Dry Dock
An enclosed basin into which a ship is taken for underwater cleaning and repairing. It is fitted with watertight entrance gates which when closed permit the dock to be pumped dry.

Dry-Bulk Container
A container constructed to carry grain, powder and other free flowing solids in bulk.

DST
Double Stack Train. Rail or train capable of carrying two 40' containers, one on top of the other.

Dunnage (Dge.)
Lumber or other material used to brace material in carrier's equipment.

Dwell Time
It is expressed in term of no. of day that a container changed from one status to another e.g. from under inbound load (UIL) to empty available (MTA) to under outbound load (UOL). The shorter the dwell time, the more efficient the container utilization will be.

ECU
European Currency Units. A financial unit used for EC accounting.

En route
Along the route of movement.

ETA
Estimated time of arrival.

ETD
Estimated time of departure.

Ex Work
An INCOTERMS term of sale applicable to all modes of transport.

Export
Shipment of goods to another country.

Export Declaration
A government document permitting designated goods to be shipped out of the country.

F.A.K.
Freight All Kind. System whereby freight is charged per container, irrespective of the nature of the goods, and not according to a Tariff.

F.A.S.
Free Alongside Ship.

F.C.L.
Full Containerload. Arrangement whereby shipper utilizes all the space in a container which he packs himself.

F.I.O.
Free In and Out.

F.O.B.
Stands for Free On Board which is a mercantile expression used in sale contracts denoting that goods have to be delivered by the shippers on board the vessel at a particular place, free of charge.

FCL/FCL
See CY/CY.

FCL/LCL
See CY/CFS.

Feeder Vessel
Vessel employed in normally short sea routes to fetch or carry goods and containers to and from ocean going vessels.

FEU
Forty-foot Equivalent Unit (40'' or 2 TEUs)

Final Destination (FND)
End of carrier抯 liability where carrier delivers the cargo to consignee.

Flash Point
A temperature that when certain inflammable cargo reaches will trigger spontaneous ignition. It is an IMCO standard information requirement for dangerous goods.

FMC
Federal Maritime Commission. US Government Agency responsible for regulatory aspects of all maritime activities.

Freight
(a) The price paid to the carrier for the transportation of goods or merchandise by sea from one place to another. (b) Freight is also used to denote goods which are in the process of being transported from one place to another.