GLOSSARY
Far East: Area considered to include China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. FCL - Full Container Load: However it is used to designate the House to House transport. Fee: Commission. Firewall: This is a knot in the network that consists of equipment and programs to isolate private networks from public networks. There are two basic firewalls: the double portals and the host portals (dual-homed and screen-host gateway). Flag: The nationality of a ship or of an airship in relation to the flag it carries. Flat Rack: Type of open container, having only frontal walls, used for long or irregular cargoes which, otherwise, would have to be transported loose in conventional ships. Forwarder: Forwarding agent (freight forwarder – cargo agent). Free Port: Port where the commodities may freely transit. Freight Forwarder: Freight agent, this is an individual or company, which by operating on behalf of the shipper, arranges all the necessary details for shipment and documentation, which includes the use of the services of a main transporter (carrier of carriers). |
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