ABN: 90153660836 25 Garden Drive Tullamarine Victoria Australia 3043 Telephone: +613 83367111 Fax: +613 93387935 Mobile: +61 (0) 413586186 Email: [email protected] www.wcbm.com.au Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations @ At Ab initio (Lat) From the beginning Abandonment: The surrender of the property, and any rights and liabilities attaching to it, by the insured to the insurers when a claim for total loss is to be made. ACA AirCargo Automation. The term applied by Australian Customs to the computer system that coordinates and controls the reporting and delivery of import aircargo in Australia. ACA Fee A charge applied by Forwarders and Consolidators in Australia to cover the costs associated with the operation of the AirCargo Automation System. Act of God: An event caused by natural forces, which arose without human intervention, and could not be provided for nor foreseen. Actual Total Loss Insurance term. An actual total loss occurs when: 1. The insured property is damaged to an extent where it is no longer recognisable as the property originally insured. 2. The assured has been irretrievably deprived of the insured property. 3. The insured property is destroyed. Ad Valorem (Lat) According to the value. ie. a percentage of the value. AFIF The Australian Federation of International Forwarders Affreightment A contract to carry goods by ship or aircraft. Contracts of Affreightment are evidenced in the form of Bills of Lading, Charter-parties, and Air Waybills. Agency Fee 1. A fee charged by forwarders and brokers for arranging and handling a shipment. 2. The fees charged by an agent of a ship’s owner for attending to the business of the ship whilst in port. Air Waybill An air transport document which is non-negotiable. Aircraft Container A unit load device (ULD) which links directly with the aircraft cargo handling and restraint system. (See Aircraft Unit Load Device.) Aircraft Pallet An item of equipment consisting of a flat platform with a flat undersurface of standard dimensions on which goods are assembled and secured before being loaded as a unit onto the aircraft. (See Aircraft Unit Load Device.) Aircraft Unit Load Device An assembly of components consisting of any of the following: 1. Aircraft pallet and pallet net 2. Aircraft pallet and pallet net over an igloo 3. Aircraft container All Risks The widest form of transportation insurance cover available. However, contrary to the term itself, it does not cover every risk. The loss or damage must be accidental in nature, and the term “all risks” excludes any loss and/or damage which is inevitable; such as caused by delay, inherent vice or insufficient packing. APCA ‘Australian Port Charge Additional’ – Means the same as BSRA, THC and PSC. A charge for loading or unloading containers on or off vessels. AQIS The Australian Quarantine Inspection Service Assessor One who assesses the loss, its causes, and the sum to be settled under an insurance policy claim. Assignment A legal concept whereby one party transfers a right to another. (1) Insurance: In transportation insurance, where the shipper assigns the Certificate of Insurance over to the consignee. This assignment process is usually done by the shipper signing the back of the Insurance Certificate over a Company Stamp. (2) In shipping: The transfer of title ( assignment) to a shipment of goods can be accomplished by correctly endorsing a negotiable Bill of Lading. ATF Airline Terminal Fee. Same as ATO Fee. A charge applied by Airline Terminal Operators for the physical handling, at the airline bond store, of import and export cargo. ATO Fee See ATF above. Average In marine insurance, means loss or damage. Average (General) See General Average Average (Particular) See Particular Average Average Adjuster In marine insurance, a person who assesses and apportions losses and the consequent contributions in general average losses. Average Bond Also known as a general average agreement. It is a written agreement signed by a consignee wherein he undertakes to accept liability for the general average contribution as determined by the Average Adjuster. After a general average has been declared, a consignee, in order to secure the release of his cargo, would have to provide this bond, together with a deposit or insurer’s guarantee, to the shipowner. AWB See Air Waybill AWB fee A fee for preparing an AWB B/L See Bill of Lading BAF See Bunker Adjustment Factor Bill of Exchange A unconditional order in writing, addressed by one person to another, signed by the person giving it, requiring the person to whom it is addressed to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time, a certain sum to or to the order of a specified person, or to the bearer. Bill of Lading A transport document which is also a negotiable Document of Title. See the chapter on Contracts of Affreightment for a full explanation of its functions. Bonded Goods Goods on which the duty has not yet been paid, and which therefore, are under the control of customs; usually in a Bonded warehouse. Bonded warehouse A depository for goods on which duty has not been paid. The warehouse proprietor must provide a bond to the customs authorities as a security for any duties which may become payable. Booking A reservation, allocation or allotment, Box A colloquial name for a container Break Bulk cargo Means “non-containerised” cargo; ie. shipped loose in the vessel’s hold. Break Bulk depot A depot where containers are unpacked, and cargo is sorted. Break Bulk Fee The fee charged by a Breakbulk depot for unpackng, sorting and stacking cargo, either air or sea. Breaking Bulk 1. In the container and airfreight trade: The action of unpacking a groupage or FAK container. 2. As a traditional shipping term: To open the ship’s hatches and commence discharge of the cargo. BSR Basic Service Rate. An ocean container shipping term which actually means the base ocean freight rate for the port-to-port segment of the transit. It may have several surcharge factors applied to it. BSRA ‘Basic Service Rate Additional’ – Means the same as APCA, THC and PSC. A charge for loading or unloading containers on or off vessels. Bulkhead Traditionally applied to the vertical partition walls inside a ship, but is also used to denote the front wall of a container. Bunker Adjustment Factor A surcharge applied by an ocean carrier to ocean freight rates to recover costs associated with Bunker fuel. Bunker Surcharge See Bunker Adjustment Factor C&F Cost and Freight ( Old INCOTERM – now called CFR) C&I Cost and Insurance CABAF Combined Currency Adjustment Factor and Bunker Adjustment Factor. See Bunker Adjustment Factor and Currency Adjustment Factor) Cabotage A law, in some countries, which prevents foreign owned ships from participating in the coastal shipping trade. CAF See Currency Adjustment Factor. Cargo Agents (An IATA term) IATA cargo agents (air freight forwarders) perform the air cargo sales, documentation, and cargo preparation for carriage functions on behalf of airlines. In return, the agent receives commissions or discounted freight rates from the airlines. Carrier 1. Anyone who carries cargo or passengers by road, rail, sea or air. 2. (Air) The air carrier issuing the Air Waybill and all air carriers who carry or undertake to carry cargo. 3. Under INCOTERMS can be defined as any body [eg. Forwarder] taking responsibility for the movement of the cargo). Carrier’s Lien The right of a carrier to hold cargo pending payment of freight charges, or of general average deposits and guarantees.. CASS Cargo Agent’s Settlement System – A division of IATA CBFCA Customs Brokers & Forwarders Council of Australia CC Fee Charges Collect Fee. See Collection Fee Cellular Vessel A ship specially designed for carrying containers. The holds are fitted with vertical guides within which the containers are stacked and horizontally restrained. CFR Cost and Freight (INCOTERM) CFS Container Freight Station. A place where LCL cargo is consolidated and/or de- consolidated; also known as Depot, Consolidation Depot, or Container Base. Chargeable Weight (Airfreight) The greater of either the actual weight of the cargo or its ‘volume weight’. Charges Forward (IATA) Also called “freight collect”, or in other words - ‘freight payable at destination’. The movement of ‘charges forward’ shipments to some countries is either restricted or in some cases not at all possible. It is wise to always ascertain the regulations and facilities of destination countries before shipment. Additionally, IATA airlines charge TACT freight rates for shipments sent on a freight collect basis. Charter-party A contract under which a shipowner agrees to hire his vessel to a charterer for the carriage of cargo. The term is also used in Air Transport. CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight ( INCOTERM) CIF & E Cost, Insurance, Freight & Exchange (A variant of an INCOTERM) CIM International Convention on the carriage of goods by Rail CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid To.. ( INCOTERM) CL Container Load. See FCL Classification Clause In marine insurance, a clause in a cargo policy which stipulates the minimum standard of vessel, as classified by a recognised classification society, required to carry the insured cargo. An additional premium may be charged by the underwriters for the additional risk involved if the vessel is not up to the stipulated standard. Claused Bill of Lading See Unclean Bill of Lading. Clean Bill of Lading One in which there is no clause to say that the goods are other than in good order and condition. Clip-on-Unit(COU) A portable refrigeration unit which can be clipped on to the porthole vents of an insulated container. CMR International convention on the carriage of goods by road CNF Cost & Freight. A common, but incorrect way of writing the INCOTERM, C & F.