Transport & Logistics key vocabulary

This is a reciprocal arrangement between two parties, where you promise to do something in exchange for something in return. Both of you are bound to keep your ends of the bargain.

• Blanket purchase order

• Bilateral contract

• Order processing

• Preferential rate

This refers to the goods that are carried in bulk by land, sea or air. It can also mean the fees paid for the transportation of these goods.

• goods

• products

• merchandise

• freight

This involves all the processes and materials that are used to contain, transport and protect a product until it’s delivered.

• wrapping

• containerisation

• packaging

• delivery

The entire interconnected network of organizations, people, activities and resources that are responsible for the movement of the product from the supplier to the customer.

• Networks

• Supply chain

• Supplier to customer

• Logistics

This is a key aspect of any logistics operation and refers to the movement of goods via land/sea/air, as well as the procedures involved to make it go smoothly and efficiently.

• Transportation

• Shipping

• Transference of goods

• Shipment

A bill of lading that covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination.

• Airfreight cost

• Airway bill

• All risk insurance

• Bill of lading

Commodities not packed, but loaded directly into a vessel.

• Big freight

• Freight

• Unpacked freight

• Bulk freight

A receipt for goods issued by a carrier that indicates that the goods were received in “apparent good order and condition,” without damages or other irregularities

• Clean receipt

• Clean bill of lading

• Approved receipt

• Approved bill of lading

The person who receives goods shipped from owner

• consign

• consignor

• consignee

• recipient

Using box-like device to store, protect and handle a number of packages as a unit of transit

• units

• unitisation

• boxing

• containerisation