Online Glossary

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

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ISO & CONTAINERISATION

ISO TC 122

ISO TC 154

ISO TC 20

ISO TC 204

ISO TC 34

ISO TC 51

ISO TC 8

ISO Technical Committees (TC)

ISO Technical Corrigendum (Cor)

ISO Technical Reports (ISO/TR)

ISO Technical Specification (ISO/TS)

ISO/TR 15069

ISO/TR 15070

ISO/TS 10891

ISO/TS 18625

Maximum weight

National Standards Organisation

Payload (actual net weight / actual payload)

Reduced stacking strength

Series 1 freight container

Series 2 freight container

Series 3 freight container

Size type code

Stacking fittings and cones

Stowage

Tare (tare weight)

Tare weight (tare)

Twist lock

Vertical tandem lifts

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45ft container

AC (average cost)

ADC (ambient distribution centre)

Air draft

Ambient distribution centre (ADC)

Average cost (AC)

Axle

Bay plan

Blank (skipped / void) sailing (voyage)

Blank (skipped / void) voyage (sailing)

Block train

Bolt cutters

Bonded warehouse

Bottom end rail

Bottom-end

CDC (chilled distribution centre)

Chilled distribution centre (CDC)

Control tower

Cross (transverse) member

Cross-docking

Dangerous (hazardous) cargo