F.A.L. Facilitation Committee of the IMO.
F.C. & S. Free
of Capture & Seizure. Clause excluding war risks from the Marine
Policy. War risks can be covered by issuing a separate War Policy with
an additional premium being charged.
F.I. → Free in
F.I.A. Full Interest Admitted as between insurer and insured (honor policy).
F.O. → Free out
F.O.C.F.A.R. Free of Claim for Accident Reported.
F.O.D. ABS Free of Damage Absolutely.
F.O.R. Free on Rail.
F.O.T. Free on Train or Truck.
F.P.A. Free of Particular Average. → Free of Particular Average, English Conditions → Free of Particular Average, American Conditions
F.P.A. A.C. → Free of Particular Average, American Conditions
F.P.A. ABS Free of Particular Average Absolutely.
F.P.A. E.C. → Free of Particular Average, English Conditions
F.P.A.U.C.B. Free of Particular Average Unless Caused by (stranding, etc.).
F.P.I.L. Full
Premium If Lost (used in connection with time risks for periods of less
than twelve months, the balance of a year’s premium being claimable by
insurers before paying a total loss).
F.W.D. Fresh Water Damage.
Fairway Navigable
channel for vessels, often the regular or prescribed track a vessel
will follow in order to avoid dangerous circumstances such as shallow
waters.
FAK → Freight All Kinds
FAS Incoterm for “Free Alongside Ship”. → Incoterms
Fashion Transport Transport of clothing and/or accessories including shoes, belts and handbags in dedicated means of transport.
FCA Incoterm for “Free Carrier”. → Incoterms
FCC → Fully Cellular Containership
FCIA Foreign Credit Insurance Association.
FCL → Full Container Load
FCR FIATA Forwarder’s Certificate of Receipt. An official document which proves that the freight has been received by the forwarder.
Feeder Vessel Vessel used for local or coastal transport to and from ports not scheduled by the main (ocean) vessel.
Fender 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.
FEU → Forty Foot Equivalent Unit
FIFO → First in/First out
FILO → Free in Liner out
FIO → Free in and out
First Carrier Carrier that actually performs the first part of the air transport (air cargo).
First in/First out Abbreviation:
FIFO. Method whereby the goods which have been longest in stock (first
in) are used, delivered (sold) and/or consumed first (first out).
Five Freedoms (Air) 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): Freedom 1: The right to fly over a foreign country. Freedom 2: The right to make a technical stop at a country C en route from country A to B. Freedom 3: The right to set down (off loading) passengers or cargo in a country B from home country A. Freedom 4: The right to pick up (loading) passengers/cargo from a country B to home country A. Freedom 5: The right to carry passengers or cargo between two foreign countries. → Eight Freedoms (Air)
Flag Indication of the country in which a means of transport is registered through a reference to the ensign of this country.
Flammable Capable of being set on fire under given circumstances (Amendment 25 IMO DGS). → Flash Point
Flash Point Lowest temperature at which a good produces enough vapor to form a flammable mixture with air. → Flammable
FLAT → Flat-Rack Container >Flat-Bed Trailer
Flat-Bed Trailer Wheeled trailer or a semi-trailer with a flat cargo carrying surface or deck and without any superstructure.
Flat Pack Garments packed in cardboard boxes.
Flat-Rack Container Container with two end walls, open sides and no roof. Synonym: → Flat
Fleet Any group of means of transport acting together or under one control.
Flight Number Combination of two letters, indicating the airline, and digits indicating the number of the voyage. Synonym: → Line Number
Floating Crane Crane mounted on a barge or pontoon, which can be towed or is self propelled.
Floating Dock 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.
Floating Policy → Open Insurance Policy
Floating Stock → Pipeline Inventory
Flow Chart Diagram, using symbols and depicting the sequence of events that should take place in a complex set of tasks.
Flow Control Term often used to describe a specific production control system.
Flow Line Direction of flow in which, e.g., pallets have been positioned and stowed.
Flow of Materials Flow of materials and components which goes to and through the factory for the production process. → Procurement Logistics
FMC Federal Maritime Commission (Control of shipping acts USA).
FO’C’S’LE → Forecastle
FOB Incoterm for “Free on Board”. → Incoterms
FOB Vessel (Free
on board vessel.) Seller owns goods until they are loaded on vessel;
selling price includes all costs so far plus cost of loading on vessel. → Incoterms
FOR → Free on Rail
Force Majeure Title
of a standard clause in marine contracts exempting the parties for
non-fulfillment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond
their control, such as earthquakes, floods, or war. Synonym: → Act of God
Fore and Aft Stowage Stowage from the bow to the stern (lengthwise), as opposed to stowage athwartships. → Athwartships
Forecast
- An
estimation or calculation in advance; a prediction. 2. The amount of
cargo expected to be booked for a specific flight or vessel. 3. The
number of containers expected to be used in a certain area.
Forecastle Abbreviation: Fo’c’s’le. Forward part of a vessel where stores, ropes and anchor chains are located.
Foreign Exchange Currency or credit instruments of a foreign country. Also, transactions involving purchase and/or sale of currencies.
Foreign Trade Zone → Free Trade Zone
Fork Lift Pockets → Fork Pockets
Fork Lift Truck Three- or four-wheeled mechanical truck with forks at the front designed for lifting, carrying and stacking cargo.
Fork Pockets Openings or recesses in a side of a container for the entry of the forks of a fork lift truck. Synonym: → Fork Lift Pockets
Forty-foot Equivalent Unit Abbreviation: FEU. Unit of measurement equivalent to one forty-feet shipping container. → Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit
Forward At, near or towards the bow or front of a vessel or an aircraft.
Forwarder Party
arranging the carriage of goods including connected services and/or
associated formalities on behalf of the cargo principal according to
their shipping instructions. Synonym: → Freight Forwarder
Forwarding Instructions → Shipping Instructions
FOT → Free on Truck
Foul Bill of Lading Receipt for goods issued by a carrier with an indication that the goods were damaged when received. → Clean Bill of Lading → Letter of Indemnity
Four-way Pallet Pallet of which the frame permits the entry of forks of e.g. a fork lift truck, on all four sides.
Fragile Easily breakable. Term denoting that goods should be handled with care.
Franc Poincaré Unit
of value in which the limitation of the carrier’s liability is
sometimes expressed. One franc poincaré consists of 65.5 milligrams of
gold with a fineness of nine hundred thousands.
Franchise Amount which, in case of damage, will have to be borne by the insured.
Fraud The crime of getting money or other benefits by deceit or trickery.
Free Airport → Free Trade Zone
Free Alongside Ship (… Named Port of Shipment) Abbreviation: FAS. Incoterm → Incoterms
Free Carrier (... Named Place) Abbreviation: FCA. Incoterm → Incoterms
Free House Uncleared Delivered at a certain destination without payment of certain duties or incurred costs.
Free in Abbreviation:
F.I. Condition indicating that the charterer of a vessel is responsible
for the cost of loading goods onto the vessel.
Free in and out Abbreviation:
FIO. Condition denoting that the freight rate excludes the costs of
loading and discharging and, if appropriate, stowage and lashing.
Free in Liner out Abbreviation:
FILO. Condition denoting that the freight rate is inclusive of the sea
carriage and the cost of discharging, the latter as per the custom of
the port. It excludes the cost of loading and, if appropriate, stowage
and lashing.
Free of Particular Average, American Conditions Abbreviation:
FPAAC. Average clause which limits recovery of partial losses to those
caused by fire, stranding, sinking or collision.
Free of Particular Average, English Conditions Abbreviation:
FPAEC. Same as FPAAC except that the partial losses referred to are
recoverable if the vessel has stranded, sunk, burned, been on fire or
in a collision, regardless of whether such losses were actually caused
by any of these perils.
Free on Board (… Named Port of Shipment) Abbreviation: FOB. Incoterm → Incoterms
Free on Rail Former Incoterm, today replaced by Free Carrier (FCA). → Free Carrier
Free on Truck Former Incoterm, today replaced by Free Carrier (FCA). → Free Carrier
Free out Abbreviation:
F.O. Condition indicating that the charterer of a vessel is responsible
for the cost of unloading goods from the vessel.
Free Port International
port or an area within an international port at which crew, passengers,
baggage, cargo, mail and stores may be disembarked or unloaded, may
remain and may be transshipped, without being subjected to any customs
charges or duties. (Examination is possible, e.g. to meet security or
narcotics control requirements.)
Free Pratique Permission
granted by local medical authorities, denoting that the vessel has a
clean Bill of Health so that people may embark and disembark.
Free Trade Zone Abbreviation:
FTZ. Port designated by the government of a country for duty-free entry
of any non-prohibited goods. Merchandise may be stored, displayed, used
for manufacturing, etc., within the zone and re-exported without duties
being paid. Duties are imposed on the merchandise (or items
manufactured from the merchandise) only when the goods pass from the
zone into an area of the country subject to the Customs Authority.
Freeboard of a Vessel Vertical distance from the main deck to the surface of the water measured at the middle of the vessel’s length.
Freight Costs charged by the carrier for transporting goods.
Freight All Kinds Abbreviation: FAK. Tariff structure which is applied irrespective of the commodity.
Freight Collect Freight and charges are paid by the consignee.
Freight Costs Costs
incurred by the merchant in moving goods, by whatever means, from one
place to another under the terms of the contract of carriage.
Freight Forwarder → Forwarder
Freight Invoice Itemized list of costs for freight charges and services rendered. Freight Manifest → Cargo Manifest
Freight Prepaid Freight and charges to be paid by the shipper.
Freight Ton Unit for calculating freight amount according to weight and/or cubic measurement. Synonyms: Revenue Ton, Bill of Lading Ton
Freight Ton Kilometers Index of average amount of freight carried per kilometer flown.
Freight Tons Carried Index of the weight of cargo flown on board the aircraft.
FTL → Full Truck Load
FTZ → Free Trade Zone
Full Container Load Abbreviation:
FCL. 1. A container stuffed or stripped under risk and for account of
the shipper and/or the consignee. 2. A general reference for
identifying container loads of cargo loaded and/or discharged at
merchants’ premises. → Less than Container Load (LCL)
Full Truck Load Abbreviation: FTL. Indication for a truck transporting cargo directly from supplier to receiver. → Less than Truck Load (LTL)
Full Value Declared Abbreviation:
FVD. Notation on an Air Waybill which indicates that a specific value
has been declared to the carrier for carriage of the merchandise.
Fully Cellular Containership Abbreviation:
FCC. Vessel specially designed to carry containers, with cell-guides
under deck and necessary fittings and equipment on deck.
FVD → Full Value Declared |