| Identification |
| The unique data, e.g. name, number or code, determining a certain object or person. |
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| Idle Time |
| The amount of ineffective time whereby the available resources are not used e.g. a containerin a yard. |
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| Ignition |
| Setting on fire or catching fire. |
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| Import |
| To bring merchandise into a country from another country or overseas territory. |
| Import License |
| A governmental document which permits the importation of a product or material into a country where such licenses are necessary. |
| Implants |
| Focal points of detached personnel situated within customers¿ premises to co-ordinate andadvise on the customers¿ logistics activity, often replacing in-house functions and resource. |
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| In Bond |
| A term applied to the status of merchandise admitted provisionally into a country without payment of duties. See "Bonded Warehouse." |
| Inco Terms |
| Indicate whether the buyer or the seller carries the risk, responsibility, liability, or costs at specific points during a transaction. |
| Inconvertibility |
| The inability to exchange the currency of one country for the currency of another. |
| Inherent Vice |
| Defects or characteristics of a product that could lead to deterioration without outside influence. An insurance term. See "All Risk Clause." |
| Insurance Certificate |
| A document issued by an insurance company, usually to order of shipper, under a marine policy and in cover of a particular shipment of merchandise. |
| Invoice |
| See "Commercial Invoice," "Consular Invoice." |
| In Transit |
| The status of goods or persons between the outwards customs clearance and inwardscustoms clearance. |
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| Inco terms |
| Trade terms in coded form as established by the International Chamber of Commerce in1953, whereafter they have been regularly updated. (Last update 2000).
The terms represent a set of international rules for the interpretation of the principal terms ofdelivery used in trade contracts. |
| See Inco Terms |
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| Indemnification |
| Compensation for a loss and/or the expenses incurred. |
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| Independent Demand |
| A demand which is unrelated to demand for other products. Demand for finished goods,parts required for destructive testing and service parts requirements are examples ofindependent demand. |
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| Indirect Route |
| Any route other than the direct route. |
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| Infrastructure |
| System of roads, waterways, airfields, ports and/or telecommunication networks in a certainarea. |
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| Inland Clearance Depot |
| Abbreviation: ICD |
| Inland location where cargo, particularly containerised cargo, may be cleared by customs. |
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| Inland Waterways Bill of Lading |
| Transport document made out to a named person, to order or to bearer, signed by the carrierand handed to the sender after receipt of the goods. |
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| Insulated Container |
| Thermal container without the use of devices for cooling and/or heating. |
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| Insulated Tank Container |
| Container frame holding one or more thermal insulated tanks for liquids. |
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| Insurance |
| A system of protection against loss under which a party agrees to pay a certain sum(premiums) for a guarantee that they will be compensated under certain conditions for loss ordamage. |
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| Insurance Certificate |
| Proof of an insurance contract. |
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| Insurance Company |
| The party covering the risks of the issued goods and/or services that are insured. |
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| Integrated Logistics Support |
| The systematic approach applied to simultaneous management and acquisition of equipmentand related logistics support, in order to provide the customer with a desired level ofavailability. Resulting in an optimum life cycle cost and to maintain this level through theentire life cycle. |
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| Integrity |
| The prevention of unauthorised modification of information. |
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| Interchange |
| Reciprocal exchange of e.g. information between two or more parties. |
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| Intercoastal |
| As opposite to coastal water operations, intercoastal refers to water transport carried outbetween coasts (e.g. between Pacific and Atlantic coasts). |
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| Intercontainer |
| A co-operative formed by 19 European Railways, for the management of international railcontainer traffic in Europe. |
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| Interline |
| Two or more road transport companies joining operations to bring cargo to a certaindestination. |
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| Interline Carrier |
| A carrier with whom another carrier has an interline agreement. |
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| Intermodal Transport |
| The movement of goods (containers) in one and the same loading unit or vehicle which usessuccessively several modes of transport without handling of the goods themselves inchanging modes. |
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| International Air Transport Association |
| Abbreviation: IATA |
| An international organisation of airlines, founded in 1945, with the aim of promoting thecommercial air traffic. Parties should achieve this by co-operation between the partiesconcerned and by performance of certain rules, procedures and tariffs, regarding both cargoand passengers. |
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| International Association of Classification Societies |
| Abbreviation: IACS |
| An organisation in which the major classification societies, among others American Bureauof Shipping, Lloyd's Register of Shipping and Germanischer Lloyd, are joined, whoseprincipal aim is the improvement of standards concerning safety at sea. |
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| International Carriage |
| Carriage whereby the place of departure and any place of landing are situated in more thanone country. |
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| International Chamber of Shipping |
| Abbreviation: ICS |
| A voluntary organisation of national shipowner' associations with the objective to promoteinterests of its members, primarily in the technical and legal fields of shipping operations. |
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| International Civil Aviation Organization |
| Abbreviation: ICAO |
| An international organisation of governments, dealing with search and rescue in distress,weather information, telecommunications and navigational requirements. |
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| International Labour Organization |
| Abbreviation: ILO |
| An United Nations agency, dealing with employment rights and working conditions, coveringwork at sea and in ports. |
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| International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code |
| Abbreviation: IMDG Code |
| A code, representing the classification of dangerous goods as defined by the InternationalMaritime Organisation (IMO) in compliance with international legal requirements. |
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| International Maritime Organisation |
| Abbreviation: IMO |
| An United Nations agency concerned with safety at sea. Its work includes codes and rulesrelating to tonnage measurement of vessels, load lines, pollution and the carriage ofdangerous goods.
Its previous name was the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO). |
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| International Medical Guide for Ships |
| Abbreviation: IMGS |
| 'The doctor at sea'. |
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| International Organization for Standardization |
| Abbreviation: ISO |
| A world-wide federation of national standards institutes (ISO member bodies). |
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| International Safety Management Code |
| This international standard for the safe management and operation of ships prescribes rulesfor the organisation of a shipping company management in the context of safety and pollutionprevention and requires the development and implementation of a safety managementsystem. |
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| Inventory |
- A detailed list of goods located in a certain space or belonging to a specified object.
- Goods available for satisfying certain demands. Inventories may consist of finishedgoods ready for sale, they may be parts or intermediate items, they may be work inprocess, or they may be raw materials.
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| Invoice |
| An account from the supplier, for goods and/or services supplied by him. |
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| Irrevocable |
| Applied to letters of credit. An irrevocable letter of credit is one which cannot be altered or canceled once it has been negotiated between the buyer and his bank. |
| Issuing Carrier |
| The carrier whose Air Waybill is issued (air cargo). |
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| Item |
| Separate article or unit. |
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| Itinerary |
| The route of a means of transport, indicated by the names of the ports of call or otherlocations, often including estimated arrival and departure dates. |
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