Logistics Terminology

Any individual or firm who, through a contract of carriage, undertakes to perform or procure the performance of carriage by...

The completion of customs entry requirements resulting in the release of goods from customs authority to the importer.

A required document identifying the transaction between a seller and buyer. The form should have the invoice number, date, shipping...

The person or company named on the freight contract to whom goods have been consigned or turned over.

A facility for holding FCL (full container load) and empty containers that are received from or delivered to consignors or...