Glossary Of International Shipping Terms: T
T E U
Twenty-Foot (20’) Equivalent Unit. Commonly describes a 20-foot container.
T V A
Time Volume Agreement. A contract between a carrier and shipper specifying the movement of a number of containers over time.
T-floor
Interior floor in a reefer, so named because of the longitudinal T-shaped rails which support the cargo and form a plenum for air flow beneath the cargo.
Tail
The rear of a container.
Tank Container
A specially constructed container for transporting liquids and gases in bulk.
Tare Weight
The weight of packing material or, in carload shipments, the weight of the empty freight car, or the weight of a container.
Tariff
A publication setting forth the charges, rates and rules of transportation companies.
Terminal
An assigned area in which containers are prepared for loading into a vessel or are stacked immediately after discharge from the vessel.
TEU
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (20") .
Terminal Handling Charge
(THC) A charge of carriers for recovering the costs of handling FCLs at container terminals at origin or destination.
Through Rate
The total rate from the point of origin to final destination.
Through Service (Thru Service)
A combination of transportation by sea and land (Thru Service) services to/from the point of origin to final destination.
Time Charter
A charter party hiring a vessel for a specified period of time in which the shipowner provides the vessel, bunkers and crew while the charterer supplies the cargo.
Tonnage
Generally refers to freight handled.
Towage
The charge made for towing a vessel.
Tramp
A freighter vessel that does not run in any regular trade lane but takes cargo wherever the shippers desire.
Tranship
To transfer goods from one transportation line (trade lane) to another, or from one ship to another.
Transhipment Hub
A port which is employed by a carrier for transshipping its carriers from one transportation line ( trade lane ) to another.
Transit Cargo
Goods onboard which upon their arrival at a certain port are not to be discharged at that port.
Transit Port
A port where cargoes received are merely en route and from which they have to be transferred and dispatched to their ultimate destination by coasters, barge and so on. Also called “Transshipment Port”.
Terminal Receiving Charge (TRC)
A charge assessed by the terminal for cargoes being delivered for export.
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