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MEMBERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVENTS FAQs NEWS PHOTO GALLARY USEFUL LINKS ABBRIVIATIONS EQUIPMENTS ULDs Login: Password:   ABBREVIATIONS A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z Others A API Application Programming Interface ARENA Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement AS/RS Automated Storage and Retrieval System ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASP Active Sever Page AWB Air Waybil B B/B Break Bulk B/L Bill of Lading B2B Business to Business B2C Business to Customer BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor BCC Blind Carbon Copy BCO Beneficial Cargo Owner BIMCO The Baltic and International Maritime Council BPO Business Process Outsourcing BSP British Standard Pipe Tread C C&F Cost and Freight C/O Certificate of Origin CAF Currency Adjustment Factor CBM Cubic Metre CC Carbon Copy CD Cash On Delivery CDMA Code Division Multiple Address CFM Cubic Feet per Minute CFR Cost and Freight CFS Container Freight Station CGI Common Gateway Interface CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight CILT The Chartered Institute of Marketing CIM The Chartered Institute of Marketing CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CLM The Council of Logistics Management CLP Container Load Plan CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corp. COC Carrier's Own Container COFC Container-on-flatcar COSCO China Ocean Shipping Company COSL China Oilfield Services Limited CPFR Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment CPT Customer Relationship Management CSC International Convention for Safe Container CY Container Yard D D/A Document Against Acceptance DAF Delivered at Frontier DDC Destination Delivery Charge DDP Delivered Duty Paid DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid DEQ Delivered ex-Quay DES Delivered Ex-Ship DG Dangerous Goods DNS Domain Name System DO Delivery Order DOS Disk Operating System DP Document Against Payment DPP Damage Protection Plan DPP Damage Protection Plan DPP Damage Protection Plan DRP Distribution Resources Planning E E&OE Errors and Omissions Excepted ECR Efficient Customer Response EDI Electronic Data Interchange ERM Enterprise Resources Management ERP Enterprise Resources Planning ETA Estimated Time of Arrival ETD Estimated Time of Departure EXW Ex-Works F FAF Fuel Adjustment Factor FAK Freight All Kinds FAQ Frequently Asked Question FAS Free Alongside Ship FBL FIATA Combined Transport Bill of Lading FCA Free Carrier FCL Full Container Load FCR Forwarder's Cargo Receipt FEFC Far East Freight Conference FEU Forty Feet Equivalent Unit FI Free In FIATA International Federation of Forwarding Agent Associations FIFO First-in, First-out FIO Free In and Out FIOST Free In, Out, Stowed & Trimmed FIP File Transfer Protocol FIZ Free Trade Zones FMC Federal Maritime Commission FO Free Out FOA Fire Defence Agency (Japanese) FOB Free On Board FOR Free On Rail FOT Free On Truck FR Flat Rack Container FRC Fuel Recovery Charge G GDP Gross Domestic Product GIF Graphics Interchange Format GPRC General Packet Radio Service GRI General Rate Increasing GSA General Sales Agent GSC Global Supply Chain GSM Global System for Mobile Communications GWT Gross Weight H HAFFA Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Ltd. HAWB House Air Waybill HH Half Height Container HKIM Hong Kong Institute of Marketing HTML Hypertext Mark-up Language HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol I IA RATES Independent Action rates IADA Intra Asia Discussion Agreement IATA International Air Transport Association IBC Intermediate Bulk Container ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ICC International Chamber of Commerce ICP Internet Content provider ICT Information and Communications Technology IEEE The Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering IICL Institute of International Container Lessors IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code IMO International Maritime Organization Incoterms International Commercial terms IP Internet Protocol IPI Interior Point Intermodal IPO Initial Public Offering IRA Informal Rate Agreement ISAPI Internet Server Application Programming Interface ISDN Integrated Server Digital Network ISO International Standard Organization ISP Internet Service Provider J JIT Just In Time K Kbps Kilobits per second KT Kilo Tons L LAN Local Area Networking LASH Ligther Aboard Ship LC Letter of Credit LCL Less (than) container Load LG Letter of Guarantee LI Liner Inward LILO Last-in, Last-out LIO Liner In and Out LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Lo-Lo ship Lift-on Lift-off ship LOA Length Overall LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas LTL Less-than-truckload M MAWB Master Air Waybill MB Megabyte MBO Management By Objective Mbps Millions of bits per second MIS Management Information System MLB Mainland Bridge MLO Main Line Operators MMS Multimedia Messaging Services MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group MQC Minimum Quantity Commitment MRP Material Requirements Planning MS Motor Ship MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MTO Multimode Transport Operator N NA Not Applicable/Not Available NAP Network Access Point NOE Not Otherwise Enumerated NOS Not Otherwise Specified NVOCC Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier O OCP Overland Common Point OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OH Over Height OPM Other People's Money ORC Origin Receiving Charge OS Origin Receiving Charge OT Open Top Container OW Over Width Others 3G 3rd Generation Networks 3PL 3rd Party Logistics 4PL 4th Party Logistics 5-S Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke P P&I Club Protection and Indemnity Club P2P Path to Profit PCD Pitch Circle Diameter PCS Port Congestion Surcharge PDA Personal Digital Assistant PDF Portable Document Format PENAVICO China Ocean Shipping Company PKI Public Key Infrastructure POD Port of Discharge POL Port of Loading POP Point of Presence PPP Point-to-Point Protocol PSS Peak Season Surcharge PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network PTO Please Turn Overleaf PWS Personal Web Server R RAM Random Access Memory RF Reefer Container RFP Request For proposal RFQ Request For Quotation RFRC Rail Fuel Recovery Charge RMB Renminbi Ro-Ro ship Roll-on Roll-off ship ROA Return On Assets ROI Return On Investment RT Revenue Tons S SAN Storage Area Network SC Service Contract SCM Supply Chain Management SET Secure Electronic Transaction SG Specific Gravity SINOTRANS China National Foreign trade and Transportation Corporation SKU Stock Keeping Unit SME Small and Medium-size Enterprises SMS Short Message Services SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SO Shipping Order SOC Shipper's Own Container SQL Structure Query Language SS S/S Steamship SSL Secure Socket Layer STC Said To Contain T TACA Transatlantic Conference Agreement TCP Transmission Control Protocol TEU Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit THC Terminal Handling Charge TMS Transportation Management System TOFC Trailer-on-Flatcar TQC Total Quality Control TQM Total Quality Management TRS Terminal Receiving Station TSA Transpacific Stabilization Agreement TSR Trans Siberian Railway TT Telegraphic Transfer TVC Time Volume Contract TWRA Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement U UCP500 Uniform Customs and practice for Documentary Credits UHF Ultra High frequency ULCC Ultra Large Crude Carrier ULD Unit Load Device UNCTAD United Nations Conference of Trade and Development URL Uniform Resource Locator V VAT Value Added Tax VHF Very High Frequency VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier VMI Vendor Managed Inventory VOC Vessel Operating Carrier VOW Vehicle On Wheel VPN Virtual Private Network VSL Vessel W WAP Wireless Appreciation Protocol WCS Wireless Communications Service WMS Warehouse Management System WR War Risks WW Warehouse Warrant WWW World Wide Web X XML Extensible Mark-up Language Y YAS Yen Appreciate Surcharge Z ZIP Compressed File (PKzip file name extension) ZIP Zone Improvement Plan (US Postal Service code) ZP Airship Patrol Squadron (All-Weather Anti-Submarine) (US Navy Aviation unit designation used from 1942 to 1961)

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