ÿþ<HTML><style type="text/css"> <!-- A:link {color:lightblue;} A:visited {color:lightyellow;} A:hover {color:darkblue; background-color:#CCCCCC;} //--> </style> <HEAD><meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="500; url=http://www.sefco-export.com/shipping/acronyms.htm"> <TITLE>Sefco Export Management Company - shipping terminology guide - HHG/PE Household Goods and Personal Effects, FIFI - First in, First Out </TITLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- Begin function popUp(URL) { day = new Date(); id = day.getTime(); eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=yes,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=yes,width=1100,height=720');"); } // End --> </script> </HEAD> <BODY aLink="#008080" BACKGROUND="http://www.sefco-export.com/ricebk.jpg" link="#1d2867" vLink="#741021"> <center> <table width="95%" height="98%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" bgcolor="#1C1C1C"> <tr> <td><br> <center> <table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td> <center> <table width="90%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" bgcolor="maroon"><tr><td><center> <table width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" bgcolor="#8B8970"> <tr><td><br><center><font color="#FFFFFF" face="tahoma" size="4"></font><br> <table width="950" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#1C1C1C"> <font color="#D3D3D3" face="tahoma" size="2"><nobr> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sefco web site visitor (tos) online <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/online_tos.htm" target="_blank">terms of service</a> (2009) &nbsp;</nobr></center> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><center> <font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">Sefco's online resources are meant to give site visitors a basic idea of how things work. <br> All rates must be confirmed in writing by a Sefco respresentative. <br> <br><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/shipping/rate_request_form.htm"> <font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2">RATE REQUEST FORM</a></font> <table width="95%"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <br> <font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2"> <center> <table width="100%" bgcolor="lightblue"> <tr><td class="btnav" onmouseover="style.backgroundColor='#80CDCD';" onmouseout="style.backgroundColor='#96CDCD'"><center><a name="106"></a> <table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td> <br> <ul> <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/shipping/acronyms.htm"><font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2"><b>Abbreviations and Acronyms</b></a><br><br> Sefco Export works with many ocean carriers, SS lines, nvocc's, forwarders, transportation providers and agents around the world. On our web site, we convey to our visitors important elements of the international shipping business. <br><br> <br><br> <ul> <b>S I T </b><p> <font color="#000000" face="tahoma" size="2"> <b>Storage in Transit </b></font> <br><br> Refers to "storage in transit". Cargo may need SIT unfer a variety of situations, such as: <ul> <li>pending the opening of space on a high-demand vessel/route, <br><li> for cargo that stays at a port terminal beyond the terminal operators "normal free time" (see also: "detention, demurrage"),<br> <li>when someone moves overseas but the cargo has to wait for visas/immigration status to be updated or for a home to be constructed or vacated by previous tenants. <br><br> Depending on the commodity, different locations are better suited to match the cargo's requirments. <br><br> High and heavy equipment such as boats on trailers, motorhomes, dump trucks, SUVs are often kept in SIT locations near to the ports, so they are properly "staged" close to the actual SS Line receiving terminal. That way, when space on a vessel opens up, the cargo will be ready. There may be a short period of time to get the cargo delivered to the pier, so "advance / forward staging" of cargo has become a well developed practise in logistics management. Getting cargo on the designated vessel can sometimes be like "threading a needle" - where the "needle" is a moving ship travelling from continent to continent. <br><br> Certain steamship lines will only accept cargo for an upcoming vessel during a short "window" of time - to match when the ship is expected to call the port of loading - which means that if the cargo is delivered too early, export storage fees may apply. <a name="jaxsit"></a><ul><br> <b>Need help with port SIT and a referral?</b> <br> Ask us for the address and contact details <br>for one of the safe and reliable SIT locations we have come to know, located in <a href="#jaxsit"><font color="#000000">Jacksonville port.</a></font> <br><br> Courtesy contact: <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/referrals/jacksonville_port.htm"><font color="maroon">www.sefco-export.com/referrals/jacksonville_port.htm</font></a> <br><br>Unless otherwise agreed in advance (in writing), all charges should be settled between the SIT provider and the cargo principal / shipper. This facility provides storage and pier delivery services for export cargo (heavy equipment, trucks, boats). Additional SIT facilities - suitable for high & heavy equipment - are located near other major port areas. <br><br> <b>Accessorial services</b><br> If SIT storage or other "accessorial services" (like pre-export inspections, crane hoisting, etc.) are arranged and paid for through Sefco, our p/a <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/purchase.htm#parate" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">purchasing service handling fee</a> (min $ 150) will apply. </ul> <br><br> For cargo that consists of personal property (HHG/PE-personal effects), this cargo is best stored in a professional movers warehouse with proper security protections in place. POV personally owned vehicle storage can be located either on open yards, gated/fenced yards, or inside a warehouse. Cargo kept at such locations can be covered by insurance while in SIT "storage in transit" - depending on the location and the specific commodity being insured. [<a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/insure.htm" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">more info about insurance</a>]</font> </ul> </ul> <br> <ul><ul><ul>See definition from "About.com" > <a href="http://moving.about.com/od/glossary/g/storage_transit.htm" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">SIT glossary</a></font> <br><br>For examples of situations calling for SIT:<br> <a href="http://www.sddc.army.mil/sddc/Content/Pub/10357/RTHCN10357.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">DoD s.i.t. situations review</a> (a PDF document)</font>. </ul> </ul> </ul> <br><br> <table align="left" width="45%"><tr><td> <font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1"> CONTINUE READING:</font><br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="2">Sefco Export's <a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/shipping/easy_guide.htm" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="2">Easy Online Guides for Shipping Overseas</a></font> <br> </td></tr> </table> </ul><br><br> <br></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> </center> </td> </tr> </table> <table align="right" width="15%"><tr><td> <font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1"> [<a href="http://www.sefco-export.com/communication_page.htm" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma" color="#000000" size="1">contact Sefco</a>]</font> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <table width="950" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#1C1C1C"> <tr> <td> <font color="#D3D3D3" face="tahoma" size="2"><br><center> <a href="mailto:info@sefco-export.com">info@sefco-export.com</a><br><br> <nobr><a href="http://www.sefco-export.com" target="_blank">www.sefco-export.com</a> </nobr> <br> </center> <br> <center> <table width="98%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#8B8970"> <tr><td> </td></tr></table><font color="#FFFFFF" face="tahoma" size="2">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Admin/New York 718-268-6233 &nbsp; &nbsp; <table width="98%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#8B8970"> <tr><td> </td></tr></table><br> </td> </tr> </table><br> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table><br> </center></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </center><br><br> </BODY></HTML>