| Shipowner | Ship owner, carrier |
| Agency | An organisation operating in any port on behalf of the shipowner and acting as its representative. |
| NVOCC | “Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier” (Carrying without owning a ship) |
| Co-Loader | Carrying out transport by consolidating the freight of forwarders with its own freight. |
| Forwarder | Organiser company that carries out the operation of road, air, sea, railway transport, customs clearance and insurance services and has an active agency network. |
| Bill Of Lading (B/L) | Sea waybill |
| Master B/L | Master Bill of Lading |
| House B/L | Interim Bill of Lading |
| Charter Carriage | It is the transport made by renting the ship completely or partially (part cargo). |
| Charter Party | It is the name given to the contract made between the carrier and the shipowner. |
| Bulk Loading | Bulk loading in conventional freight transport. |
| Broker | Broker acting as an intermediary between shipowner and shipper. |
| RO-RO Transportation | Carriage by ships carrying vehicles, trailers or containers |
LOADING AND UNLOADING TERMINOLOGY
| Free In (FI) | Cost of loading at the port |
| Free Out (FO) | Unloading costs at the port |
| Liner In (LI) | The cost of loading belongs to the shipowner |
| Liner Out (LO) | The cost of unloading belongs to the shipowner |
| Stuffing | Stacking, placing the load in the container |
| Unstuffing | Emptying the container |
| Stevedoring | Ship loading and unloading service |
PORT TERMINOLOGY
| Storage | Storage / warehousing at the port |
| Demurrage | If the ship exceeds the loading and unloading time allowed to it or the cargo waiting in the container is not withdrawn and discharged from customs before the allotted time. |
| Free Time | Free time. The time the cargo can wait without demurrage. Demurrage is applied in case of time exceeding. |
| THC | (Terminal Handling Fee) : Handling fee at the port |
| Provisional Acceptance | According to the customs legislation in Turkey, containers have the status of goods subject to customs. For this reason, customs clearance costs arise when a container is removed from the bonded area in the port or brought back to the port. |
FREIGHT RELATED TERMINOLOGY
| CAF | (Currency Adjustment Factor) Inclusion of fluctuations in the US dollar in freight. |
| BAF | (Bunker Adjustment Factor) Inclusion of fluctuations in fuel oil prices in overseas transports to a certain extent in the freight. |
| Primage | A surcharge imposed by the shipowner to reduce the shipowner’s risk, usually used in export freight from Turkey. |
| War Risk Surcharge (WRS) | Surcharge in addition to freight for voyages to ports where there is a risk of war. |
| High Cube Surcharge | Additional charge for High Cube container |
| IMCO Charge | Surcharge requested by the shipowner for dangerous goods carriage |
