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CARRIAGE FREIGHT [14 records]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
DEF

Standard trade definitions most commonly used in international sales contracts.

CONT

Devised and published by the International Chamber of Commerce, they are at the heart of world trade. Among the best known Incoterms are EXW(Ed works), FOB(Free on Board), CIF(Cost, Insurance and Freight), DDU(Delivered Duty Unpaid), and CPT(Carriage Paid To).

OBS

[The] ICC [International Chamber of Commerce] introduced the first version of Incoterms - short for "International Commercial Terms." - in 1936. Since then, ICC experts lawyers and trade practitioners have updated them six times to keep pace with the development of international trade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
DEF

Règles internationales d'interprétation résumées en sigles, acronymes et abréviations, des expressions commerciales concernant les modalités de la répartition entre l'acheteur et le vendeur des responsabilités liées à un contrat international de vente.

OBS

Terme publié au Journal officiel du 22 septembre 2000.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Organizations
  • Transport of Goods
  • Trade
CONT

The shippers’ council represents the shippers, the users of a service of carriage of goods, whether by sea, air, road or rail. The main objectives of a good shippers’ council are to obtain fair freight rates and adequate shipping services for its members.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisations maritimes
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Commerce

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
CONT

Contract of carriage by sea "means any contract whereby the carrier undertakes against payment of freight to carry goods by sea from one port to another...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Maritime Law
  • Pricing (Water Transport)
OBS

This expression "freight paid to" is followed by the named place of destination.

OBS

... freight paid to... means that the seller pays the freight for the carriage of the goods to the named destination. However, the risk of loss or damage to the goods, as well as of any cost increases, is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods have been delivered into the custody of the first carrier and not at the ship's rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance transport
  • Droit maritime
  • Tarification (Transport par eau)
OBS

L'expression «fret payé jusqu'à» est suivie du lieu de destination convenu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Tarificación (Transporte por agua)
OBS

Esta expresión va seguida de "hasta" y el lugar de destino.

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Record 5 2015-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
  • Foreign Trade
  • Regulations (Water Transport)
DEF

Qualification to a freight rate which signifies that [the rate] consists of the ocean carriage and the cost of cargo handling at the loading and discharging ports according to the custom of those ports.

OBS

liner terms: term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Réglementation (Transport par eau)
OBS

conditions de ligne : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho marítimo
  • Comercio exterior
  • Reglamentación (Transporte por agua)
DEF

Condiciones ofrecidas, por ejemplo, por las líneas regulares, indicando que los gastos de embarque y descarga están incluídos en el flete y dichas operaciones deben efectuarse tan rápido como el buque pueda recibir y entregar la carga, teniendo en cuenta la costumbre del puerto.

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Record 6 2013-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
CONT

Before any piece of freight is accepted for carriage on an aircraft, the size of the freight must be compared with the compartment door size. To assist in deciding whether a piece of freight will pass through a door opening, the manufacturer provides what is referred to as a...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
CONT

Avant d'accepter un colis au transport par avion, il faut comparer ses dimensions avec celles des portes des soutes. Pour faciliter la tâche, les constructeurs fournissent ce qu'on appelle un tableau de dimensions maximales.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Correspondence
CONT

Carriage of postal matter as air freight : Nothing in the nature of a "letter" may be accepted as air freight.... Generally speaking, a letter is classified as anything that is enclosed in an addressed envelope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de correspondance (Postes)
CONT

Les objets postaux se divisent en deux catégories : les envois de la poste aux lettres dénommés «Correspondances-avion» lorsqu'ils sont admis au transport aérien; les colis postaux. Les modalités du transport des objets postaux sont définies par la Convention postale universelle. Ce transport fait l'objet d'un monopole d'État [...]

OBS

objet postal; objet de correspondance; effet postal : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel, comme collectifs.

Key term(s)
  • objets postaux
  • objets de correspondance
  • effets postaux

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Air Transport
DEF

... an aircraft configured for the carriage of freight only(although persons who accompany certain kinds of cargo such as livestock or oil rig machinery may also be carried).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Transport aérien
OBS

avion tout cargo : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 9 2007-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Air Freight
DEF

Any aircraft configured for the carriage of freight only.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Fret aérien
DEF

Aéronef destiné exclusivement au transport des marchandises ou des biens.

OBS

aéronef tout cargo : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de aeronaves
  • Carga aérea
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Record 10 2004-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

For air transport purposes, means the carriage of passengers, freight and mail. [Definition officially approved by ICAO. ]

OBS

traffic; TFC: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Dans le domaine du transport aérien, désigne le transport de passagers, de fret et de poste. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

trafic; TFC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

En el transporte aéreo, dicese del transporte de pasajeros, carga y correo. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

tráfico; TFC: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 11 2003-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Pricing (Water Transport)
  • Transport of Goods
DEF

An invoice, rendered by a shipping line or shipowner to a shipper or charterer, showing the full amount of freight payable and the method by which this amount is arrived at, depending on the terms of the contract of carriage.

OBS

The account includes any applicable surcharges and commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Tarification (Transport par eau)
  • Transport de marchandises

Spanish

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Record 12 2002-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
  • Commercial Aviation
DEF

A charter whereby the entire aircraft is chartered by a private person or organization for his or its own use for the carriage of freight or passengers.

OBS

A condition of such a passenger charter is that the cost may not be passed on to the passengers.

OBS

single-entity charter flight; own-use charter flight: terms and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
  • Aviation commerciale
DEF

Cas dans lequel un avion entier est affrété par un particulier ou par un organisme privé pour son propre usage, en vue du transport de passagers ou du fret.

OBS

Si des vols de ce type sont affrétés pour le transport de passagers le coût ne peut être répercuté sur les passagers.

OBS

vol affrété à usage unique; vol affrété à usage personnel : termes et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
  • Aviación comercial
DEF

Vuelo en el que un particular o una compañía fleta toda una aeronave para su propio uso, con el fin de transportar mercancías o pasajeros.

OBS

El chárter de pasajeros está supeditado a la condición de que el costo no se transfiera a los mismos.

OBS

chárter para una sola entidad; chárter para uso propio: términos y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 13 2002-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
DEF

The sum of the products obtained by multiplying the number of tons available for the carriage of revenue load(passengers, freight and mail) on each flight stage by the stage distance.

OBS

tonne-kilometres available; available tonne-kilometres; TKA: terms, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
DEF

Somme des produits de la capacité (en tonnes) offerte pour le transport de charge payante (passagers, fret et poste) sur chaque étape par la longueur de l'étape.

OBS

tonnes-kilomètres offertes; tonnes-kilomètres disponibles; TKD : termes, abréviation et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carga aérea
DEF

La suma de los productos obtenidos al multiplicar el número de toneladas disponibles para el transporte de carga de pago (pasajeros, carga y correo) en cada etapa de vuelo por la distancia de la etapa.

OBS

toneladas-kilómetros disponibles; ATK: término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 14 1998-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
  • Shipping and Delivery
DEF

Arrangements with a carrier for the acceptance and carriage of freight or passengers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
  • Expédition et livraison
DEF

Accord conclu avec un transporteur relativement à l'acceptation et au transport de marchandises ou de passagers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
  • Expedición y entrega
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