In Freight Forwarding, commonly used English words and terms include the following:
Freight Forwarder - Freight Forwarder
Bill of Lading (B/L) - Bill of Lading
Air Waybill (AWB) - Air waybill
Consent - Consignment of goods
Cargo - Goods
Customs Clearance - Clearance
Shipping - Shipping
Logistics - Logistics
Freight Charges - Freight Charges
Incoterms - International Trade Terms
FOB (Free On Board) - Offshore price
CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) - Cost, Insurance, and Freight
EXW (Ex Works) - Factory Delivery
ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD (Estimated Time of Departure) - Estimated departure time
LCL (Less than Container Load) - Less than Container Load
FCL (Full Container Load) - Full Container Load
Booking - Booking
Transit Time - Transportation Time
Container - Container
Warehouse - Warehouse
Packing List - Packing List
Commercial Invoice - Commercial Invoice
Delivery Order (D/O) - Bill of Lading
Manifest - manifest
NVOCC (Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier)
Demurrage - demurrage fees
Detention - demurrage fee
Freight Collect - Freight collect
Freight Prepaid - Freight prepaid
These terms are very common in the freight forwarding industry and are indispensable in daily communication and operations.