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- Favorite(s)
- A list of saved items intended for reuse.
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- FCL
- See Full container load.
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- FDA
- Food and Drug Administration
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- Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
- The U.S. Government Agency responsible for regulatory aspects
of all maritime activities. The FMC regulates the filing of tariffs,
rules and regulations, which governs ocean shipping. All tariffs
that pertain to maritime shipping in the U.S. must be on file
with the FMC.
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Field
- A space allocated for a particular item of information. A tax form, for example, contains a number of fields: one for your name, one for your Social Security number, one for your income, and so on. In database systems, fields are the smallest units of information you can access. In spreadsheets, fields are called cells.
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File identifier
- Valid reference type for booking and shipping instructions request.
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Filter
- A pattern through which data is passed. Only data that matches the pattern is allowed to pass through the filter.
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- Final destination (FND)
- Consignee's facility, port or inland facility, where a shipment
ends its movement.
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- FIO
- Free In and Out.
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- Firewall
- A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets. All messages entering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria.
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- First carrier B/L number
- Valid reference type for booking and shipping instructions request.
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- Flag
- The flag of the nation in which the ship is registered. A ship
registers under the flag of a nation to gain conveniences in the
areas of taxes, crew, and safety requirements.
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- Flash point
- The temperature at which certain cargo will produce flammable
vapor. This information is required by IMDG standards for dangerous
goods.
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- Flatcar bad order released
- Flatcar has been reported released from bad order status and returned to service.
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- FOB
- Stands for "Free On Board" which is a mercantile expression
used in sale contracts denoting that goods have to be delivered
by the shippers on board the vessel at a particular place, free
of charges.
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- Form
- A formatted document containing blank fields that users can fill in with data. The form appears on the user's display screen and the user fills it in by selecting options with a pointing device or typing in text from the computer keyboard. The data is then sent directly to a forms processing application, which enters the information into a database.
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- Format (File Format)
- A format for encoding information in a file. Each type of file has a different file format. The file format specifies whether the file is a binary or ASCII file and how the information is organized. For example, while some applications (like email clients), can view HTML and Text formatted emails, others can only view Text formatted emails.
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- Forty-foot Equivalent Unit (FEU)
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| (a) | | Forty-foot Equivalent Unit (40'' or 2 Teus). |
| (b) | | A forty-foot container or two 20 foot containers. |
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- Forwarder
- An agent who performs various services for shipper or consignee
in the export or import movement of cargo by the carrier. The
forwarder is neither a consignor nor a carrier.
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- Forwarder reference
- The forwarder's internal identification number (such as a purchase
order) used to reference the cargo.
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- Freight
| (a) | | The price paid to the carrier for the transportation of
goods or merchandise by sea from one place to another. |
| (b) | | Freight is also used to denote goods which are in the process
of being transported from one place to another. |
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- Freight all kind (FAK)
- System whereby freight is charged per container, irrespective
of nature of goods, and not according to a Tariff. Please also
see Commodity
rate.
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- Freight B/L
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| (a) | | A contract of carriage between a shipper and forwarder (who is usually a NVOCC) |
| (b) | | A non-negotiable document. |
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- Freight forwarder (FF)
- See Forwarder.
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- Fresh air exchange (FAE)
- The fresh air exchange system on a reefer removes harmful gases
from reefers carrying sensitive perishable commodities. The fresh
air vent is located on the reefer machinery end of the container.
The fresh air vent is adjustable to accommodate a variety of cargo
and chilled load operating conditions. The fresh air vent should
be tightly closed when carrying frozen cargo.
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- FROB
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Freight Remains on Board; freight is not removed from vessel.
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- FTP
- File Transfer Protocol; the protocol used on the Internet for sending files.
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- Full container load (FCL)
- A container of goods with the shipper being responsible for
the packing and the consignee being responsible for unpacking
the container at his premises. Customer shipment is based on exclusive
use of the container(s).
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- Fumigation
- Treatment with a pesticidal agent, in gaseous form, to disinfect.
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