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A

AEI

Automatic Equipment Identification

  

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

   

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B

B/L

Bill of Lading

 

Baplie

Bay Plan / Stowage Plan

 

 

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C

CASP

Computer Assisted Stowage Plan

  

CCI

Canada Customs Inspection

    

CCN

Cargo Control Number

 

CCPU

Canadian Pacific Power Unit

 

CFS

Container Freight Station

 

CNGU

Canadian National Generating Unit

 

CUSREP

Customs Conveyance Report

 

CUSRES

Customs Response

 

CY

Container Yard

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D

D&H

Dangerous and Hazardous Cargo

 

DLB

Duty Land Bridge

 

D/P

Declaration and Permit

 

DST

Double Stack

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E

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

 

EDIFACT

Electronic Data Intercahnge for Administration Commerce and Transport

 

EDO

Equipment Despatch Order

 

E-IN

Empty In

 

EIR

Equipment Interchange Receipt

 

EMS

Emergency Medical Guide

 

E-OUT

Empty Out

 

ERD

Entity Relationship Diagram - Systems Analysis

 

ERD

Earliest Receiving Date - Vessel Operations

 

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

 

ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

 

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F

FD

Final Destination

 

FE-IN

Full Export In

 

FE-OUT

Full Export Out

 

FI-IN

Full Import In

 

FI-OUT

Full Import Out

 

FROB

Freight Remaining on Board

 

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

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G

GC

Gantry Crane

 

GPS

Global Positioning System

 

GXS

Global eXchange Service

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I

IMCO

Inter-Governmental Maritimes Consolidate Organization

 

IMDG

International Maritimes of Dangerous Goods

 

IMO

International maritimes Organization

 

ISO

International Standards Organization

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J

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K

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L

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M

MFAG

Medical First Aid Guide

 

MLB

Mini Land Bridge

 

MTS

Multi-Trailer System

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N

NR

Non Reefer

 

NWP

No Work Provided 

 

NVOC

Non Vessel Owning Carrier

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O

OCR

Optical Character Recognition

 

OD

Off Dock

 

OOCL

Orient Overseas Container Line

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P

PDS

Positional Determining System

 

PLTFS

Platforms

 

POD

Port of Discharge

 

POL

Port of Loading

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Q

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R

RFP

Request for Proposal

 

RMG

Rail Mounted Gantry

 

RNS

Radio Network Server

 

ROB

Remain on Board

 

R/S

Reach stacker

 

RTG

Rubber Tired Gantry

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S

SS Line

Steamship Line

 

STIF

SPARCS TACTICS Interchange File

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T

TEU

Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit

 

TFR

Tire Flat Rack

 

TOS

Terminal Operating System

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U

UI

User Interface

 

UIIA Codes

Uniform Intermodal Interchange Facilities Access Agreement

 

UN/PIN

United Nations Product Identification Number

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V

VAN

Value Added Network

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W

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Y

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