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CargoSmart Glossary - B

Bad orders: Equipment has been reported or received defective at location.

Bad order release: Equipment reported released from bad order status and returned to service.

Bank guarantee: Guarantee issued by a bank to a carrier to be used in lieu of lost or misplaced original negotiable bill of lading.

Barge: A flat vessel that transports containers along river ways from ocean port to river port (also known as inland ports).

Base rate (Basic freight): A tariff term referring to ocean rate less accessorial charges, or simply the base tariff rate.

Basis: The unit count used in the calculation of the total charges.

Below deck: A special stowage instruction to confine the cargo stowage must be under deck rather than on deck.

Bill of lading (B/L)

Official legal document representing ownership of cargo; negotiable document to receive cargo; contract for cargo between shipper and carrier.

Canceled B/L	:	B/L status; used to cancel a processed B/L; usually per shipper's request; different from voided B/L.
Clean B/L	:	A B/L which bears no superimposed clause or notation which declares a defective condition of the goods and/or the packaging.
Consolidated B/L	:	B/L combined or consolidated from two or more B/Ls. A bill of lading that is composed of either: (a) one or more booking numbers; (b) containers from different bookings.
Corrected B/L	:	B/L requiring any update which results in money or other financially related changes.
Domestic B/L	:	Non-negotiable B/L primarily containing routing details; usually used by truckers and freight forwarders.
Duplicate B/L	:	Another original Bill of Lading set if first set is lost. Also known as reissued B/L.
Express B/L	:	Non-negotiable B/L where there are no hard copies of originals printed.
Freight B/L	:	A contract of carriage between a shipper and forwarder (who is usually a NVOCC); a non-negotiable document.
Hitchment B/L	:	B/L covering parts of a shipment which are loaded at more than one location. Hitchment B/L usually consists of two parts, hitchment and hitchment memo. The hitchment portion usually covers the majority of a divided shipment and carries the entire revenue.
Government B/L (GBL)	:	A bill of lading issued by the U.S. government.
House B/L	:	B/L issued by a freight forwarder or consolidator covering a single shipment containing the names, addresses and specific description of the goods shipped.
Intermodal B/L	:	B/L covering cargo moving via multimodal means. Also known as Combined Transport B/L, or Multimodal B/L.
Long Form B/L	:	B/L form with all Terms & Conditions written on it. Most B/Ls are short form which incorporate the long form clauses by reference.
Memo B/L	:	Unfreighted B/L with no charges listed.
Military B/L	:	B/L issued by the U.S. military; also known as GBL, or Form DD1252.
Onboard B/L	:	B/L validated at the time of loading to transport. Onboard Air, Boxcar, Container, Rail, Truck, and Vessel are the most common types.
Optional Discharge B/L	:	B/L covering cargo with more than one discharge point option possibility.
Previous bill of lading	:	First original print or attempted print of a bill of lading prior to any reprint or amendment.
Received for Shipment B/L	:	Validated at time cargo is received by ocean carrier to commence movement but before being validated as "Onboard".
Reconciled B/L	:	B/L set which has completed a prescribed number of edits between the shippers instructions and the actual shipment received. This produces a very accurate B/L.
Short Term B/L	:	Opposite of Long Form B/L, a B/L without the Terms & Conditions written on it. Also known as a Short Form B/L. The terms are incorporated by reference to the long form B/L.
Stale B/L	:	A late B/L; in banking, a B/L which has passed the time deadline of the L/C and is void.
Straight (Consignment) B/L	:	Indicates the shipper will deliver the goods to the consignee. It does not convey title (non-negotiable). Most often used when the goods have been pre-paid

Bill of lading document status

CargoSmart has a set of predefined rules that updates the status of the bill of lading document received from the carrier. The status can be:

New	:	the resulting CargoSmart document status when a new version of a document is uploaded by the carrier and no actions have been performed on the document.
Viewed	:	the resulting CargoSmart document status when any user of a company receiving the bill of lading has performed the 'View' action.
Change Requested	:	the resulting CargoSmart document status when any user of a company receiving the bill of lading has performed the 'Request Change' action.
Accepted	:	the resulting CargoSmart document status when any user of a company receiving the bill of lading has performed the 'Accept' action.
Printed	:	the resulting CargoSmart document status when any user of a company receiving the bill of lading has performed the 'Print' action.
Reprint Requested	:	the resulting CargoSmart document status when any user of a company receiving the bill of lading has performed the 'Request Reprint' action.
Withdrawn	:	the resulting CargoSmart document status when the carrier removes the users ability to perform any actions on the document.

Blank: Refers to a lack of data in a field. Synonymous with empty, null, or void.

B/L number(s): U.S. Customs' standardized bill of lading numbering format to facilitate electronic communications and to make each bill of lading number unique.

B/L reference number: The identification number used to reference the bill of lading.

B/L terms & conditions: The fine print on a bill of lading; defines what the carrier can and cannot do, including the carrier's liabilities and contractual agreements.

B/L's type: Refers to the type of bill of lading being issued. Some examples are a Memo (ME), Original (OBL), Non negotiable, Corrected (CBL), or Amended (AM) B/L.

Booking: Arrangements with a carrier, often a steamship or airline, for the acceptance and carriage of passengers or freight.

Booking number: A reference number for booking registered. It should be unique without duplication in three years period.

Booking party: The customer who provides the booking information at the time the booking is created.

Booking template: A way to capture common booking details to provide a shortcut for creating similar or repetitive bookings.

Broker: A person who arranges for transportation of loads, usually large operations, for a percentage of the revenue from the load.