Logistics Management Vocabulary

Teachers are often not equipped with the exact English terminology required in specific trade sectors. For this reason, core vocabulary sheets go a long way in helping teachers provide adequate materials for students with English for specific purposes, such as logistics management. Use this vocabulary table as a starting point for general English  vocabulary study or for lessons related to working in logistics management departments. Logistics Management Vocabulary The table is arranged alphabetically by word or phrase. Where a phrase begins with an  article  or  infinitive, it alphabetized according to the first letter of the phrase to make it easier for teachers and English-language learners to find the terms they are seeking. The columns are divided according to keywords, similar to what you would find in an  English-language dictionary. A Nonstop Flight to Owners Risk Rate Clearance Documents to Shipping Note (S/N) Charter a Ship to Yard a nonstop flightactual time of departureadvance freight - prepaid freightadvice of shipment - shipping notice - advice noteagreed airport of departureagreed tareair waybill (AWB) - air consignment noteall-up weightallowed tolerancesat the borderaverage surveybacked notebarrelbatch numberbearer bill of ladingbelow deckberth - mooringbill of entrybill of lading (B/L)boarding cardbonded warehouse - customs warehouseborder - frontierbulk cargoby mail - by postcardboard box - cartoncargo - loadcargo insurancecargo plane - freight planecarriage - transport (GB) - transportation (US)carriage by sea - sea transportcarriage forwardcarriage paidcarriercertificate of origincertificate of shipmentcharter partyCIF valueclearanceclearance agentclearance certificatehandling costsharbor dues - harbor feesharbor officeheavy trafficholdhome deliveryhouse air waybill (HAWB)import dutiesimport licensein bond - waiting for clearancein bulkin transitinchinspection certificatekilogram - kilolanded termslan dinglanding cardlanding order - discharging permitlitre (GB) - liter (US)loading and unloading chargesloading arealoading unitlorry (GB) - truck (US)lotluggage (GB) - baggage (US)metre (GB) - meter (US)milemillimetermooragenet tonnagenet weighton arrivalon boardon deckounceoutward journeyoverland forwardingoverloadowners risk rate clearance documentsclearance dutycleared - ex-bond - duty paidcollection of goodsconsigneeconsignors nameconsignorconsular invoicecontainercontainer terminalcontainershipcost and freight (CF)cost, insurance and freight (CIF)cubiccubic volume - cubic capacitycustom-house - customscustoms declaration formcustoms formalitiescustoms guard - customs officercustoms invoicecustoms officercustoms ratecustoms regulationsdeclared valuedelivered at frontier (DAF)delivered duty paid (DDP)delivery ex-warehousedelivery noticedelivery weightdestinationdock - quay - wharfdocker (GB) - longshoreman (US)documents against acceptancedocuments against paymentdriverduty-freedutyduty paidduty unpaidentry visapacking listpart loadpart shipmentpayloadplace of deliveryplace of departureplace of destinationport - harbour (GB) - harbor (US)port authoritiesport of arrivalport of callport of departureport of destinationport of discharge - port of deliveryporteragepostageposte restante (GB) - general delivery (US) poundpreferential ratepreliminary inspectionproduct loss during loadingprotective dutyrail shipment - rail forwardingreply paidright of wayroad transport - haulagerummagingscheduled time of arrivalscheduled time of departuresenders namesendership - vesselshipmentshipowner companyshipping agentshipping companyshipping cubageshipping documentsshipping instructionsshipping note (S/N) to charter a shipto clear the goodsdockex factory - ex worksex shipex warehouseexcess luggage (GB) - excess baggage (U.S.)export permitfailure - damageflat-ratefootforwarders receiptforwarding agentforwarding stationfree-trade areafree carrierfree deliveredfree deliveryfree in and out (FIO)free of all averagefree of chargesfree on board (FOB)free on board airportfree on quay (FOQ) - free at wharffree on truckfree portfreepostfreight - freightagefreight chargesfreight payable at destinationfreight prepaidfreight ratefrom port to portfull container load (FCL)goods handlinggoods train (GB) - freight train (US)goods wagon (GB) - freight car (US)goods yard (GB) - freight yard (US)gram - grammegrossgross weighthand luggageto handle with carehigh seaslandto rent a carto send goods - to ship goodsto shipsingle ticket (GB) - one-way ticket (US)specified port - agreed portstorage - warehousingstorage costs - warehousing coststo storeto stowstowage chargessubject to dutytare - tare weightterms of deliverytime zone differencetolerancetoll-freetontonnagetrailertranshiptranshipment - transloadingtransport by railtransport planeunit of measurementunloading operationsunpackedwarehouse receiptwarehousing - storagewaybill - consignment noteweighweighingweightweight limitweight specified in the invoiceyard