Dictionary of Shipping, Fifth Edition - International Business Trade Terms and Abbreviations

The dictionary is a reference guide to all aspects of shipping and international trade terms and abbreviations. It contains entries relating to international business, marketing, banking, seaports, airfreight, documentation, shipping, multimodalism, electronic data interchange, marine insurance and tourism.

Now in its 5th edition, it has been updated with 4,000 new entries, taking the total number of definitions provided to over 18,000.

It includes appendices on:

• Exportmaster consignment flowchart
• exportmaster operations flow chart
• exportmaster sales process and shipping process flowcharts
• major ports and their location
• currencies and conversions of weights and measures
• IMO Dangerous Goods labels.

Preface to the Fifth Edition

Acknowledgements

Dictionary of Shipping/International Trade Terms and Abbreviations

Appendix A:

Progressing Export Consignment - Flow Charts, Diagrams A and B

Export Process Improvements Cycle Diagram C

Export Master Sales Process and Shipping Process Flow Chart Diagram D

Appendix B:

Major Ports of the World and Their Location

Appendix C:

(i) World Currencies

(ii) Euro Based Currency Countries

Appendix D:

Conversion of Weights and Measures

Appendix E:

IMO Dangerous Goods Labels

Appendix F:

Further Recommended Reading