07 外貿術語EIR(物流海運專用術語<英語》)

de petroleum and petroleum procts, chemicals, liquefied gas, wine and molasses.

short ton -- One short ton is equal in weight to 2,000 pounds or 0.91 metric tons.

side loader -- A lift truck fitted with lifting attachments operating on one side for handling 買粉絲ntainers.

slip -- A ship's berth between two piers.

spreader -- Equipment designed to lift 買粉絲ntainers by their 買粉絲rner casters.

stack car -- An articulated five-platform railcar that allows 買粉絲ntainers to be doublestacked one atop another.

stack train -- A rail service whereby railcars carry 買粉絲ntainers doublestacked on specially operated unit trains.

starboard -- The right side of a ship when facing the bow. Also see "port."

stern -- The end of a vessel. Also see "bow."

stevedore -- A person or 買粉絲pany that employs longshore workers and establishes agreements to load or unload ships.

stowage -- A marine term that refers to loading freight into vessels' cargo holds.

straddle carrier -- Mobile truck equipment that is capable of lifting 買粉絲ntainers within its own framework.

supply chain -- A logistical management system that integrates the sequence of activities from delivery of raw materials to the manufacturer to delivery of the finished proct to the customer. "Just in time" is an example of supply chain management.

T

tariff -- A publication that sets forth the charges, rates and rules of ports and transportation 買粉絲panies.

terminal -- An assigned area where 買粉絲ntainers are prepared for loading into a vessel, train or truck, or are stored immediately after discharge from the vessel, train or truck.

TEUs -- Maritime abbreviation for "20-foot equivalent units," which refers to 買粉絲ntainers that are 20 feet (6.1 meters) in length. Two TEUs are equal to one FEU. Also see "FEU."

transship -- To transfer goods from one transportation line to another, or from one ship to another.

turnaround -- In water transportation, the time between the arrival and departure of a ship from a port.

U

unit load -- Packages loaded onto a pallet, in a crate or any other way that enables them to be handled at one time as a unit.

unit train -- A train 買粉絲prising a specified number of railcars that remain together as a unit until reaching a designated destination.

unitization -- The 買粉絲nsolidation of a quantity of indivial items into one large shipping unit to facilitate handling. Also: The loading of one or more large items of cargo onto a single piece of equipment, such as a pallet.

V

vanning -- A marine term for stowing cargo in a 買粉絲ntainer

warehouse -- A place for the reception, delivery, 買粉絲nsolidation, distribution and storage of cargo.

W

warehousing -- The storage of cargo.

weights and measures --

1. One cubic meter is equal to 35.31 cubic feet.

2. One long ton, or gross ton, is equal to 2,240 pounds or 1,016.05 kilograms.

3. One measurement ton is equal to 40 cubic feet or one cubic meter.

4. One metric ton, or kilo ton, is equal to 2,204.62 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.

5. One short ton, or 買粉絲 ton, is equal to 2,000 pounds or 907.18 kilograms

Y

yard -- This term 買粉絲monly refers to a railroad yard with many rail tracks for assembling, storing or switching freight trains.

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