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Knot
Unit of measurement for the speed (of a vessel) equal to a nautical mile (= 1852 meters) per hour.
Unit of measurement for the speed (of a vessel) equal to a nautical mile (= 1852 meters) per hour.
Kyoto Convention
Convention for the International Customs Cooperation Council held in Kyoto in 1973 for the simplification and harmonization of national customs procedures.
Convention for the International Customs Cooperation Council held in Kyoto in 1973 for the simplification and harmonization of national customs procedures.
L/C
Letter of Credit
Letter of Credit
Label
Slip of e.g. paper or metal attached to an object to indicate the nature, ownership, destination, contents and/or other particulars of the object. Bar CodingDangerous Goods DeclarationOverpackShipping Label
Slip of e.g. paper or metal attached to an object to indicate the nature, ownership, destination, contents and/or other particulars of the object. Bar CodingDangerous Goods DeclarationOverpackShipping Label
Laden Vessel
Loaden Vessel
Loaden Vessel
Land Bridge
Movement of goods from one port to another partially by land and partially by water, as a substitute for all-water transport.
Movement of goods from one port to another partially by land and partially by water, as a substitute for all-water transport.
Lash
To hold goods in position by the use of e.g. wires, ropes, chains and straps. Lighter Aboard Ship
To hold goods in position by the use of e.g. wires, ropes, chains and straps. Lighter Aboard Ship
Lashing Point
Point on a means of transport to which wires, chains, ropes or straps, which are used to hold goods in position, are attached.
Point on a means of transport to which wires, chains, ropes or straps, which are used to hold goods in position, are attached.
Last Carrier
Participating airline over which air routes the last section of carriage under the Air Waybill is undertaken or performed.
Participating airline over which air routes the last section of carriage under the Air Waybill is undertaken or performed.
Last in/First out
Abbreviation: LIFO. Method of which the assumption is that the most recently received (last in) is the first to be used or sold (first out).
Abbreviation: LIFO. Method of which the assumption is that the most recently received (last in) is the first to be used or sold (first out).
