International Forwarding Agent s.r.l.

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Glossary

Glossaries

Glossary

Term	Definition
T/S	Transhipment - a shipping arrangement in which a shipment is discharged of the vessel at an intermediate port enroute and subsequently reloaded to another vessel for carriage to its final destinationl
TBN	To Be Named / To Be Nominated
TC	Time Charter - Owners agree to hire a particular ship for a set length of time and provide technical management, crewing etc.
TCP	Time Charter Party
TEU	Standard 20' Container, twenty-foot equivalent unit, a standard size intermodal container.
THWARTSHIPS	At right angles to the centreline of the ship
TIDE	The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans
TIME BAR	Time after which legal claims will not be entered
TOPSIDES	The sides of a ship between the waterline and the deck; sometimes referring to onto or above the deck
TRIM	Fore and aft balance of a ship
TTL	Total
TW	Tween Decker

Destinations and sectors

IFA works in fields related to different types of goods and productions.
IFA destinations ranging in the territory in the world.

Clients and Services

IFA offers services that cover efficiently any need for transport by sea or by land, from machinery to complete 'hi-tech, from food to chemicals.

IFA

IFA has been operating since 1982 in the field of international shipping has always been pursuing a business strategy that focuses on the development of the service the client's business.

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IFA International Forwarding Agent SRL | Via Cristoforo Colombo 6, 20066 Melzo (Milan) | Phone +39.02.95736765 - Fax +39.02.95737443 | p.iva IT04804330159