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AIR CARGO RATE [8 records]

Record 1 2013-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
CONT

... the time-span between the plan and the implementation of the plan must be lengthened if the industry is to assimilate the forecast growth rate of air cargo carriages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
CONT

Le transport des marchandises par avion ne répond pas seulement au souci de gagner du temps. [Il] répond à un souci d'économie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
CONT

... the time-span between the plan and the implementation of the plan must be lengthened if the industry is to assimilate the forecast growth rate of air cargo carriages.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
CONT

[...] l'essor considérable du transport de fret aérien a été l'un des événements économiques inattendus de ces dernières années.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Air Transport)
CONT

Air cargo tariff... is a concept that encompasses sectoral air cargo rates published by each carrier and related rules. The "rate" is the amount charged by the carrier for the carriage of a unit of weight and may differ from actual selling rates. The "rate" is the amount inserted into the Air Waybill(AWB) and is the basis for discount.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport aérien)
CONT

Taux de fret préférentiels accordés par les compagnies aériennes [...]

OBS

Le prix à payer pour le transport de fret et de courrier par avion tient compte de la rémunération payée aux agences et aux services auxiliaires.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

Condensation which occurs when a ship sails from a cool to a relatively warm climate.

OBS

The temperature of the cargo rises at a slower rate than that of the ship's environment and when the surface of the cargo is colder than the dew point of the surrounding air, moisture condenses directly on to the cargo. Opinions differ as to whether cargo should be ventilated when meeting these climatic conditions, so as to avoid damage caused by cargo sweat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
  • Pricing (Air Transport)
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)
CONT

The characteristics [of cargo] need to be considered particularly in connection with the rate structure which is one of the most distinctive characteristics of air freight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports
  • Tarification (Transport aérien)
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)
CONT

La structure tarifaire. Un tarif résulte rarement de la multiplication simple par la distance d'une unité kilométrique de référence [...] il a, en quelque sorte, un caractère forfaitaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte
  • Tarificación (Transporte aéreo)
  • Tarificación (Transporte ferroviario)
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Record 6 2002-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Air Freight
OBS

... which deals with rate construction and currency rules, remuneration levels of intermediaries engaged in the sale and/or processing of international air cargo...

OBS

IATA [International Air Transport Association].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Fret aérien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Carga aérea
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Record 7 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing (Air Transport)
  • Air Freight
DEF

... a tariff for the carriage of cargo.

CONT

that reduction in the average rate for air freight ... on international air services as a whole, will produce increases in freight volume

OBS

cargo rate; freight rate; air freight rate : terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • rate cargo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Transport aérien)
  • Fret aérien
CONT

[...] les experts s'emploient depuis mercredi dernier à Genève où ils devaient se réunir pour une conférence sur les tarifs fret faisant suite à la démission de Seaboard.

OBS

tarif de fret : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tarificación (Transporte aéreo)
  • Carga aérea
OBS

tarifa de carga : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 8 1998-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A type of freight forwarder who specializes in air cargo. He usually consolidates the air shipments of various exporters, charging them for actual weight and deriving his profit by paying the airline the lower consolidated rate. He issues his own air waybills to the exporters, is licensed by the CAB(Civil Aeronautics Board) and has the status of an indirect air carrier.

OBS

Compare "freight forwarder".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Intermédiaire entre le client et le transporteur aérien. Il assure divers services liés au mouvement des marchandises avant et après le transport aérien : ramassage, groupage, établissement de la documentation, etc.

OBS

Voir «transitaire».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carga aérea
  • Comercio exterior
Key term(s)
  • expedidor de carga
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