Freight glossary by SW Logistics
Shipping acronyms, explained.
Decode the codes on bills of lading, rate sheets, customs permits and agent emails. Plain-language definitions written by working freight forwarders.
Search anything from a bill of lading, rate sheet, permit or agent email. Punctuation does not matter: B/L, BL and b.l. all find Bill of Lading.
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165 verified entries, written by the ops team at SW Logistics. Anything not in the set is looked up on the spot and marked as unreviewed until someone checks it.
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