Transportation & Logistics Road Map



Trade/Transport Actors

|Trade Contract |Transport Contract |Definition |

|Seller/Supplier syn. Original Shipper |Original Consignor |The party selling goods or services |

|Buyer/Customer |Final Consignee aka Ultimate Consignee |The party to whom goods are sold |

| |Transport Services Buyer (Consignor or Consignee)|The buyer of transport services |

| |Transport Services Provider (Carrier or Freight |The provider i.e. seller of transport services |

| |Forwarder) | |

| |Consignor |The party consigning goods as stipulated in the |

| | |transport contract. |

| |Consignee |The party receiving a consignment of goods as |

| | |stipulated in the transport contract. |

| |Carrier |A company which provides transport services |

| |Freight Forwarder |The party arranging the carriage of goods including |

| | |connected services and/or associated formalities on |

| | |behalf of a consignor or consignee |

| |Despatch Party |(3282) Party where goods are collected or taken over |

| | |by the carrier (i.e. if other than consignor). |

| | |Operational term ‘Pick-up Place’. |

| |Delivery Party |(3144) Party to which goods should be delivered by the|

| | |carrier. |

| | |Operational term ‘Place of Positioning’. |

|Ship From |Original Despatch Party |Identification of the party from whom goods will be or|

| | |have been originally shipped. |

|Ship To |Final Delivery Party aka Ultimate Delivery Party |Identification of the party to whom goods will be or |

| | |have been ultimately shipped. |

Transport Terms

|Transport Movement Details |To specify the end to end transport movement details for a consignment of goods such as mode, means, conveyance reference|

| |number and identification of means of transport |

|Transport Equipment |Physical resources needed to contain or restrain consignment(s) for transportation |

|Transport Unit |A uniquely identifiable physical unit consisting of one or more packages (not necessarily containing the same articles) |

| |for enabling physical handling during the transport process. |

|Availability |The process by which a consignment of goods is or will be available for collection by a carrier. |

|Acceptance of goods |The process of receiving a consignment usually against the issue of a receipt. As and from this moment the party |

| |accepting the consignment becomes responsible for the consignment. |

|Pick-up |The process by which a piece of transport equipment is or will be collected by a carrier from a particular location. |

|Positioning |The process by which a piece of transport equipment is or will be made available by a carrier at a particular location. |

|Loading |The process by which a consignment of goods is or will loaded onto a means of transport to be used for its carriage. |

|Unloading |The process by which a consignment of goods is or will be unloaded or discharged from a means of transport used for its |

| |carriage. |

|Cargo |Goods carried on a means of transport. |

|Transport Means |Conveyance |

|Transport Stage |Stage of transport |

|Consignment |A separately identifiable collection of goods items (available to be) transported from one consignor to one consignee via|

| |one or more modes of transport. One consignment = One transport contract document |

|Shipment |A shipment is an identifiable collection of one or more line items (available to be) transported together from the seller|

| |i.e. original shipper, to the buyer i.e. ultimate consignee. Note: A shipment can be transported in different |

| |consignments. |

|Trade Contract |Sales agreement between buyer and seller for the provision of goods |

|Dangerous Goods |Information on goods that may be potentially hazardous with regards to human or environmental safety. |

|Transport Contract |Sales agreement between transport services buyer (either consignor or consignee) and transport services provider to move |

| |consignment of cargo from despatch party to delivery party. |

|Goods Details |Details the goods being transported |

|Transport Packaging |Up to three levels of packaging as defined by the consignor and provided to the transport service provider for |

| |operational, tariff and customs purposes. |

|Seal |Piece of stamped wax, lead, paper, etc., attached to a document or to a receptacle, envelope, etc., to guarantee |

| |authenticity or security. |

|Handling Instructions |Instructions on how specified goods, packages or transport equipment are handled for loading, unloading or transportation|

Current TBG3/ITIGG Recommendation on Location Definitions

TBG3 recommends that the following code values be used in DE 3227 of the LOC segment to identify locations associated with the movement of cargo, stressing the separation between contractual and operational locations:

Code Formal Code Name = Agreed Value

88 Place of Receipt = Contractual Place of Receipt/Acceptance

34 Baseport of Loading = Contractual Port of Loading

9 Place/Port of Loading = Operational Port of Loading

11 Place/Port of Discharge = Operational Port of Discharge

33 Baseport of Discharge = Contractual Port of Discharge

7 Place of Delivery = Contractual Place of Delivery

These codes are to be defined as follows:

88 Place of Receipt

Formal Code Name: Place of Receipt

Definition: The place at which a carrier accepts responsibility for the cargo from the shipper or his agent under the terms and conditions of the bill of lading or waybill contract.

It has been agreed that “Place of Receipt” is synonymous with “Place of Acceptance”.

34 Contractual Place/Port of Loading

Formal Code Name: Baseport of Loading

Definition: The place or port at which the cargo is loaded on a means of transport according to the bill of lading or waybill. (The goods may or may not be loaded on board the main means of transport at this place or port).

9 Operational Place/Port of Loading

Formal Code Name: Place/port of loading

Definition: The place at which the goods are actually loaded on the main means of transport.

11 Operational Place/Port of Discharge

Formal Code Name: Place/port of discharge

Definition: The port at which the goods are actually discharged from the main means of transport.

33 Contractual Place/Port of Discharge

Formal Code Name: Baseport of Discharge

Definition: The place or port at which the cargo is discharged from a means of transport according to the bill of lading or waybill. (The goods may or may not be discharged from the main means of transport at this place or port).

7 Place of Delivery

Formal Code Name: Place of delivery

Definition: The place at which the cargo leaves the care and custody of the carrier under the terms and conditions of the bill of lading or waybill contract”

TBG3/MIST Trade/Transport/Logistics Definitions

|TERMS |MIST Description |

| | |

|Acceptance of goods |The process of receiving a consignment usually against the issue of a receipt. |

| |As and from this moment the party accepting the consignment becomes responsible for the consignment. |

|Air waybill |Transport document which evidences a contract between a carrier and a buyer of transport for the carriage of goods |

| |by air. |

|Arrival date |The date of arrival of goods or a means of transport. |

|Arrival notice |A document sent by a carrier or his agent to a nominated notify party advising of the arrival of a means of |

| |transport for a certain consignment. |

|Bill of lading |A document which evidences a contract of carriage by sea and the acceptance of responsibility for the goods by the |

| |carrier, and by which the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods against surrender of the document. A provision in|

| |the document that the goods are to be delivered to the order of a named person, or to order, or to bearer, |

| |constitutes such an undertaking. |

| |The document has the following functions: |

| |1. A receipt for goods, signed by a duly authorized person on behalf of the carriers. |

| |2. A document of title to the goods described therein. |

| |3. Evidence of the terms and conditions of carriage agreed upon between the two parties. |

|Booking (in transport) |The process of making a reservation for space on a means of transport for the movement of goods. |

|Booking confirmation |The document issued by the carrier to confirm the status of the booking, e.g. that a booking is accepted (and that |

| |space has been reserved on means of transport for the movement of goods) or that the booking is rejected. |

|Booking request |The document requesting a carrier or his agent to reserve space on a means of transport for the movement of goods. |

|Bordereau |The document used in road transport, listing the cargo carried on a road vehicle, often referring to appended copies|

| |of the road consignment note. |

|Buyer |The party to whom goods or services are sold. |

|Carrier |The party undertaking the transportation of goods from one point to another. Note: the actual carriage may be done |

| |by a subcontractor. |

|Carrier agent |The party authorized to act on behalf of the carrier. |

|Collect of goods (in |The process of picking up goods for transport purposes. |

|transport) | |

|CMR note |Transport document which evidences a contract between a carrier and a buyer of transport for the carriage of goods |

| |by road (generic term). Remark: For international road traffic, this document must contain at least the particulars|

| |prescribed by the convention on the contract for the international carriage of goods by road (CMR). |

|Commercial invoice |The document claiming payment for goods or services supplied under conditions agreed between seller and buyer. |

| | |

|Consignee |The party receiving goods as stipulated in the transport contract by the party ordering transport. The physical |

| |receipt is not necessarily done by the consignee. |

|Consignment |A separately identifiable collection of goods items (available to be) transported from one consignor to one |

| |consignee via one or more modes of transport. |

|Consignment note |Transport document which evidences a contract between a carrier and a transport buyer for the carriage of goods. |

| |Type of consignment notes are : Air waybill, CMR, Rail consignment note , etc |

| |Synonym : waybill |

|Consignor |The party sending goods as stipulated in the transport contract by the party ordering transport. The physical |

| |despatch is not necessarily done by the consignor. |

| |Synonym: Shipper |

|Consolidation |The grouping together of individual consignments of goods into a combined consignment for carriage. |

|Consolidator |The party which consolidates goods. |

|Contract |A legally binding agreement between two parties in which the specific titles, rights, commitments and obligations of|

| |both parties are defined. |

|Country of arrival |The country to which a means of transport is scheduled to arrive or has arrived. |

|Country of usage |The country where goods are used. |

|Country of departure |The country from which a means of transport is scheduled to depart or has departed. |

|Country of destination |The country to which goods are (to be) transported. |

| |Note: In this definition the word country may include a group of countries, a region or a part of a country. |

|Country of despatch |The country from which goods are despatched . |

|Country of origin |The country in which the goods have been produced or manufactured, according to criteria laid down for the purposes |

| |of application of the Customs tariff, of quantities restrictions, or of any other measure related to trade. |

| |Note: In this definition the word country may include a group of countries, a region or a part of a country. |

|Customer |The party to which or to whom goods and/or services are supplied. |

|Customs |The government organization that deals with the levying of duties and taxes on imported goods from foreign countries|

| |and the control over the export and import of goods. |

|Delivery |The physical process of handing over goods to the consignee or to the party acting on his behalf. |

|Delivery date |The date of delivery of the goods. |

|Delivery instruction |The document, giving instructions regarding the details of the delivery of goods ordered. |

|Departure date |Date on which a means of transport or goods leaves from its place of departure. |

|Despatch advice |The document by means of which the seller or consignor informs the consignee or buyer about the despatch of goods. |

|Discharge |The process of unloading the goods from a means of transport. |

|Estimated time of arrival |The date (and time) when a carrier estimates that a means of transport is expected to arrive at its place of |

|(ETA) |destination. |

|Estimated time of departure |The date (and time) when carrier estimates that a means of transport should depart from its place of departure. |

|(ETD) | |

|Feeder |Ship used to transport goods from a port to another port for transfer to or from a larger vessel. |

|Forwarder |The party arranging the carriage of goods including connected services and/or associated formalities on behalf of a |

| |consignor or consignee. |

|Forwarding instruction |The document issued to a forwarder, giving instructions regarding the action to be taken for the forwarding of goods|

| |described therein. |

|Freight |1. Goods in transport from one location to another. |

| |2. The amount of money due for the carriage of goods and payable either in advance or upon delivery. |

| |3. The revenue earned from the movement of goods. |

|Freight invoice |The document issued by a transport service provider, specifying freight costs and charges incurred for a transport |

| |operation and stating conditions of payment. |

| |Synonym: Freight bill |

|Freight costs |Costs incurred when moving goods, by whatever means, from one place to another under the terms of a contract of |

| |carriage. In addition to transport costs, this may include such elements as packing, documentation, loading , |

| |unloading, and insurance (to the extent that they relate to the freight costs). |

|Freight payer |The party responsible for the payment of freight charges. |

|Full container load (FCL) | For operational purposes a full container load (FCL) container is considered a container into which no cargo can be|

| |added during the time it is transported under FCL conditions. The container is stuffed or stripped under the |

| |responsibility and for account of the original consignor or the ultimate consignee. |

|Full trailer load (FTL) | For operational purposes a full trailer load (FTL) is considered a trailer into which no cargo can be added during |

| |the time it is transported. The trailer is loaded under the responsibility and for account of the original consignor|

| |or the ultimate consignee. |

|Full wagon load (FWL) | For operational purposes a full wagon load (FWL) is considered a wagon into which no cargo can be added during the |

| |time it is transported. The wagon is loaded under the responsibility and for account of the original consignor or |

| |the ultimate consignee. |

|Goods (in transport) |All materials received from a shipper including any equipment. |

| |Synonym: cargo |

|Goods item |A separately identifiable quantity of products of a single product type. |

|House bill of lading |A freight forwarder's document which performs similar functions to the bill of lading but it is not a document of |

| |title, nor is it negotiable. It is used mainly as a control for the goods within the freight forwarder's own |

| |service system. |

|Journey |A movement of a means of transport from one place to another one, such as voyage, trip, flight. |

|Less than container load (LCL)|For operational purposes a less than container load (LCL) is considered a container in which multiple consignments |

| |or parts thereof are shipped. The container is stripped and stuffed under the responsibility of the logistic |

| |service provider. |

|Less than trailer load (LTL) |For operational purposes a less than trailer load (LTL) is considered a trailer in which multiple consignments or |

| |parts thereof are shipped. The trailer is loaded under the responsibility of the logistic service provider. |

|Less than wagon load (LWL) |For operational purposes a less than wagon load (LWL) is considered a wagon in which multiple consignments or parts |

| |thereof are shipped. The wagon is loaded under the responsibility of the logistic service provider. |

|Logistic service provider |Party providing logistic services such as warehousing, re-packing products, distribution and assembly. |

|Logistics in transport |The planning, execution and control of the movement and placement of people and /or goods and the supporting |

| |activities related to such movement and placements; within a system organised to achieve specific objectives. |

|Manifest (in transport) |Listing of goods comprising the cargo carried in a means of transport or in a transport-unit. The manifest gives |

| |the commercial particulars of the goods. |

| |Synonym: Cargo manifest |

|Main carriage |The primary stage of transport in the movement of a consignment of goods. |

|Master bill of lading |A bill of lading issued by the ocean carrier to a consolidator of cargo, which cargo may be covered by a number of |

| |house bills of lading. |

|Means of transport |The particular vehicle used for the transport of goods or persons. |

| |Synonym: vehicle |

|Mode of transport |The method of transport used for the conveyance of goods or persons, e.g. by rail, by road, by sea. |

|Inter-modal transport |The multi modal movement of goods in which the same loading unit in used in a transport chain in an integrated |

| |manner using successively more than one mode of transport without the handling of goods. |

|Multi-modal transport |The carriage of goods and or equipment utilizing at least two different modes of transport. |

|On-carriage |The stage or stages of transport during which the consignment of goods are moved following the main transport stage.|

|Order |The document by means of which a buyer initiates a transaction with a seller involving the supply of goods or |

| |services as specified, according to conditions set out in an offer, or otherwise known to the buyer. |

|Original consignor |The party that initiates the shipping process. |

| |Synonym: Original shipper |

|Package |The result of a packing operation consisting of the packaging and the contents, e.g. a box, carton, crate, barrel, |

| |pallet, reel, etc. There can be several successive packing operations. |

|Packing list |The document specifying the distribution of goods in individual packages. |

|Place of delivery |Place to which the goods are to be delivered under transport contract terms. This may be different of the location |

| |of the consignee. |

|Place of despatch |Place at which the goods are taken over for carriage (operational term), this place can be different from the |

| |transport contract place of acceptance. |

|Place of destination |Place to which the means of transport or transport equipment is destined. |

|Place of departure |Place from which the means of transport or transport equipment is departing. |

|Pre-carriage |The stage or stages of transport during which the consignment of goods are moved prior the main transport stage. |

|Pre-payment |Payment that has taken place before the cost of delivering services or goods are incurred. |

|Proof of delivery |Document signed and dated by the consignee. It indicates that the carrier has performed the service specified and is|

| |therefore legally entitled to payment of the transportation charges. |

|Rail consignment note |Transport document which evidences a contract between a carrier and a buyer of transport for the carriage of goods |

| |by rail. |

| |Synonym: Rail waybill |

|Seller |The party selling goods or services. |

|Ship agent |A liner company or tramp ship operator representative who facilitates ship arrival, clearance, loading and |

| |unloading, and fee payments while at a specific port. |

| |Synonym: Shipping agent |

|Shipment |A shipment is an identifiable collection of one or more goods items (available to be) transported together from the |

| |original shipper, to the ultimate consignee. |

| |Note: A shipment can be transported in different consignments. |

|Shipping documents |The set of documents required to enable shipments to be forwarded or received. |

|Shipping instruction |Document providing all details required for the physical movement of a consignment. |

|Shipping in trade |The process of shipping undertaken by the original consignor. |

|Split shipment |Shipment that has been split upon request either from the original consignor or the ultimate consignee. As a result,|

| |each split part of the original shipment will be delivered in a different consignment but all identified by the same|

| |unique original shipment document. |

|Terms of delivery |All the conditions agreed upon between a seller and a buyer with regard to the delivery of goods and/or services, |

| |e.g. CIF, FOB, or EXW from the INCOTERMS Terms of Delivery. |

|Terms of freight |All the conditions (to be) agreed upon between a transport service provider and a transport service buyer about the |

| |type of freight and charges due to carriage and whether they are prepaid or are to be collected. |

|Terms of transport |All the conditions agreed upon between a transport service provider and a transport service buyer with regard to the|

| |transportation and handling of goods. |

|Through bill of lading |Bill of lading which evidences a contract of carriage from one place to another in separate stages of which at least|

| |one stage is a sea transit, and by which the issuing ocean carrier accepts responsibility for the carriage as set |

| |forth in the through bill of lading. |

|Tracing |The function of retrieving information concerning goods, goods items, consignments or equipments. |

|Tracking |The function of maintaining status information of goods, goods items, consignments or equipments. |

|Transportation |The movement of people and/or goods from point to point. |

|Transshipment |The process by which goods are transferred from one means of transport to another. |

|Transport buyer |The buyer of transport services. |

|Transport document |A generic term for the document needed for procedures related to the transportation (movement) of goods. |

|Transport equipment |Physical resources required for transportation. |

|Transport instruction |A generic term for the document providing the necessary details to arrange transportation. |

|Transport handling unit |A uniquely identifiable physical unit consisting of one or more packages (not necessarily containing the same |

| |articles) for enabling physical handling during the transport process. |

|Type of means of transport |Particular type of vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other device used for transportation. |

|Ultimate consignee |The party who is the final recipient of a shipment. |

|Warehouse |A place for receipt, storage, material handling, reconditioning and shipping of products. |

|Waybill |The document made out by the carrier or on behalf of the carrier evidencing the contract for the transport of cargo.|

| |Synonym: Consignment note |

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