Statistical Terms Glossary

The unloading of cargo from one merchant ship and its loading into another to complete a journey, even where the cargo may have dwell time ashore before its onward journey.

Movement of cargo by sea between ports situated within a relatively narrow geographical area.

A traction unit designed for use only on shunting yards, stations and depots.

Operation of moving a rail vehicle or set of rail vehicles inside a railway station or other railway installations (depot, workshop, marshalling yard, etc.).

Tracks branching off running tracks.

Damage that exceeds an internationally agreed threshold.

Wagons for the transport in bulk of powdered products such as cement, flower, plaster etc.

Intermodal transport of goods using two modes of transport simultaneously, where one (passive) means of transport is carried on another (active) means of transport which provides traction and consumes energy, e.g. Rail/road transport, sea/road transport and sea/rail transport.

Any injury accident in which only one road vehicle is involved.

A road transport accident in which only one vehicle is involved.

The main sizes of containers are:
a) 20 Foot ISO container (length of 20 feet and width of 8 feet);
b) 40 Foot ISO container (length of 40 feet and width of 8 feet);
c) Super high cube container (Oversize container); and
d) Air container (Container conforming to standards laid down for air transportation).Containers sizes classified under a) to c) are referred to as large containers.

A non-fatal injury, other than a serious injury, which is sustained by a person in a transport accident.

Road motor vehicle designed for purposes other than the carriage of passengers or goods.
This category includes:
- Fire brigade vehicles;
- Mobile cranes;
- Self-propelled rollers;
- Bulldozers with metallic wheels or track;
- Vehicles for recording film, radio and TV broadcasting;
- Mobile library vehicles;
- Towing vehicles for vehicles in need of repair;
- Other special purpose road motor vehicles.

Road vehicle designed for purposes other than the carriage of passengers or goods.

Ship specially designed for the carriage of particular cargoes.

They are vehicles or equipment that are placed on a wheeled vehicle for productive purposes such as (grader wheel loader, shovel bulldozer, rocking pestle crane, forklift, puncher (carpenter), armored, armored ... etc.).

Adjustable fitting on lifting equipment designed to connect with the upper corner fittings of an ITU. Many spreaders have in addition grappler arms that engage the bottom side rails of an ITU.

A smaller part of an overall trip/journey. A trip can consist of a number of stages. A new stage is defined when there is a change in the mode of transport or when there is a change of vehicle requiring a separate ticket. A stage is a movement making use of one single transport mode, including any waiting time directly before or during the movement. A stage is defined by one single mode of transport.

The State in the national territory of which an accident or incident occurs.

The State on whose register the aircraft is entered.

The State in which the operator’s principal place of business is located or, if there is no such place of business, the operator’s permanent residence.

The car whose body extended to the end of the car , has nearly (6 - 9) seats for example : (GMC, Hondai …etc)

A statistical port consists of one or more ports, normally controlled by a single port authority, able to record ship and cargo movements.

Locomotive, whether cylinder or turbine driven, in which the source of power is steam irrespective of the type of fuel used.

Number of road vehicles registered at a given date in a country and licensed to use roads open to public traffic.

A rubber-tyred overhead lifting vehicle for moving or stacking containers on a level reinforced surface.

Definition: See Tram.

Act to deliberately injure oneself resulting in death, as recorded and classified by the competent national authority.
Note: Suicides and attempted suicides are not included in transport accidents casualties because they are deliberate acts.

Which are supported by iron cables because the spaces are  large with the  supporting pillars in the centre and the sides

A freight-carrying unit optimized to road vehicle dimensions and fitted with handling devices for transfer between modes, usually road/rail.
Note: Such units were not originally designed to be stacked when full or top-lifted. Many units now can be, although not to the same extent as containers. The main feature distinguishing them from containers is that they are optimized to road vehicle dimensions. Such a unit would need approval by the International Union of Railways to be used on rail. Some swap bodies are equipped with folding legs on which the unit stands when not on the vehicle.