UCP 500 → Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits
UIC → Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer
ULCC → Ultra Large Crude Carrier
ULD → Unit Load Device
Ultimate Consignee The person located abroad that receives the export for the designated end-use.
Ultra Large Crude Carrier Abbreviation:
ULCC. Vessel designed for the carriage of liquid cargo in bulk with a
loading capacity from 250 000 to 500 000 DWT.
UN/ECE → United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Unaccompanied Baggage Luggage not accompanied by a passenger.
UNCTAD → United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Undercarrier Carrier in a conference or consortium who carries less cargo than the allotment distributed to it. → Overcarrier
UNDG Number → United Nations Dangerous Goods Number
UNECE → United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits The
1993 revised rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
governing a Letter of Credit issued with respect to goods shipped
applicable as from January 1, 1994.
Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer Abbreviation: UIC. International railway union, in which most of the European national railway companies are united.
Unit Load Device Abbreviation:
ULD. 1. Any type of container or pallet, in which a consignment can be
transported by air whether or not such a container is considered
aircraft equipment. 2. Any type of air freight container, aircraft
container, aircraft pallet with a net or aircraft pallet with a net
over an igloo.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Abbreviation:
UNCTAD. United Nations agency whose work in shipping includes the liner
code involving the sharing of cargo between the shipping lines of the
importing and exporting countries and third countries in the ratio
40:40:20.
United Nations Dangerous Goods Number Abbreviation:
UNDG Number. Four-digit number assigned by the United Nations Committee
of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods to classify a substance
or a particular groups of substances. Note: The prefix “UN” must always
be used in conjunction with these numbers.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Abbreviation:
UN/ECE. UN/ECE is one of a number of Economic and Social Commissions
established by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Despite its
name it embraces both Europe and North America. The UN/ECE comprises 29
core member states, as well as any country which is a member of the
United Nations and which applies under Article 11 of the United Nations
constitution for delegate status. The aim is to advance the economic
development of Europe and associated countries through trade
facilitation and common agreements.
United Nations Layout Key Abbreviation:
UNLK. Standard (ISO 6422) which lays down the basic image principles
for the design of documents used in international trade. Synonym: → Layout Key
United Nations Standard Message Abbreviation:
UNSM. Collection of structured data that is exchanged to convey
information related to a specific transaction between partners engaged
in electronic data interchange. Messages are composed of logically
grouped segments required for the type of message transaction covered.
UNLK → United Nations Layout Key
UNSM → United Nations Standard Message
Utilization Rate Quotient of used capacity and available capacity. |