| FAL |
| Facilitation
Committee of the IMO. |
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| FMC |
| Federal
Maritime Commission (Control of Shipping acts USA) |
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| FTL |
| Full
Truck Load, an indication for a truck transporting cargo directly
from supplier to receiver. |
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| Fabrication |
| A
term used to distinguish manufacturing operations for components
as opposed to assembly operations. |
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| Facilitation |
| The
implementation of measures leading to the simplification, standardisation
and harmonisation of the formalities, procedures, documents and
operations inherent to international trade transactions. |
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| Factory
Delivery |
| The
delivery of goods by a factory whereby the goods are put at the
disposal of another (internal) party such as a commercial department. |
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| Fairway |
| A
navigable channel for vessels, often the regular or prescribed track
a vessel will follow in order to avoid dangerous circumstances. |
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| Fashion
Transport |
| Transport
of clothing and/or garments including shoes, belts and handbags
in dedicated means of transport. |
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| Feed
Back |
| The
flow of information back into the control system so that actual
performance can be compared with planned performance. |
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| Feeder |
| A
vessel normally used for local or coastal transport (for carriage
of cargo and/or containers) to and from ports not scheduled to be
called by the main (ocean) vessel, directly connecting these ports
to the main (ocean) vessel. |
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| Fender |
| An
appliance made of rubber, timber and/or rope or other materials
normally attached to a dock or quay used to prevent damage to the
hull of a vessel especially during mooring and un-mooring operations. |
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| Ferry |
| Ship
carrying passengers and or vehicles engaged in regular short voyages,
e.g. across a river or narrow body of water, between two or more
places or ports. |
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| Fifth
Wheel |
| Circular
or wheel-shaped bearing mechanism, secured on the rear of the chassis
of a truck- tractor that engages the semi-trailer king pin with
a spring lock device and supports the weight of the front end of
the semi-trailer. |
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| First
Carrier |
| The
carrier who actually performs the first part of the air transport
(air cargo). |
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| First
In First Out |
| Abbreviation:
FIFO |
| The
method whereby the goods which have been longest in stock (first
in) are used, delivered (sold) and/or consumed first (first out). |
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| Five
Freedoms |
A
collective term which depicts the five areas of 'rights' for the
air-transportation of passengers or cargo, viz. (expressed in terms
of an airline of country A):
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Freedom
1 |
the
right to overfly a foreign country. |
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Freedom
2 |
the
right to make a non-traffic stop at a foreign country C en
route to foreign country B. |
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Freedom
3 |
the
right to set down (off loading) passengers or cargo in a foreign
country B from home country A. |
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Freedom
4 |
the
right to pick up (loading) passengers/ cargo from a foreign
country B to country A. |
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Freedom
5 |
the
right to carry passengers or cargo between two foreign countries. |
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| Fixed
Crane |
| A
crane of which the principal structure is mounted on permanent or
semi-permanent foundations. |
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| Fixed
Height Load-carrying Truck |
| Truck
carrying its load on a non-elevating platform. |
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| Fixed
Platform Truck |
| See
Fixed Height Load-carrying Truck |
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| Flag |
| An
indication of the country in which a means of transport is registered
through a reference to the ensign of this country. |
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| Flammable |
| Capable
to be set on fire under given circumstances. (Amendment 25 IMO DGS). |
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| Flash
Point |
| The
lowest temperature at which a good produces enough vapour to form
a flammable mixture with air. |
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| Flat |
| See
Flat Rack |
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| Flat
Bed Trailer |
| A
wheeled trailer or a semi-trailer with a flat cargo carrying surface
or deck and without any superstructure. |
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| Flat
Pack |
| Garments
packed in cardboard boxes. |
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| Flat
Rack Container |
| A
container with two end walls and open sides. |
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| Fleet |
| Any
group of means of transport acting together or under one control. |
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| Flexibility |
| The
extent to which and the rate at which adjustments to changed circumstances
are possible. |
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| Flight
Number |
| A
combination of two letters, indicating the airline, and three or
four digits indicating the number of the voyage. |
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| Floating |
| Freely
suspending in water of an object. |
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| Floating
Crane |
| A
crane mounted on a barge or pontoon, which can be towed or is self-propelled. |
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| Floating
Dock |
| A
floating structure which can be partially submerged to enable vessels
to enter and to leave and which can be raised for use as a dry dock. |
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| Floating
Stock |
| See
Pipeline Inventory |
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| Flotsam |
| Goods
lost by shipwreck, found floating in the sea. |
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| Flow
Chart |
| A
diagram, using symbols and depicting the sequence of events that
should take place in a complex set of tasks. |
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| Flow
Control |
| A
term often used to describe a specific production control system. |
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| Flow
Line |
| The
direction of flow in which e.g. pallets have been positioned and
stowed. |
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| Flow
of materials |
| The
flow of materials and components which goes to and through the factory
for the production process. |
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| Fo'c's'le |
| See
Forecastle |
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| Force
Majeure |
| Circumstance
which is beyond the control of one of the parties to a contract
and which may, according to the terms and conditions, relieve that
party of liability for failing to execute the contract. |
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| Fore
and Aft Stowage |
| Stowage
from the bow to the stern (lengthwise), as opposed to stowage athwartships. |
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| Forecast |
| An
estimation or calculation in advance; a prediction.
The
amount of cargo expected to be booked for a certain sailing of
a vessel.
The
number of containers expected to be used in a certain area, for
steering purposes.
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| Forecastle |
| Abbreviation:
Fo'c's'le |
| Forward
part of a vessel where stores, ropes and anchor chains are located. |
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| Fork
Lift Pockets |
| See
Fork Pockets |
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| Fork
Lift Truck |
| A
three or four wheeled mechanical truck with forks at the front designed
for lifting, carrying and stowing cargo. |
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| Fork
Pockets |
| Openings
or recesses in a side of a container for the entry of the forks
of a fork lift truck. |
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| Formal
Performance Evaluation |
| Evaluation
of carrier?s performance as per agreed contract. |
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| Forms
EDI |
| A
screen presenting to a user the contents of an EDI message in a
manner that is easy to use and interpret. The form may reside on
a web site or the computer of the party viewing or completing the
form. The form may be based on the UN Layout key (UNLK). |
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| Formula
of Camp |
| A
mathematical formula on behalf of inventory management for calculating
the optimum order quantity. |
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| Forty
Foot Equivalent Unit |
| Abbreviation:
FEU |
| Unit
of measurement equivalent to one forty foot P&O Nedlloyd container. |
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| Forward |
| At,
near or towards the bow or front of a vessel or an aircraft. |
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| Forwarder |
| The
party arranging the carriage of goods including connected services
and/or associated formalities on behalf of a shipper or consignee. |
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| Forwarding
Charge |
| Charges
paid or to be paid for preliminary surface or air transport to the
airport of departure by a forwarder, but not by a carrier under
an Air Waybill (air cargo). |
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| Forwarding
Instruction |
| Document
issued to a freight forwarder, giving instructions to the forwarder
for the forwarding of goods described therein. |
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| Four
Way Pallet |
| A
pallet of which the frame permits the entry of forks of e.g. a fork
lift truck at all four sides. |
