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| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| ACL (Allowable Cabin Load) | The maximum payload that can be carried on an individual sortie. Also called ACL. |
| Act of God | In legal usage throughout the English-speaking world, an act of God[1] is a natural hazard outside human control, such as an earthquake or tsunami, for which no person can be held responsible |
| Actual Gross Weight | Actual Gross Weight The gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), or gross vehicle mass (GVM) is the maximum operating weight/mass of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer including the vehicle's chassis, body, engine, engine fluids, fuel, accessories, driver, passengers and cargo but excluding that of any trailers. |
| Actual Time of Arrival (ATA) | Actual Time of Arrival |
| Actual Time of Departure (ATD) | Actual Time of Departure |
| Air Cargo | Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air express and airmail |
| Air Waybill (AWB) | An air waybill (AWB) or air consignment note is a receipt issued by an international airline for goods and an evidence of the contract of carriage, but it is not a document of title to the goods. Hence, the air waybill is non-negotiable. |
| Apron | The airport apron or apron, sometimes known astarmac, is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it is typically more accessible to users than the runway or taxiway. |
| Belly Cargo | Cargo stowed under the main deck of an aircraft or in the holds of a ship. See also deck cargo. |
| Bulk Cargo | - Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. It refers to material in either liquid or granular, particulate form, as a mass of relatively small solids, such as petroleum/crude oil, grain, coal, or gravel |
| Cabin Loading | Cabin Loading |
| Cargo Aircraft Only | Cargo aircraft only means an aircraft that is used to transport cargo and is not engaged in carrying passengers. |
| Cargo Charter Flight | Cargo Charter Flight |
| Cargo Pouch | Cargo Pouch |
| CASS | Cargo Account Settlement Systems (CASS) is designed to simplify the billing and settling of accounts between airlines and freight forwarders. |
| Conventional Aircraft | A narrow-body aircraft or single-aisle aircraft is an airliner arranged along a single aisle permitting up to 6-abreast seating in a cabin below 4 metres (13 ft) of width. |
| Fuel surcharge | A fuel surcharge is an extra fee charged by trucking companies (or third parties) to cover the fluctuating cost of fuel. It is calculated as a percentage of base rate and is usually added to a shipper's freight bill to cover the cost of operations |
| High Density Cargo | High Density Cargo |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| Minimum Charge | Lowest amount applicable to a service invoice |
| Over Land Transport (OLT) | Land transport or Land transportation is the movement of people, animals, and goods from one location to another on land. |
| Over Pivot Rate | The freight charge rate for a container weighing in excess of the normal pivot weight for a unit load device. Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/over-pivot-rate.html |
| Packing | A metal, plastic, glass, etc. container that protects the products from external factors, facilitates publicity and marketing, provides visual and ergonomic benefits, and gives product information |
| Palletize | Palletizing: Stacking products on pallets to be transported and stored. |
| Pivot Weight | A shipping classification that describes a container that weighs more than standardweight containers loaded onto a vessel with a unit load device. |
| Sea&Air | See & Air : Combination of advantages of ocean and air freight |
| Unit Load Device (ULD) | A unit load device (ULD) is a pallet or container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. |