locant. (chemistry). The portion of a chemical name, usually a number or a letter, that designates the position of an atom or group of atoms in a formula unit. 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter.
A back-to-back cargo movement is generally understood as the transfer of loose goods from one truck to another---in its literal form, positioning two trucks with their backs to one another. Primitive variants involve labor-intensive handling and placement of cargo on the ground during the transfer.t is, however, the hallmark of cargo transfer at every crossing between Israel and the Palestinian areas as well as at a number of checkpoints inside the West Bank. Even the new border terminals under development by the Government of Israel envision variants of this type of back to back system.
A freight forwarder frequently consolidates shipments from several shippers and coordinates booking reservations. Free Trade Zone (FTZ) - An area or zone set aside at or near a port or airport, under the control of the U.S. Customs Service, for holding goods duty-free pending customs clearance.ontainer-A box' typically ten to forty feet long, which is used primarily for ocean freight shipment. For travel to and from ports, containers are loaded onto truck chassis' or on railroad flatcars.