CLTD - Module 5
Short-Sea Shipping - correct answer ✔A form of water transportation that
does not cross an ocean, but instead utilizes coastal and inland waterways to
move shipments from maritime ports to their destination. Often used as an
alternative to road transportation.
Routing - correct answer ✔1.) Information detailing the method of
manufacture of a particular item. It includes the operations to be performed,
their sequence, the various work centers involved, and the standards for setup
and run. In some companies, it also includes information on tooling, operator
skill levels, inspection operations and testing requirements, and so on. 2.) In
information systems, the process of defining the path a message will take
from one computer to another computer.
Common Carrier - correct answer ✔Transportation available to the public
that does not provide special treatment to any one party and is regulated as to
the rates charged, the liability assumed, and the service provided. They must
obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal
Trade Commission for interstate traffic.
Motor Carrier - correct answer ✔Motor vehicles that use the road mode of
transportation.
Third-Party Logistics (3PL) - correct answer ✔A buyer and supplier team
with a third party that provides product delivery services. This third party may
provided added supply chain expertise.
Freight Broker - correct answer ✔An individual or organization who finds
appropriate carriers for shippers needing transportation. They help negotiated
terms and administer most of the documentation.
, Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) - correct answer ✔A measurement used
to describe the carrying capacity of a cargo ship or a terminals' handling
capacity. One TEU equals a standard 20ft x 8ft x 8ft (length x width x height)
shipping container.
Ocean Bill of Lading - correct answer ✔A contract between an ocean carrier
and a shipper arranging for carriage of freight. It provides evidence of the
carrier's receipt of the cargo, lists the origin and destination ports, rates,
quantities, weight, and any special handling requirements. The shipper is
responsible for all losses other than for negligence on the part of the ocean
carrier.
Intermodal Transport - correct answer ✔1.) Shipments moved by different
types of equipment combining the best features of each mode. 2.) The use of
two or more different carrier modes in the through movement of a shipment.
Dwell - correct answer ✔The duration of time between when cargo arrives in
a terminal's in-transit storage area and when it is shipped out by clearance
transportation.
Demurrage - correct answer ✔The carrier charges and fees applied when
rail freight cars and ships are retained beyond a specific loading or unloading
time. Syn: detention
Trailer on a Flatcar (TOFC) - correct answer ✔A specialized form of
containerization in which motor and rail transport coordinate. Syn: Piggyback
Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) - correct answer ✔A
consolidator of ocean freight shipments that operates similarly to a freight
forwarder and issues its own bill of lading, thus acting as a carrier even
though it does not own the means of transportation being used.
Short-Sea Shipping - correct answer ✔A form of water transportation that
does not cross an ocean, but instead utilizes coastal and inland waterways to
move shipments from maritime ports to their destination. Often used as an
alternative to road transportation.
Routing - correct answer ✔1.) Information detailing the method of
manufacture of a particular item. It includes the operations to be performed,
their sequence, the various work centers involved, and the standards for setup
and run. In some companies, it also includes information on tooling, operator
skill levels, inspection operations and testing requirements, and so on. 2.) In
information systems, the process of defining the path a message will take
from one computer to another computer.
Common Carrier - correct answer ✔Transportation available to the public
that does not provide special treatment to any one party and is regulated as to
the rates charged, the liability assumed, and the service provided. They must
obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal
Trade Commission for interstate traffic.
Motor Carrier - correct answer ✔Motor vehicles that use the road mode of
transportation.
Third-Party Logistics (3PL) - correct answer ✔A buyer and supplier team
with a third party that provides product delivery services. This third party may
provided added supply chain expertise.
Freight Broker - correct answer ✔An individual or organization who finds
appropriate carriers for shippers needing transportation. They help negotiated
terms and administer most of the documentation.
, Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) - correct answer ✔A measurement used
to describe the carrying capacity of a cargo ship or a terminals' handling
capacity. One TEU equals a standard 20ft x 8ft x 8ft (length x width x height)
shipping container.
Ocean Bill of Lading - correct answer ✔A contract between an ocean carrier
and a shipper arranging for carriage of freight. It provides evidence of the
carrier's receipt of the cargo, lists the origin and destination ports, rates,
quantities, weight, and any special handling requirements. The shipper is
responsible for all losses other than for negligence on the part of the ocean
carrier.
Intermodal Transport - correct answer ✔1.) Shipments moved by different
types of equipment combining the best features of each mode. 2.) The use of
two or more different carrier modes in the through movement of a shipment.
Dwell - correct answer ✔The duration of time between when cargo arrives in
a terminal's in-transit storage area and when it is shipped out by clearance
transportation.
Demurrage - correct answer ✔The carrier charges and fees applied when
rail freight cars and ships are retained beyond a specific loading or unloading
time. Syn: detention
Trailer on a Flatcar (TOFC) - correct answer ✔A specialized form of
containerization in which motor and rail transport coordinate. Syn: Piggyback
Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) - correct answer ✔A
consolidator of ocean freight shipments that operates similarly to a freight
forwarder and issues its own bill of lading, thus acting as a carrier even
though it does not own the means of transportation being used.
