International Air Transport Knowledge (2)
Due to the long distance of international transportation, urgent express or valuable items are usually transported by international air, which can greatly shorten the transportation time. However, air logistics has more stringent requirements, and the cost of air logistics is nearly ten times higher than that of sea transportation. In order to help foreign trade people better operate air transportation, I will share with you the relevant knowledge of international air transportation.
Common terms in international air transportation
1. ATA/ATD (Actual Time of Arrival / Actual Time of Departure): abbreviation of actual arrival/departure time.
2. Unaccompanied baggage (Baggage, Unaccompanied): baggage that is not carried on the person but checked in, and baggage that is delivered in the form of checked baggage.
3. Airwaybill (AWB): a document issued by the consignor or in the name of the consignor, which is the proof of cargo transportation between the consignor and the carrier.
4. Bulk Cargo: bulk cargo that has not been loaded on pallets and loaded into cargo boxes.
5. CAO (Cargo for Freighter Only): Abbreviation for "Cargo only", which means that it can only be transported by cargo planes.
6. Bonded Warehouse: In this warehouse, goods can be stored indefinitely without paying import duties.
7. Charges Collect: The charges charged to the consignee are listed on the air waybill.
8. Charges Prepaid: The charges paid by the shipper are listed on the air waybill.
9. Chargeable Weight: The weight used to calculate air freight. The chargeable weight can be the volumetric weight or, when the goods are loaded in a carrier, the total weight of the load minus the weight of the carrier.
10. CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freightage): Refers to "Cost, Insurance and Freight", which is C&F plus insurance purchased by the seller for loss and damage of the goods. The seller must sign a contract with the insurer and pay the premium.
11. Consignment: A carrier receives one or more pieces of cargo from a consignor at a certain time and place and carries them to a certain destination on a single air waybill.
12. Consignor: Equivalent to the consignor.
13. Consignee: The person whose name is listed on the air waybill and receives the cargo shipped by the carrier.
14. Consolidator: The person or organization that gathers the cargo into a consolidated consignment.
15. Consolidated consignment: A batch of cargo consigned by two or more consignors, each of whom has signed an air transport contract with the consignor.
