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A

Apron (quay / quayside)

Aqualife container

Aqueduct

Ara Canal (Gyeongin Ara Waterway)

Arrival notice message (IFTMAN)

Articulated truck (vehicle)

Articulated vehicle (truck)

ASC (automatic stacking crane)

Asian pallet

Association of American Railroads (AAR)

At anchor

ATA (actual time of arrival)

ATD (actual time of departure)

Athwartships

Attach generator fee

Authorised control officers

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)

Auto-guided vehicle (AGV / automatic guided vehicle)

Automated container recognition

Automatic data capture (entry)

Automatic data entry (capture)

Automatic guided vehicle (AGV / auto-guided vehicle)

Automatic stacking crane (ASC)

Automation

Autorack

Auxiliary engine

Average cost (AC)

Axle

Axle load (axle weight)

Axle weight (axle load)

Azimuth propulsion (thruster)

Azimuth thruster (propulsion)

B

B/L (bill of lading)

Back-haul

Backreach

BAF (bunker adjustment factor) / fuel adjustment factor (FAF) / fuel surcharge

Bale

Ballast

Ballast voyage

BAPLIE (bay plan message)

BAPLTE (bay plan or stowage plan total numbers message)

Bar

Barcode

Barge

Barge quay crane

Barrel (BBL)

Barriers to entry

Battery

Bay

Bay plan