Check out our Industrial terms glossary
Co-Loading
The loading of goods onto the same vehicle or container together with other goods that are going to the same destination.
Co-Markership
Long-term relationship, for example between a supplier or a transporter and a customer, based on mutual trust and collaboration.
Co-packing
The overall process of assembling, packaging and labelling a product or goods into its final finished packaging for a client, food producer or large distribution company.
Coding
Process of numbering which involves fixing a label to a product to make it easier to find a document.
Cold chain
The term cold chain indicates the process used to maintain frozen products at a constant temperature, or in other words below -18�C along its entire distribution path, from production to sale, including the transport, storage and display phases.
Combined Transport Bill of Lading
Bill of lading issued with the total transportation carried out includes not only shipment by ship, but also other means such as rail or road.
Commodity box rate
Freight rate classified by type of goods, but applied to the full container
Consignment Note
Shipping note.
Consignment Stock
Agreement that commits a supplier to make a certain quantity of goods available to their customer at or in the vicinity of the purchasing company’s premises. The goods remain the property of the supplier until the customer consumes them or sells them to their customers. When the contract expires, the unsold goods are returned to the supplier.
Consolidation
The unification of loads in a single large intermodal transport unit for easier handling.
Container
Stackable loading unit for the intermodal transportation of goods. The Institute of Standardization Organization (ISO) has established four main dimensions (10, 20, 30 and 40 feet) that differ only in length. There are various types of containers, those for air, sea and land, with large and very large storage capacity.
Container List
Document that specifies the contents of a particular container or other transport units and which is prepared by the party responsible for loading the container.
Continuous Replenishment
System where a point of sale is supplied directly by the manufacturer with the aim of keeping the distributor’s stocks at a minimum level of safety.
