freight forward
1freight forward — ➔ forward2 * * * freight forward UK US adjective, adverb TRANSPORT ► FREIGHT COLLECT(Cf. ↑freight collect) …
2freight forward — Denoting a shipment of goods in which the freight is payable by the buyer at the port of destination …
3freight forward — /freɪt fɔ:wəd/ noun a deal where the customer pays for transporting the goods …
4freight forward — /freɪt fɔ:wəd/ noun a deal where the customer pays for transporting the goods …
5Freight derivative — Freight derivatives, which includes Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) and options based on these, are financial instruments for trading in future levels of freight rates, for dry bulk carriers and tankers. These instruments are settled against… …
6freight collect — ˌfreight colˈlect noun [uncountable] TRANSPORT another name for freight forward ➔ forward2 * * * freight collect UK US adjective (also freight forward) …
7forward — See: forward contract * * * ▪ I. forward for‧ward 1 [ˈfɔːwəd ǁ ˈfɔːrwərd] verb [transitive] TRANSPORT to send goods, documents, money etc somewhere, often after receiving them from somewhere else: • These investors get company financial reports… …
8freight — 1) The transport of goods by sea (sea freight) or air (air freight). 2) The goods so transported. 3) The cost of shipping goods for a particular voyage by sea or by air. Freight is charged on the basis of weight (see deadweight cargo) or the… …
9Freight railways in Melbourne — Line details Stations None Tracks Both broad, standard and dual gauge …
10Freight — (fr[=a]t), a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. [1913 Webster] {Freight agent}, a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. {Freight car}. See under… …
