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Essential terms and abbreviations used in international shipping and logistics

3PL - Third-Party Logistics - outsourced logistics services

AWB - Air Waybill - document for air freight shipments

B/L - Bill of Lading - document of title for ocean freight

CBSA - Canada Border Services Agency

CBM - Cubic Meter - volume measurement for shipping

CFS - Container Freight Station - facility for LCL consolidation

CUSMA - Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (formerly NAFTA)

Demurrage - Charges for keeping containers beyond free time

Detention - Charges for keeping containers outside port/terminal

DIM Weight - Dimensional Weight - calculated from package dimensions

ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival

ETD - Estimated Time of Departure

FCL - Full Container Load

FTL - Full Truckload

HS Code - Harmonized System Code - product classification

LCL - Less than Container Load

LTL - Less than Truckload

POD - Port of Discharge / Proof of Delivery

POL - Port of Loading

TEU - Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit - container size standard

TMS - Transportation Management System

WMS - Warehouse Management System

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Incoterms 2020 Guide

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