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Air cargo glossary
The operational dictionary of Chilean air cargo. Clear definitions, how each term plays out in perishable exports, and the mistakes that cost the most at the terminal.
AWB
AWB — Air Waybill
The air waybill: the contract of carriage and the key document behind every air shipment.
MAWB
MAWB — Master Air Waybill
The master waybill between airline and forwarder when cargo moves consolidated.
HAWB
HAWB — House Air Waybill
The house waybill the forwarder issues to each shipper inside a consolidation.
Chargeable weight
The weight you actually get billed for: the greater of gross and volumetric.
Volumetric weight
How much your cargo 'weighs' based on the space it takes up on the aircraft.
Cut-off
The deadline to deliver cargo and documents ahead of the flight.
ULD
ULD — Unit Load Device
Standardized air containers and pallets used to consolidate cargo.
Cool chain
Keeping perishable cargo at controlled temperature end to end.
Terminal handling
The air cargo terminal's services and charges at origin.
ETD/ETA
ETD / ETA
Estimated time of departure (ETD) and estimated time of arrival (ETA).
Transshipment
The aircraft change at a stopover before reaching the final destination.
Screening (security inspection)
The mandatory security inspection cargo must clear before flying.
Pivot weight
The base weight of a ULD position: flat rate up to it, per-kilo overage above it.