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FANTAINER:- Container with built in forced ventilation. FEEDER PORT:- A port at which the ocean carrier cannot call but which has a coastal container vessel linking it to a container terminal. FEEDER VESSEL:- A short-sea vessel used to fetch and carry goods and containers to and from deep-sea vessels.
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An area designated for the handling, storage, and possibly loading or unloading of cargo into or out of containers, and where containers can be picked up, dropped off, maintained, stored, or loaded or unloaded from one mode of trans-port to another (that is, vessel, truck, barge, or rail).
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See our glossary of shipping terms for a glossary of port and shipping terms with an overall international shipping terms glossary.
the various terms used in the shipping process, we have just the thing for you. We’ve compiled all of the most commonly used terms and phrases and their definitions in one place to help make your life easier.
ETC – Estimated Time of Completion of a ships work at the port. ETD – Estimated Time of Departure of a ship from the port. FAK – Freight All Kinds – freight charged on the basis of the container irrespective of the type of cargo loaded in the container.
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The terms in this glossary have been carefully selected from the myriad of terms one can encounter in the shipping business. We hope you will find it useful. Disclaimer This information is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U. S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no
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