Shipping Glossary
FDFree Discharge |
FDAU.S Food and Drug Administration |
FDRFEEDERAGE FOR TRANSHIPMENT |
FECFar East Conference |
Federal Maritime Commission (F.M.C)Regulatory shipping agency responsible for rates and practices of ocean carriers shipping to and from the United States |
Feeder ServiceLoaded or empty containers in a regional area are transferred to a “mother ship” for a long-haul ocean voyage |
Feeder VesselA vessel which transfers containers to a “mother ship” for an ocean voyage |
FESCOFar Eastern Steamship Co. |
FEU (Forty-Foot Equivalent Units)Refers to a container size standard of forty feet. Two twenty-foot containers or TEUs equal one FEU |
FFTFORTAIT(FORFAIT IN SPAIN) |