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Cargo transportation terms

Description of terms used in the process of cargo transportation
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KBK plate

KBK plate(Convention on Safe Containers) - serves as a guarantor of the safety of the container, which is a vehicle for international cargo transportation. The KBK plate is issued by the qualification and supervisory authority of the country of the container manufacturer. It is made of corrosion-resistant material. It is attached to the left door of the container in its lower part, it indicates: own mass, maximum massgrossin kilograms and pounds.

Time charter
Sea transportation services that are provided by hiring a vessel for a certain period of time for a fee called

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
as a rule, based on the monthly rate per ton of deadweight or daily rate. During the agreed terms, the charterer has the right to use the vessel as he sees fit, however, the shipowner continues to operate his vessel through the captain and crew who remain on board.
Terminal

A place equipped for transshipment and storage of containers. " >Terminalit is more often called a "container platform" or a "container terminal".

Transit
Transportation of goods from one country to another through the territory of third countries. The issue of transit admission and its conditions is the subject of trade agreements and agreements between individual countries. Distinguish a straight linetransitwhen the transportation of foreign goods is carried out under customs security without accommodation oncustoms warehouseand indirect when goods arrive at customs warehouses and then abroad.
Transport logistics

A system for organizing delivery, moving any material items, substances, etc. from one point to another along the optimal route. One of the fundamental directions of the science of managing information and material flows in the process of movement of goods. The optimal route is considered to be the one by which it is possible to deliver a logistics object in the shortest possible time (or the stipulated time) with minimal costs, as well as with minimal harm to the delivery object. The harm to the delivery object is considered to be a negative impact on the logistics object both from external factors (conditions of transportation) and from the time factor during the delivery of objects falling into this category.