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FrançaisA group of shipping lines which have associated to offer regular service on specific routes at publicly announced prices. Conferences generally offer specific rebates for regular or high-volume shipments. Shipment by conference lines is sometimes referred to as liner shipping…
Read MoreShipping documents
Documents or electronic files that detail how a shipment has taken or should take place. Typical shipping documents include CMR document, bill of lading, air waybill, sea waybill and multimodal transport document.
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Information supply by the exporter/shipper providing detailed instructions pertaining to a shipment (e.g., shipper, consignee, bill-to-party, commodity, pieces, weight, cube, etc.). See shipper´s letter of instruction.
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Instructions of shipper to carrier for forwarding o goods; usually the triplicate copy of the bill of lading.
Read MoreShipping weight
The total weight usually expressed in kilograms of shipments, including the weight of moisture content, wrappings, crates, boxes, and containers (other than cargo vans and similar substantial outer containers).
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