Glossary

Establishment of a communication link between partners to send and receive electronic documents in agreed formats.

Accompanying document in the freight business (freight traffic), which serves as proof of the conclusion of the freight contract between the sender and the carrier (e.g. freight forwarder).

Container management includes the planning, control and monitoring of stocks and movements of loading equipment. The aim of container management is the availability of the load carriers required for production, transport and storage with the lowest possible number of containers.

A converter provides for the technical connection between the mailbox and the local location. In such a way received data can be converted in Inhouse formats.