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Cargo transportation terms

Description of terms used in the process of cargo transportation
The number of entries in this glossary is 5.
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Glossaries

Term Definition
ADE
Agency Documentation Fee Exports. This service covers the creation and processing of documents required at the place of dispatch to complete the shipment, i.e. the Invoice (B/L), Purchase order.
ADI
Agency Documentation Fee imports. This service extends to the creation and processing of documents required at the destination to complete the shipment i.e. Invoice (B/L), Purchase Order.
AI
Means that the cost of transportation includes all additional charges stipulated by the conditions of carriage. For example, if we are talking about

With the development of the world transport system, the concept of freight has spread to air (English air freight) and land (English land freight) transport.

" >freight
on the termsCY/CY, this means that, in addition to freight, loading and unloading, all related services are also included in the rate
AMF
Transport Document Amendment Fee. A fee covering the additional costs that arise when a request is sent to the carrier to change the transport document (B/L). These changes may include the following: - Information about the consignee - Address - Description of the cargo. Please note that there may be restrictions on which stage of the delivery processcarrierIt can make changes, for example, after loading containers corresponding to transport documents (TPDoc), or after the start of import procedures. Not all change requests can be implemented.
AMS
AutomatedManifestSystem. Automated Manifest System (AMS) developed by U.S. Customs to facilitate cargo arrival information and release information between ship lines, airlines and rail carriers for imported cargo, or