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Glossary

Term	Definition
FIOST	Free In/Out and Trimmed. Charterer pays for cost of loading/discharging cargo, including stowage and trimming. Hits: 351
FIOT	Free In/Out and Trimmed. As per FIOS but includes trimming, e.g. the levelling of bulk cargoes. FIOS includes seafreight, but excludes loading/discharging and stowage costs. Hits: 689
FIT	Free In Trimmed Hits: 237
FIW	Free In Wagon Hits: 225
FIXING	Chartering a Vessel Hits: 232
FIXTURE	Conclusion of shipbrokers negotiations to charter a ship - an agreement Hits: 216
FLATPACKING	Cargo to be presented stacked and secured as an integral unit. Hits: 209
FLT	Full Liner Terms Hits: 250
FMC	Federal Maritime Commission Hits: 220
FME	Force Majeure Excepted Hits: 224
FMS	Fathoms Hits: 248
FO	For Orders Hits: 236
FO	Free Out Hits: 239
FO (IFO)	Fuel Oil/Intermediate FO Hits: 250
FOB	Free on Board. Seller sees the goods 'over the ship's rail' on to the ship which is arranged and paid for by the buyer Hits: 269

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 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.