Cargo shipping involves: freight forwarders, cargo carriers, freight forwarding services providers, consolidators, shipping companies, expeditors (such as UPS, FedEx, DHL) and couriers. Cargo & Shipping service providers handles car transport, furniture cargo, air cargo, road cargo, rail cargo, sea cargo and ocean cargo.

Here are the cargo terms widely used:
Cargo: Merchandise carried by a means of transportation.
Cartage:There are two definitions for this term: 1) charge for pick-up and delivery of goods 2) movement of goods locally (short distances).

Cash Against Documents (CAD):A method of payment for goods in which documents transferring title are given to the buyer upon payment of cash to an intermediary acting for the seller.

Cash In Advance (CIA): A method of payment for goods whereby the buyer pays the seller in advance of shipment of goods.

Cash with Order (CWO):A method of payment for goods where cash is paid at the time of order, and the transaction becomes binding on both buyer and seller
Clearance: A document stating that a shipment is free to be imported into the country after all legal requirements have been met.

Container: Anything in which goods are packed.

Dangerous Goods:Articles or substances capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety, or property, and that ordinarily require special attention when transported.
Freight Forwarder: An enterprise that provides services to facilitate the transport of shipments. Services can include documentation preparation, space and equipment reservation, warehousing, consolidation, delivery, clearance, banking and insurance services, and agency services. The forwarder may facilitate transport by land, air, ocean, or may specialize in one mode of transport. Also called Forwarder or Foreign Freight Forwarder.
Goods: A term associated with more than one definition: 1) Common term indicating movable property, merchandise, or wares. 2) All materials which are used to satisfy demands. 3) Whole or part of the cargo received from the shipper, including any equipment supplied by the shipper.

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