without charge to the purchaser for delivery on board a carrier (originally a ship), at a specified location or point; used in such phrases as FOB destination to specify the point where the title of goods passes from the seller to the buyer
When goods are shipped F O B , the shipper is responsible only until the goods have been placed on board the vessel or freight car or truck or other means of transport After that the risk belongs to the consignee
Export price including loading and port charges The seller is obligated to place the goods aboard a named carrier at a specified port, obtain a clean bill of lading attesting to this performance, and pay the freight charges of inland carriers
When the selling price of a good does not include transportation costs (freight, insurance) The buyer pays for those costs separately The risk of loss or damage to the goods in transport is borne by the buyer or the buyer's insurance company
Shipping term included in a contract of sale (abbreviated as FOB) meaning that the seller fulfills his obligation to deliver when the goods have passed over the ship's rail at the named port of shipment, all costs of inland transportation and loading being included in the price of the goods The buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss of or damage to the goods from that point
the seller's price only includes the cost of the grain up to and including delivery of the goods at the end of the loading spout to an ocean going vessel provided by the buyer at the named port of shipment
The term given to the location from where freight charges will begin "FOB Factory" means that the customer will pay freight from the place of manufacture "FOB Customer" means that the product will be delivered to the customer's door without the customer actually incurring separate freight charges
FOB, term which indicates that the seller will pay all costs up to and including transportation and delivery of merchandise aboard a vessel at a port or a specified point (from that point the purchaser is responsible and will bear other costs)
Shipping is not included in the price of the vehicle The Total FOB Bid includes the purchase price of the vehicle at auction and all costs needed to load the vehicle(s) on a ship The Total FOB Bid does NOT include the costs for shipping a vehicle to the destination port
Free On Board (FOB) at a named port of export The seller quotes the buyer a price that covers all costs up to and including delivery of goods aboard a vessel at a port FOB is also a method of export valuation
1) A price quotation under which the exporter quotes a price that includes delivery of the goods on board the vessel Subsequent risks and expenses are for the account of the buyer 2) A transaction whereby the seller makes the product available within an agreed-on period at a given port at a given price It is the responsibility of the buyer to arrange for the transportation and insurance
INCOTERM entry Under "F O B " the goods are placed on board the ship by the seller at a port of shipment named in the sales
agreement The risk of loss of or damage to the goods is transferred to the buyer when the goods pass the ship's rail (i E , off the dock and placed on the ship) The
seller pays the cost of loading the goods
This expression follows an exchange point The exchange point indicates the transition of responsibility (risk) from the buyer to the seller See also Terms of Sale For example: F O B Origin The seller agrees to deliver the goods to the point of origin
(i e , the cost of the goods, including the costs of loading, but not including insurance and ongoing freight charges): a method of calculating the value of traded goods FOB is normally applied to exports *see also Free on Board (TradStat Definitions: Terms of Delivery)
Implies that distribution services like transport and handling performed on goods up to the customs frontier (of the economy from which the goods are classed as merchandise ) are included in the price
(Ticaret) (FOB) Trade contract terms that specify when title passes to the buyer, typically either when the shipment is initiated or when it is received
The point or location where the ownership title of goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer This indicates that delivery of a shipment will be made on board or into a carrier by the shipper without charge, and is usually followed by a shipping point or destination For example, FOB destination means title passes when the goods reach their destination point
Indicates that the seller assumes all responsibilities and costs up to the specific point or stage of delivery named including transportation, packing, insuring, etc A wide variety of f o b terms is used, such as f o b factor Detroit, f o b cars New York, f o b ship Norfolk 'Free on board vessel,' under most P L 480 grain contracts, means delivery at the discharge end of the loading spout
Commercial term under which the seller's obligations are fulfilled when the goods reach a point specified in the contract For example, "F O B , Seller's Warehouse" means that the buyer assumes all costs and risks in moving the goods from the seller's warehouse
Implies that distributive services like transport and handling performed on goods up to the customs frontier of the economy from which the goods are classed as merchandise
Common price term used in international trade meaning seller's responsible for the cost of goods is to the point of loading it to the vessel deck or aircraft loading deck The risk of loss of or damage to the goods is transferred from the seller to the buyer when the goods have been so delivered FOB normally comes with port of loading either airport or sea port » Back to top of screen
The seller delivers when the goods pass the ship's rail at the at the named port of shipment This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss of or damage to the goods from that point The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export This term can only be used for sea or inland waterway transport If the parties do not intend to deliver the goods across the ship's rail, the FCA term should be used
1) The vertical distance from the normal water surface to the top of the confining wall 2) The vertical distance from the sand surface to the underside of a trough in a sand filter This distance is also called AVAILABLE EXPANSION
The vertical distance between a bed of filter media or ion exchange material and the overflow or collector for backwash water; the height above the bed of granular media available for bed expansion during backwashing; may be expressed either as a linear distance or a percentage of bed depth
(1) Vertical distance from the normal water surface to the top of the confining wall (2) the vertical distance from the sand surface to the underside of a trough in a sand filter
The additional height of a structure above design high water level to prevent overflow Also, at a given time, the vertical distance between the water level and the top of the structure
Related Topics: [pond] [structures] For a waterway, freeboard is the additional depth added to the design depth to provide an overflow factor of safety and for siltation during the useful life of the channel Typically, a 10 percent freeboard (rounded to the nearest 1 ft with a minimum of 2 ft) is adequate For a dam, freeboard refers to the height from the crest (bottom elevation plus the depth of flow) of the flood spillway to top of dam This extra height provides for protection against wave action and frost Frost looses the soil at the top of the dam, making it ineffective for holding water Typical freeboards for agricultural ponds are 5 - 1 5 ft
1) Vertical distance from the normal water surface to the top of the confining wall 2) The vertical distance from the sand surface to the underside of a trough in a sand filter
The vertical distance between the normal maximum level of the water surface in a channel, resrvoir, tank, canal, etc , and the top of the sides of a levee, dam, etc , which is provided so that waves and other movements of the liquid will not overtop the confining structure
area of the hull between the waterline and the sheer line If there is flare in the freeboard it will increase the boat's secondary stability If there is tumblehome in the freeboard it will reduce secondary stability
free board
Türkische aussprache
fri bôrd
Aussprache
/ˈfrē ˈbôrd/ /ˈfriː ˈbɔːrd/
Etymologie
[ 'frE ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English frEo; akin to Old High German frI free, Welsh rhydd, Sanskrit priya own, dear.