A legal belge issued by the carrier confirming receipt of yük for shipment and defining the terms of transport. It serves as proof of yük ownership.

A belge issued by the seller stating the yük's value, description, and prices — used in gümrükleme.

An official certificate proving the yük originates from a specific country — used for tariff preferences.

yük shipped together from one point to another via one or more transport modes.

Movement of yük through multiple countries or ports on its journey from origin to destination.

Discharging bulk yük from inside a gemi's ambarlar using excavators and suitable equipment.

The agreed time for discharging or yükleme a gemi without extra charges. Exceeding it is a delay.

The time a gemi spends at the berth during tahliye, yükleme, or waiting.

A penalty charged when a container is not pulled from the port after the free period expires.

Trade term: the seller bears costs up to the ship's rail; the buyer takes over after that.

Trade term: price includes the cost of goods, insurance, and freight to the destination port.

Trade term: the seller makes goods available at its premises; all costs and risks transfer to the buyer.

A refrigerated container equipped with a cooling system to keep sensitive yük at a constant temperature.

A belge detailing the contents of each package or container — weight, dimensions, and units.

A penalty for late return of the empty container after pulling it from the port beyond the free time.

A logistics intermediary that arranges yük transport on behalf of the exporter or importer.

A contract between the shipowner and charterer for hiring the whole or part of a gemi.

An official list of all yük loaded on a gemi — submitted to gümrük before arrival.

Official prosedurler to release yük through gümrük — belgeler, duties, and denetim.

The global unit for gemi and container capacity — 1 TEU = 20ft container, 1 FEU = 40ft = 2 TEU.

You hire the entire container for your yük alone — even if you don't fill it.

You share a container with other shippers — you pay only for the space your yük occupies.

ETA is estimated arrival, ETD estimated departure — the backbone of shipment scheduling.

The hizmet of handling yük at the rıhtım — yükleme and discharging gemiler with cranes and labour.

The standard 20ft or 40ft closed container with rear doors for dry yük.

A container with no sides or roof — a steel floor with collapsible ends for oversized yük.

A cylindrical tank inside a steel frame for liquids, gases, and liquid chemicals.

A container with no fixed roof — a removable tarpaulin for top-loaded tall yük.

The structure where gemiler moor for yükleme and discharging — each berth has a number, draft, and length.

A facility for storing yük — dry, cold, or silos depending on yük type.

Unpackaged yük shipped in large quantities — dry bulk (grain, minerals) or liquid bulk (oil, chemicals).

The area for storing and assembling containers in port — the handover point for FCL/LCL.

A bank guarantee ensuring the seller is paid if compliant belgeler are presented.

Free days allowed for a container to stay in or outside port before penalties apply.

Moving yük inside port — from gemi to rıhtım, yard, depo or truck.

A company that owns or operates gemiler on regular routes — e.g. Maersk, MSC.

The party to whom yük is shipped and who is legally entitled to collect it with the B/L.

The party that ships the yük — the seller or exporter who delivers it to the line.

The party notified of gemi arrival — may be the consignee or its agent.

The government body managing the port — berths, tariffs, and safety.

The depth of the submerged part of the gemi — determines if it can enter a port or berth.

A fee on top of base freight for special conditions — fuel, congestion, peak season.

The cost to move yük port to port — per container, per ton, or per CBM.

MBL is issued by the line to the forwarder; HBL by the forwarder to the real shipper — common in LCL.

A 6–10 digit international code classifying goods — determines duty and regulatory requirements.