Logistics
Shipping Line
Also known as: Shipping company, Ocean carrier, Liner company
A company owning or operating vessels that offers regular maritime cargo transport services on established routes, issuing bills of lading and charging freight.
Also known as: Shipping company, Ocean carrier, Liner company
A company owning or operating vessels that offers regular maritime cargo transport services on established routes, issuing bills of lading and charging freight.
A shipping line is a company owning or operating vessels that offers regular maritime cargo transport services (liner service). It operates established routes with fixed schedules, issues bills of lading (BL), charges ocean freight, and provides containers to exporters and importers. Major global shipping lines include MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, COSCO, and Hapag-Lloyd. In Mexico, shipping lines operate at ports including Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas, Veracruz, and Altamira.
Bill of Lading (Ocean)
Maritime transport document serving as a contract of carriage, receipt of goods, and document of title.
LogisticsOcean Freight
The cost of transporting goods by sea from the port of origin to the port of destination, a fundamental component of customs value.
LogisticsFCL (Full Container Load)
A maritime shipping mode where an importer uses an entire container exclusively for their cargo, without sharing it with other consignees' merchandise.
LogisticsDemurrage
An additional charge by the shipping line when a container is not returned within the agreed free time period after discharge at port.