are used to identify the permitted stacking loads. |
Stalk position | Different positions of tobacco leaves on the stalk which are harvested at different times. |
Stanchion | Rods or bars on the sides and corners of an open means of transport or container, used to secure the cargo. Removable stanchions are inserted into the stanchion pockets provided. |
Stomach poison | Poison which enters the body of the insect on food intake (ingestion). Stomach poisons are usually administered using artificial bait. |
Storage climate conditions | Refers to the specific external conditions (humidity, temperature, ventilation) in which particular products can be stored without risk of a reduction in value or of damage to the products. |
Stowage | The positioning of packages, IBCs, containers, swap-bodies, tank-containers, vehicles or other CTUs on board ships, in warehouses and sheds or in other areas such as terminals. |
Stowage factor | The stowage factor specifies how many cbm or cbf of hold space in a ship will be taken up by a metric tonne, a US ton, or an imperial ton (1.000 kg / 907.18 kg) of cargo taking into account gaps, shape of the hold, number of, tween decks, supports and the use of dunnage. |
Straddle carrier | A rubber-tyred overhead lifting vehicle for moving or stacking containers on a level reinforced surface. |
Straddle carrier /van carrier | Special self-propelled vehicle for moving containers within the terminal. |
Stretch wrap | Stretch film used to wrap cargo to form bales or to wrap cargo to pallets. |
Strip | To unpack / unload a container. |
Stripping | Unloading of cargo from an ITU. |
Strop | Slinging equipment from various materials. Strops are slung round the load and attached to the hook of the crane. |
Stuff | To pack or load a container. |
Stuffing | Loading of cargo into an ITU |
Stuffing | The act of packing goods within a container or trailer. |
Sublimation | Transition from the solid to gaseous state without passing through the liquid state. |
Super high cube container | Container exceeding ISO dimensions. These dimensions vary and may include, for example, lengths of 45' (13.72 m), 48' (14.64 m), or 53' (16.10 m). |
Surface contaminated object | Surface contaminated object (SCO) shall mean a solid object that is not itself radioactive but which has radioactive material distributed on its surface. |
Swap body | A freight carrying unit optimised to road vehicle dimensions and fitted with handling devices for transfer between modes, usually road/rail. |
Swap-body | a CTU not permanently attached to an underframe and wheels or to a chassis and wheels, with at least four twistlock that take into account ISO standard 1161:1984. A swap-body need not be stackable but is usually equipped with support legs, designed especially for combined road-rail transport. |
Sweat class | Classification of sweat water according to intensity. Grades range from 0 (no sweat water) through to 9 (greatest formation of sweat water). The classification is made by observing the volume of water produced by m2 surface, thus how many grams of sweat water appear for each square meter for each of the grades. |
Swellability | Increase in volume of solid substances, particularly hygroscopic substances, (paper, natural fibers) as a result of exposure to moisture. |
Syneresis | Congregation of molecules, leads to "sweating" in cereals. |
Syrup formation | Formation of viscous liquids as a result of humidity and warmth, for example, in dried fruits. |
Tank | Tank shall mean a portable tank (including a tank container), a road tank vehicle, a rail tank wagon or a receptacle that contains solids, liquids, or gases, having a capacity of not less than 450 L when used for the transport of gases. |
Tank container | A large container essentially comprising an ISO frame in which liquid containers are mounted. They must meet special requirements with respect to pressure-resitance as a result of the pressures they have to withstand. For this reason, the actual containers are generally cylindrical or sperical in form. Several containers can be mounted either horizontally or vertically in a single frame. Only specific containers must be used for foodstuffs and must be marked "Potable liquids only". Tank containers for hazardous goods must meet the requirements of the IMDG code. Half-height tank containers serve to carry high-density liquids which cannot be carried in normal tank containers because they cannot be filled to a high enough level and are therefore subject to surging. |
Tapered blocks | These are wedges cut at a narrow angle to allow small gaps between items of cargo to be braced. They are also referred to as slim wedges or driving wedges. |
Tare | Weight of ITU or vehicle without cargo |
Tare mass / weight | The mass of the empty container including permanently affixed ancillary equipment. |
TBU | Transformer Bypass Unit: Component of a remote refrigerated container monitoring system with data transfer via the power cable. A TBU allows a transformer to be bridged, that would otherwise not let the data signal pass. |
Telescope carton | The top of telescope cartons is fabricated as a separate part and overlaps all four sides of the carton (e.g. banana boxes). |
Temperature-controlled transport | Transportation during which the optimum temperature for chilled and frozen product is maintained. |
Temperature/dew point difference | The difference between the temperature of the goods and the dew point temperature of the air surroundings of the goods. |
Temperature gradient | Differences in temperature within a spatial distance. |
Terminal | A place equipped for the transhipment and storage of ITUs. |
TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit. A standard unit based on an ISO container of 20 feet length (6.10 m), used as a statistical measure of traffic flows or capacities.
One standard 40' ISO Series I container equals 2 TEUs |
TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit: Corresponds to a 20 foot container, where the container height (8ft, 8½ft or 9½ft) is not taken into account; unit for counting containers. |
Textured coated board | Plywood board with a phenolic laminate backing to enhance durability. The laminate is textured with a screen-printing process. |
Theoretical density | Pure solid lumber without cavities. |
Thermophilic microorganisms | (Greek: thermos - heat, philos - love) Microorganisms that thrive on heat. |
Thigmotaxis | (Greek: thigma - contact, touch; taxis - arrangement, sequentce) Stimulus by touch. |
Through or into | Through or into shall mean through or into the countries in which a consignment is transported but specifically excludes countries over which a consignment is carried by air, provided that there are no scheduled stops in those countries. |
Tier | Layer in a container that is numbered from bottom to top. |
Tight fit | A method of securing the load by direct or indirect physical contact with load-bearing components of the means of transport or the transport container. |
TIS | Transport Information Service (www.tis-gdv.de). |
TLV | Treshold Limit Value(referring to harmful substances in the workplace) |
Tower units | Cooling equipment for supplying of cool air to porthole containers in terminals. |
Toxic | (Greek: toxikon - poison). Poisonous. |
Toxicity | (Greek: toxicon - poison). The degree to which a substance is poisonous. |
Track gauge | The distance between the internal sides of rails on a railway line. It is generally 1.435 m.
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Trade imbalance | Discrepancy between the amount a country imports and the amount it exports. |
Trailer | A non-powered vehicle for the carriage of goods, intended to be coupled to a motor vehicle, excluding semi-trailers. |
Trailer | any road vehicle without a motive power unit, and includes semi-trailers, semi-trailers with front axle dollies, full trailers and drawbar trailers. |
Transhipment | Moving ITUs from one means of transport to another. |
Transpiration losses | Evaporation losses in vegetable products as a result of respiration (transpiration). |
Transport | movement of cargo by one or more modes of transport; |
Transport | The movement of cargo by one or more modes of transport |
Transport index | Transport index (TI) assigned to a package, overpack or freight container, or to unpackaged LSA-I or SCO-I, shall mean a number that is used to provide control over radiation exposure. |
Transport operator | The person responsible for the carriage of goods, either directly or using a third party. |
Transport-related acceleration forces | Negative and positive accelerations are dynamic, mechanical stresses which occur in two main types during the transportation of goods. |
regular acceleration forces and | |
irregular acceleration forces | |
Regular acceleration forces primarily occur in maritime transport. Acceleration of up to one g (g= 9.81 m/s2) and, in extreme cases, even more, may occur due to rolling and pitching in rough seas. Such regular acceleration forces have an impact on the effort involved in load securing.
Irregular acceleration forces occur during cornering or when a train passes over switches, during braking, starting up, hoisting and lowering. Such acceleration forces are not generally repeated, but they may occur several times at varying intensities during transport. These are the typical stresses of land transport and transport, handling and storage operations. | |
Twenty Foot Equivalent unit (teu) | A standard unit based on an ISO container of twenty feet length (6.10m), used as a statistical measure of traffic flow or capacity. |
Twistlock | Standard mechanism on handling equipment which engages and locks into the corner fittings of ITU; also used on ships and vehicles to fix ITUs. |
Twistlock | A twistlock and corner casting together form a standardised rotating connector for securing shipping containers. The primary uses are for locking a container into place on container ship, semi-trailer truck or railway container train; and for lifting of the containers by container cranes and sidelifters. |
Unaccompanied combined transport | Transport of a road vehicle or an intermodal transport unit (ITU, see 4.1), not accompanied by the driver, using another mode of transport (for example a ferry or a train). |
Unirradiated thorium | Unirradiated thorium shall mean thorium containing not more than 10-7 g of uranium-233 per gram of thorium-232. |
Unirradiated uranium | Unirradiated uranium shall mean uranium containing not more than 2 × 103 Bq of plutonium per gram of uranium-235, not more than 9 × 106 Bq of fission products per gram of uranium-235 and not more than 5 × 10–3 g of uranium-236 per gram of uranium-235. |
Unit load | Palletised load or prepacked unit with a footprint conforming to pallet dimensions and suitable for loading into an ITU |
Unit load | a number of packages that are: |
placed or stacked on and secured by strapping, shrink-wrapping or other suitable means to a load board such as a pallet; or | |
placed in a protective outer enclosure such as a pallet box; or | |
permanently secured together in a sling. | |
Unitization | Grouping together of items for transport into transport units (e.g. in containers or on pallets). |
Unit loads | Unit loads are parts of a shipment that can be treated as a single unit during cargo handling and transportation. The size of dimensions of the unit load can vary according to requirements and to the means of transport and packaging container available. To optimize the cargo handling, transport and storage processes, standardization of unit loads is desirable. The most common unit loads are pallets and components with bases that resemble pallets, such as pallet boxes, IBC's, etc. the most important properties of a unit load are that is can be loaded to ensure a tight fit, its modularity and its stability, the last of which ensures that is can be stowed safely and will not be damaged by load securing measures. |
Unpacking | the removal of cargo from CTUs. |
Upper temperature limit | Temperatures above this limit lead to quality degradation. |
Upright blocking | In the context of load securing, upright blocking is understood to be wooden elements inserted vertically in order to take up and transfer loads. |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture; U.S. governmental department responsible for the regulations concerning the import of foodstuffs. |
VCI (Volatile Corrosion Inhibotir) method | A method used to inhibit corrosion. |
Vehicle | Vehicle shall mean a road vehicle (including an articulated vehicle, i.e. a tractor and semi-trailer combination), railroad car or railway wagon. Each trailer shall be considered as a separate vehicle. |
Vehicle | a road vehicle or railway freight wagon, permanently attached to an underframe and wheels or to a chassis and wheels, which is loaded and unloaded as a unit. It also includes a trailer or similar mobile unit except those used solely for the purposes of loading and unloading. |
Vessel | Vessel shall mean any seagoing vessel or inland waterway craft used for carrying cargo. |
Viscosity | (Latin: viscum - tenacity) Degree of resistance to flow in a fluid or semi-fluid for gas, caused by internal friction. |
volume-to-payload ratio | The volume-to-payload ratio of a means of transport specifies the volume per unit weight payload. In the metric system, it is usual to specify the ratios in cubic meters per metric ton (m3/t). In English-speaking countries, it is usual to use cubic feet per ton(cu.ft./t). |
Walking board | Plywood board, generally around 2 cm thick, often used for load securing and for interlayer dunnage or top dunnage. |
Water content | The percentage of total mass of a substance that is constituted by water. |
Water content class | Classification of goods in accordance with their water content. |
Water vapor release | Adsorption. |
Waviness | Damage as a result of moisture affecting for instance paper plies, veneered board. |
Wide band | Frequency band for data transfer vie the power cable. the frequencies used for wide band range from 140 kHz to 400 kHz. |
Wireless LAN | Wireless Local Area Network; a wireless (radio) network used for transferring data; is also used in offices. |
Wire rod coil | Steel product in rod wire rolling mills with varying cross-sections. German standards refer to wire rod as a product that can be wound immediately into coils from the rolling mill whilst still hot.
Coils of wire rod. Depending on the nature of the goods and any intended subsequent processing these coils are corrosion-sensitive and sensitive to mechanical damage, for example, kinks forming in the wire. The length of the winding axis is a critical factor in determining the way they are stowed. |
Wood treatment certificate | Certificate of treatment against insect infestation. |
Xerophilous micro organisms | (Greek: xeros - dry, philos - love) Micro organisms that survive at a low relative humidity of (approximately) 75%. |
Abbreviations
AA | Always Afloat |
AAPA | American Association of Port Authorities |
AAPMA | Australian Association of Port and Maritime Authorities |
AAR | Association of American Railroads |
AAR | Against All Risks (insurance clause) |
ACEP | Approved continuous examination programme |
ADR | European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road |
AEI | Automatic electronic identification |
AI | All inclusive |
AID | Agency for International Development |
AIS | Automated Identification System |
AMSA | Australian Marine Safety Authority |
ANSI | American National Standards Institution |
AQI | Agriculture Quarantaine Inspection |
ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
ATA | American Trucking Association |
ATDNSHINC | Any Time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included |
AWWL | Always within Institute Warranties Limits |
BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor |
B/L | Bill of Lading |
BB | Bare Boat |
BBL | Barrel |
BIC | Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal. |
BIFA | British International freight Association |
BIMCO | Baltic and International Maritime Council |
BIs | Bales |
BLU | CoP for Safe Loading & Unloading of Bulk Carriers |
BP | Safety Briefing Pamphlet |
BSI | British Standards Institute |
C&F | Cost and Freight |
CAD | Cash Against Documents |
CAF | Cost, Assurance and Freight |
CAF | Cost, Adjustment Factor |
CBM | Cubic Metre |
CCC | Carrier Container Council |
CCC | International Customs Convention for Containers (1972) |
CCNR | Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine |
CDI-mpc | Chemical Distribution Institute – Marine Packed Cargo |
CEFIC | Conseil Européen des Federations de l'Industrie Chimique (European Trade Association for Chemicals) |
CEN | European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation) |
CFR | Cost and Freight |
CFS | Container Freight Station |
CG | Correspondence Group |
CGPM | Comité International des Poids et Mesures (General Conference on Weights and Measures) |
CI | Cost and Insurance |
CIA | Chemical Industries Association |
CIF | Cost, Insurance and Freight |
CIF&C | Price includes commission as well as CIF |
CIF&E | Cost, Insurance, Freight, Interest and Exchange |
CIFCI | Cost, Insurance, Freight, Collection and Interest |
CIM | International Convention concerning the Carriage of Goods by Rail |
CIP | Carriage and Insurance Paid |
CIRIA | The Construction Industry Research and Information Association |
CL | Carload" of Container load |
CLECAT | European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services |
CM | Cubic Meter |
CMPH | Gross Crane Moves per hour |
CMR | Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road |
COA | Container Owners Association |
COD | Collect on Delivery |
COfG | Centre of Gravity |
COGSA | Carriage of Goods by Sea Act |
COP | Code of Practice |
COU | Clip on Unit |
CPC | Certificate of Professional Competence |
CPD | Carnet de Passage en Douane |
CPT | Carriage Paid To. |
CSC | Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) 1972 |
CSI | Container Security Initiative |
C-TPAT | Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism |
CTU | Cargo Transport Unit |
CWO | Cash with Order |
CWT | Deadweight Tonnage |
CY | Container Yard |
D&H | Dangerous and Hazardous cargo |
D/A | Documents against Acceptance |
D/P | Document against Payment |
DDC | Destination Delivery Charge |
DDP | Delivery Duty Paid |
DDU | Delivery Duty Unpaid |
DE | Ship Design & Equipment Sub-Committee |
DEQ | Delivery Ex Quay |
DES | Delivered Ex Ship |
DG | Drafting Group |
DG MOVE | European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport |
DG VII | Directorate/General VII Transport |
DIS | Draft International Standard |
DIT | Destination Interchange Terminal |
DnV | Det Norske Veritas |
DOL | Department of Labour |
DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation |
DSC | Dangerous Goods Solid Cargoes and Containers Sub-Committee |
E&T | Editorial and Technical Group |
ECE | Economic Commission for Europe (UN Agency) |
ECH | Empty container handler |
ECMC | U.S. Exporters Competitive Maritime Council |
ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council (UN Agency) |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
EFFA | European Freight Forwarders' Association |
EFIPA | European Federation of Inland Ports Association |
EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
EIA | European Intermodal Association |
EIR | Equipment Interchange Receipt |
EMSA | European Matritime Safety Agency |
ESA | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work |
ESC | European Shippers' Council |
ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN Agency) |
ESPO | European Sea Ports Organization |
ESPO | European Sea Ports Association |
ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
ETD | Estimated Time of Departure |
ETS | Estimated Time of Sailing |
EU | European Union |
EVA | Economic Value Added |
EWIB | Eastern Weighing and Inspection Bureau |
EXW | Ex-works |
FAF | Fuel Adjustment Factor, see also BAF |
FAK | Freight All Kinds |
FAL | Facilitation Committee |
FAS | Free Alongside Ship |
FAT | Fully automated twistlock |
FCA | Free Carrier |
FCC | Flexitank / Container Combination |
FCL | Full Container Load |
FD | Free Discharge |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
FDIS | Final Draft International Standard |
FEPORT | Federation of European Private Port Operators |
FEU | Forty-foot Equivalent Unit |
FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations |
FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations |
FIFO | Free In - Free Out (see FIO) |
FIO | Free In and Out |
FMC | Free Maritime Commissions |
FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
FO | Free Out |
FOB | Free On Board |
FOR | Free On Rail |
FPA | Free of Particular Average |
FPPI | Foreign Principal Party of Interest |
FTA | Freight Transport Association |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GBL | Government Bill of Lading |
GMPH | Gross Moves per Hour |
GOH | Garment on Hanger |
GP | General Purpose |
GRI | General Rate Increase |
GSF | Global Shippers' Forum |
GT | Gross Tonnage |
GVW | Gross Vehicle Weight |
HNS | Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention |
HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
IACS | International Association of Classification Societies |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Authority |
IAPH | International Association of Ports and Harbours |
IATA | International Air Transport Association |
IBC | Intermediate Bulk Container |
IBTA | International Bulk Terminals Association |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organisation |
ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
ICGB | International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc. |
ICHCA | ICHCA International Limited |
ICS | International Chamber of Shipping |
IFA | International Freight Association |
IFCOR | International Intermodal Freight Container Reporting Organisation |
IFPTA | International Forest Products Transport Association |
IHMA | International Harbour Masters Association |
IICL | Institute of International Container Lessors |
IIMS | International Institute of Marine Surveyors |
IISPCG | Inter Industry Shipping & Ports Contact Group |
ILA | International Longshoremen’s Association |
ILO | International Labour Organisation |
ILWU | International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union |
IMDG | International Maritime Dangerous Goods |
IMMTA | International MultiModal Transport Association |
IMO | International Maritime Organisation |
IOSH | Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
IRU | International Road Transport Union |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
ISO | International Standards Organisation |
ISP | International Safety Panel of ICHCA |
ISPS | International Shipping & Ports Security Code |
ISTDG | International Symposium on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea and Inland Waterways |
ITCO | International Tank Container Owners Association |
ITF | International Transport Workers’ Federation |
ITF | International Transport Forum |
IUMI | International Union of Marine Insurers |
LCL | Less than a container load |
MAIIF | Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum |
MARPOL / MARPOL 73/78 | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 |
MCA | Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
MEPC | Marine Environment Protection Committee |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MSC | Maritime Safety Committee |
NGB | National Cargo Bureau Inc |
NI | Nautical Institute |
NMSA | National Maritime Safety Association |
NPC | National Ports Council |
NSC | National Safety Council |
NVOCC | Non Vessel Owning Common Carrier |
NVOCC | Non Vessel Owning Cargo Consolidators |
NVOCC | Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier / Container Carrier |
OCIMF | Oil Companies International Marine Forum |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Agency |
PAS | Publicly Available Specification |
PDG | Packaged Dangerous Goods |
PDP | Port workers Development Programme |
PEMA | Port Equipment Manufacturers Association |
RHA | Road Haulage Association |
RID | Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail |
RP | Research Paper |
SATLs | Semi Automatic Twistlocks |
SC | Sub Committee |
SIGTTO | Society for International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operations Limited |
SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 |
SOLAS /SOLAS 74 | Safety of Life at Sea (Convention, 1974) |
SPI | Ship Port Interface |
SWL | Safe Working Load |
TC104 | International Standards Organization Technical Committee 104 –freight containers |
TEU | Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit |
TIR | Transport Internationaux Routiers System |
TOA | Technical and Operational Advice document |
TREMCARD | Transport Emergency Card issued by CEFIC (Intended to comply with the “instructions in writing” requirements in certain road transport regulations, eg: ADR) |
TT Club | Through Trading Mutual Insurance Association Limited |
UIC | Union Internationale de Chemins de Fers |
UIRR | Union Internationale des Societes de Transport Combine Rail-Route |
UN | United Nations |
UN ECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
UNISTOCK | European Federation of Silo Operators |
USCG | United States Coastguard |
UTITI | University of Toledo Intermodal Transportation Institute |
VTL | Vertical Tandem Lifting |
WCO | World Customs Organisation |
WG | Working Group |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WMU | World Maritime University |
WP.15 | UN ECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous goods (deals with ADR) |
WP.24 | UN ECE Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics |
WSC | World Shipping Council |