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Online Glossary

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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



Bay plan message (BAPLIE)



Bay plan or stowage plan total numbers message (BAPLTE)



BBL (barrel)



BCO (beneficial cargo owner)



Beacon



Beam



Beam overall (BOA)



Beam to length ratio (length to beam ratio)



Bearer bill of lading



Belly (hold) cargo



Below (under) deck



Belt and Road Initiative / One Belt One Road (OBOR)



Beneficial cargo owner (BCO)



BERMAN (berth management message)



Berth



Berth (dock) dues



Berth management message (BERMAN)



Berthing



Berthing (mooring) fee



Berthing direction



Berthing port side



Berthing starboard side



Between the legs



Bi-modal



Bi-modal crane



BIC (International Container Bureau)



BIC code (owner code)



Bilateral trade (countertrade)



Bilge



Bill of exchange (documentary credit / documentary collection)



Bill of lading (B/L)



Bill of lading amendment fee




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