Online Glossary

Includes all key terms from all units and additional related vocabulary.

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CONTAINER NUMBER

CONTAINER TERMINALS

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CONTAINER DESIGN & STRENGTH

Top side rails

Transverse

Transverse racking

Weatherproof

CONTAINER NUMBER

AAR (Association of American Railroads)

Association of American Railroads (AAR)

BIC (International Container Bureau)

BIC code (owner code)

CEN (European Committee for Standardization)

Check digit

Container number

EDI (electronic data interchange)

Electronic data interchange (EDI)

EN 13044-1

Equipment type code

European Committee for Standarization (CEN)

Exponent

Genset

ILU (intermodal loading units)

ILU code

Intermodal loading units (ILU)

International Container Bureau (BIC)

International Union of Combined Road-Rail Transport Companies (UIRR)

ISO 2716 (1972)

ISO 6346

ISO 668

ISO 790

Loading bay

OCR (Optical character recognition)

Optical character recognition (OCR)

Owner code (BIC code)

Semi-trailer

Size type code

Swapbody (demountable)

UIRR (International Union of Combined Road-Rail Transport Companies)

WCO (World Customs Organization)

World Customs Organization (WCO)

CONTAINER TERMINALS

Apron (quay / quayside)

Cargo survey

CFS (container freight station)

Container freight station (CFS)

Container inspection

Container status

Container washing

Container yard (yard)

Customs

Deep sea

Delivery

Direct delivery

Direct receipt