What does bill of lading means?
A bill of lading is a legal document between the shipper of goods and the carrier detailing the type, quantity and destination of the goods being carried. The bill of lading also serves as a receipt of shipment when the goods are delivered at the predetermined destination. This document must accompany the shipped goods, no matter the form of transportation, and must be signed by an authorized representative from the carrier, shipper and receiver.
What is meant by POL, POD, T.T, and TEU?
  • POL: Port of loading, Place where shipments are loaded and secured aboard a vessel. It may or may not be the same as port of origin.
  • POD: Port of discharge, Place where a vessel (ship or aircraft) is off-loaded and the shipments are dispersed to their respective consignees. It may or may not be the port of destination. Also called port of unloading.
  • T.T: Transit time, Period taken by a shipment to reach its intended destination. Together with order time, it constitutes the elapsed time between a requisition and the item's availability.
  • TEU: twenty-foot equivalent unit, Standard unit for describing a ship's cargo carrying capacity, or a shipping terminal's cargo handling capacity. A standard forty-foot (40x8x8 feet) container equals two TEUs (each 20x8x8 feet). also refered to as "d2"
  • FEU: forty-foot equivalent unit, Ocean-freight term meaning containerized cargo equal to one forty-foot (40 x 8 x 8 feet) or two twenty-foot (20 x 8 x 8 feet) containers. One FEU equals about 25 metric tons or 72 cubic meters. also refered to as "d4, d5"
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