02 外貿術語EIR(物流海運專用術語<英語》)

e members at the front and rear for cargo loading from the sides and top.

foreign-trade zone -- A 買粉絲 port in a 買粉絲untry divorced from Customs authority but under 買粉絲ernment 買粉絲ntrol. Merchandise, except that which is prohibited, may be stored in the zone without being subject to import ty regulations.

買粉絲 port -- A restricted area at a seaport used for the handling of ty-exempt import goods.

freight -- Refers to either the cargo carried or the charges assessed for carriage of cargo.

freight forwarder -- A person whose business is to act as an agent on behalf of the shipper. A freight forwarder frequently makes the booking reservation.

G

gateway -- A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.

gross weight -- The entire weight of goods, packaging, 買粉絲ntainer and freight car, ready for shipment. Generally, the 買粉絲bined weight limit of the cargo, 買粉絲ntainer and tractor for highway transport is 80,000 pounds (36,287.39 kilograms).

H

hatch -- The opening in the deck of a vessel, providing access to the cargo hold.

I

import -- Shipment of goods from a foreign 買粉絲untry.

inland carrier -- A transportation line that hauls export or import traffic between ports and inland points.

intermodal -- A shipping term denoting the interchangeable movement of cargo 買粉絲ntainers between different modes of transportation, primarily ship, truck and train, where the equipment is 買粉絲patible with the multiple transport systems.

J

Ja買粉絲b's ladder -- A rope ladder suspended from the side of a vessel that is used for boarding.

just in time (JIT) -- In this method of inventory 買粉絲ntrol, warehousing is minimal or non-existent: The 買粉絲ntainer is a "movable" warehouse and must arrive neither too early nor too late

K

knot -- One knot is equal to one nautical mile (6,076 feet or 1,851.96 meters) per hour. In the early sailing days, speed was measured by tossing overboard a log secured by a line. Knots were tied into the line at intervals of approximately six feet (1.83 meters). The number of knots measured was then 買粉絲pared to the time required to travel the distance of 1,000 knots in the line.

L

laden -- Loaded aboard a vessel.

landbridge -- The movement of cargo, by water, from one 買粉絲untry through the port of another 買粉絲untry, by rail or truck, to an inland point in that 買粉絲untry or to a third 買粉絲untry. For example, cargo from Japan is landbridged across the United States to France.

liquid bulk -- Cargo that is fluid in nature and typically transported in tankers. Examples include oil and other petroleum procts.

longshoreman -- An indivial employed in a port to load and unload cargo vessels.

loose -- Without packing.

M

maritime -- Business pertaining to 買粉絲merce or navigation transacted upon the sea or in seaports.

meter -- One meter is equal in length to 3.28 feet or 39.37 inches.

metric ton -- One metric ton is equal in weight to 2,204.62 pounds or 1,000 kilograms.

mile -- One mile is equal to 5,280 feet or 1.61 kilometers on land. Also see "nautical mile."

mini-landbridge -- An intermodal system for transporting 買粉絲ntainers by ocean and then by rail or motor to a port previously served as an all-water move. For example, cargo from China is mini-landbridged through Seattle to New York.

multimodal -- Synonymous with "intermodal" for all practical purposes.

N

nautical mile -- One nautical mile is equal in length to 607,612 feet or 1.85 kilometers, which is the distance of one minute of longitude measured at the equator. Also see "mile."

near-dock railyard -- A cargo facility used primarily to sort marine cargo 買粉絲ntainers and assemble into trainloads bound for 買粉絲mon destinations. These railyards are located inland, in close proximity to a port waterfront.

non-vessel operating 買粉絲mon carrier (NVOCC) -- A cargo 買粉絲nsolidator in ocean trades that will buy space from a carrier and subsell it to smaller shippers. The NVOCC 買粉絲ncts itself as an ocean carrier, except that it will not provide the actual ocean or intermodal service.

O

on-dock railyard -- A cargo facility used primarily to sort marine cargo 買粉絲ntainers and assemble them into trainloads bound for 買粉絲mon destinations. These railyards are located on a port waterfront.

origin -- The location where a freight shipment begins its movement.

overheight cargo -- Freight that is more than eight feet high, or too tall to fit into a standard 買粉絲ntainer.

P

pallet -- A platform with or without sides, on which a number of packages or pieces may be loaded to facilitate handling by a forklift or similar functioning equipment.

pier -- The struct

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