Glossary

ACRONYM: Aden GS
DEFINITION: Aden Gulf Surcharge
EXPLANATION: Surcharge applicable as a result of the current piracy attacks in the Gulf of Aden.
ACRONYM: AMS
DEFINITION: American Manifest Document
EXPLANATION: Cost for mandatory electronic transmission to American customs
ACRONYM: BAF
DEFINITION: Bunker Ajustment Factor
EXPLANATION: It is a surcharge applied by maritime lines that is directly related to fluctuations in oil prices. In case of variation by the maritime lines, this offer will be affected in the same
ACRONYM: CAF
DEFINITION: Currency Adjustment Factor
EXPLANATION: It is a surcharge that shipping lines apply due to fluctuations in currency exchange. In case of variation by maritime lines, this offer will be affected to the same extent automatically
ACRONYM: CDD
DEFINITION: Cargo Data Declaration
EXPLANATION: Shipping companies apply this surcharge for B / L, not per container.
ACRONYM: CSF
DEFINICION: Carrier Security Fee
EXPLICACIÓN: Recargo de seguridad que se cobra en los puertos.
ACRONYM: CUC
DEFINICION: Chasis Usage Charge
EXPLICACIÓN: Uso de chasis utilizados para la movilización de contenedores.
ACRONYM: DAE
DEFINITION: Export Accompaniment Document
EXPLANATION: Documentation that accompanies merchandise to customs through which the European Union leaves in case of export shipments with indirect exit.

ACRONYM:
DCC
DEFINITION: Depot container Control
ACRONYM: EIS
DEFINITION: Equipment Imbalance Surcharge
EXPLANATION: Surcharge charged by shipping companies to compensate for the additional cost they have as a result of significantly missing or missing equipment at one point.

ACRONYM: Emer. BAF
DEFINITION: Emergency Bunker Ajustment Factor
EXPLANATION: Emergency adjustment factor in fuel rates.
ACRONYM: ERR
DEFINITION: Emergency Rate Restoration
EXPLANATION: Adjustment in the level of freight applied exceptionally ("emergency") by maritime companies.
ACRONIMO: FSC
DEFINICION: Fuel Surcharge
EXPLICACIÓN: Tasa de Fuel. Oscila según el precio del petróleo
ACRONYM: GRI
DEFINITION: General Rate Increase
EXPLANATION: General freight increase
ACRONYM: ICD
DEFINITION: inland Container Depot
ACRONYM: ISPS
DEFINITION: International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
EXPLANATION: Surcharge applied by shipping companies to compensate for additional security measures.
ACRONYM: LOC
DEFINITION: Liner Out Charges
EXPLANATION: Surcharge due to price developments in some ports in Africa.
ACRONYM: PCS
DEFINITION: Panama Canal Surcharge
EXPLANATION: Surcharge applicable to goods in transit through the Panama Canal.
ACRONYM: PSS
DEFINITION: Peak Season Surcharge
EXPLANATION: It is a surcharge of sea freight that is usually applied in the high season of some traffic.
ACRONYM: RAC
DEFINITION: Restrict Air Cargo
ACRONYM: Rec. Peso (OWS)
DEFINITION: Over Weight Surcharge
EXPLANATION: Surcharge charged by shipping companies for transporting heavy containers. It generally applies to 20 'equipment. This surcharge is at the discretion of each shipping company.
ACRONYM: SCTF
DEFINITION: Suez Chanel Traffic
EXPLANATION: Surcharge for the passage of ships through the Suez Canal.
ACRONYM: SMD
DEFINITION: Security Manifest Documentation Fee
EXPLANATION: Shipping companies apply this surcharge for B / L, not per container.
ACRONYM: SRC
DEFINITION: Civil Liability Insurance
EXPLANATION: Compulsory impact of civil liability insurance of the freight forwarder.

ACRONYM: T / T
DEFINITION: Transit Time
EXPLANATION: Transit Time is the Ship's estimate of the days of navigation between Port of Loading and Port of Unloading, being able to change at any time without notice.
ACRONYM: THC
DEFINITION: Handling Charge Terminal
EXPLANATION: Cost of handling the container in a terminal. It usually refers well to the loading of the container to the ship or the discharge from it to the dock.
ACRONYM: WRS
DEFINITION: War Risk Surcharge
EXPLANATION: It is a surcharge of the sea freight that is applied when the route of the ship runs by zone in warlike conflict or with high risk of being declared.
ACRONYM: Cross docking:
EXPLANATION: Activity that consists in sending the merchandise directly from the production center to the place of sale, passing through a warehouse where the operation of "crossing the dock" or "cross docking" is carried out. Used to reduce costs and entry times for fast moving and perishable goods.
ACRONYM: TEU
DEFINITION: Twenty Empy Unit
EXPLANATION: Container equivalent to 20 feet; the standard size of sea freight containers.
ACRONYM: Shipowner
EXPLANATION: Natural or legal person that provides cargo transportation services by water, using a merchant ship owned or leased.
ACRONYM: Backhaul
EXPLANATION: The movement of the return of a vehicle from its destination back to its point of origin with a payload.
ACRONYM: Big bag
EXPLANATION: Packaging for conditioning, transport or storage of general and bulk cargo.
ACRONYMS: Bill of lading
EXPLANATION: A shipping contract between a shipper (the consignor) to deposit a load to a carrier or deliver elsewhere (the consignee).
ACRONYM: Hub
EXPLANATION: Refers to the port or airport used as a base to concentrate smaller loads from feeder lines, in order to redistribute them.