• LCL - Less container load

• FCL - Full container load

• Consolidation - The grouping together of smaller consignments of goods into a large consignment for carriage as a larger unit in order to obtain a reduced rate.

• NVOCC - Non-vessel owning common carrier

• CBF - Cubic Feet

• CBM - Cubic Meter

• CBF to CBM - Multiply by 0.028317

• CBM to CBF - Multiply by 35.314667