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COMMON SHIPPING TERMS
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Ultimate
Consignee |
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Party who has been designated on the invoice or
packing list as the final recipient of the stated
merchandise.
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Unaccompanied Baggage |
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Luggage not accompanied by a passenger. |
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Unit Load |
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A number of individual packages bonded, palletised
or strapped together to form a single unit for
more efficient handling by mechanical equipment.
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United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development |
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Abbreviation: UNCTAD
A United Nations agency whose work in Shipping includes the liner code involving the sharing of cargoes between the Shipping lines of the importing and exporting countries and third countries in the ratio 40:40:20. |
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United Nations Dangerous
Goods Number |
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Abbreviation: UNDG Number
The 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. |
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Note: The prefix 'UN' must always be used in conjunction with these numbers. |
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