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Introducing Xeneta Shipping Terms Glossary Page

Glossary of shipping terms by Xeneta. Learn all the important terms and abbreviations often used in the ocean freight industry.

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When it comes to the shipping industry, there are many terms whose abbreviations, meanings and definitions that can become quite bewildering.

In order to shed some light and de-mystify these terms, we created a glossary page gathering the most important and often-used terms that you might encounter in your daily work. 

Visit the glossary page here: https://www.xeneta.com/shipping-terms

How To Use This Shipping Term Glossary

These shipping abbreviations and definitions reflect the many terms you can encounter in the industry. We want it to be very easy to use. The terms are listed alphabetically and you can scroll your way down on the page to find the term you're looking for. 

If you did not find a term that you were looking for or you may find it wrongly defined, please leave a comment in the comments section below.

Let us know what term you'd like better explained, and we'll make sure to add it to the glossary page, if its relevant to the ocean freight industry.  

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