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3PL (third-party logistics)

An external provider that runs warehousing, transport and order fulfilment for a shipper under contract. At a transport and logistics fair the 3PL stands are the ones quoting storage plus delivery tariffs together, so bring your volumes, SKU count and delivery geography to compare offers.

2

Freight forwarder

An intermediary that books and coordinates carriage across carriers, prepares export/import documentation and handles customs formalities on behalf of the cargo owner. Forwarders are the core exhibitor group at Russian transport exhibitions, and they compete mainly on route coverage, transit time reliability and paperwork competence.

3

FCL and LCL

Full Container Load (one shipper uses the whole box) versus Less than Container Load (several shippers share a box and pay per cubic metre or per tonne). LCL pricing is where consolidation skills and warehouse cut-off discipline separate good forwarders from weak ones.

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Multimodal transport

Carriage of one consignment under a single contract using two or more modes, for example sea plus rail plus road. For Russia and the EAEU corridors, rail-road and sea-rail combinations are the practical alternative to long-haul trucking.

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Last-mile delivery

The final leg from a distribution hub to the consignee, whether a shop, a warehouse or a consumer's door. In Russian e-commerce this is the most crowded competitive layer, and it is why parcel-locker and courier networks appear heavily on the show floor.

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Cross-docking

Unloading inbound goods and reloading them onto outbound vehicles with little or no storage in between. It cuts handling cost but demands dock scheduling, barcode discipline and a yard layout that keeps inbound and outbound flows physically separate.

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Bonded warehouse

A warehouse where imported goods may be stored with customs duty and VAT suspended until they are released into free circulation or re-exported. Relevant to importers who need to stage stock before duty payment.

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Customs broker / declarant

A licensed specialist that files declarations and classifies goods for customs. Correct HS coding and document sets decide whether a container clears in days or sits accruing demurrage.

9

WMS (warehouse management system)

Software that directs put-away, picking, replenishment and stock accuracy inside a warehouse. WMS vendors at the show usually demo slotting logic, wave picking and integration to a TMS or ERP.

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TMS (transport management system)

Software for planning routes, tendering loads to carriers, tracking shipments and settling freight invoices. Buyers typically compare TMS options on carrier onboarding speed, tariff engines and integration with 1C or SAP.

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AS/RS and shuttle systems

Automated storage and retrieval systems, including stacker cranes and multi-level shuttles, that move pallets or totes without a driver. They are the capital-intensive answer to warehouse labour shortages, and payback depends on throughput profile rather than floor area alone.

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AMR and AGV

Autonomous mobile robots and automated guided vehicles that carry totes, carts or pallets inside a warehouse. AMRs navigate with onboard mapping and need far less fixed infrastructure than guide-wire AGVs, which changes the retrofit economics for existing buildings.

13

Cold chain

Temperature-controlled handling from production to delivery, covering refrigerated warehousing, reefer transport and last-mile chilled delivery. Food and pharma shippers audit the chain for continuous temperature evidence, not just for truck refrigeration capacity.

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Incoterms

Standard trade terms (EXW, FCA, FOB, CIF, DAP, DDP and others) that fix where cost and risk transfer between buyer and seller. Most quotation disputes at a logistics fair trace back to a mismatched Incoterm rather than to the freight rate itself.

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ATA Carnet

A customs document that lets goods such as exhibition equipment, samples and demonstration machines travel temporarily across borders without a full duty deposit. Exhibitors bringing stand machinery into Russia should confirm the accepted temporary-admission route with their freight forwarder well before build-up.

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EAEU customs territory

The customs union of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, where goods move without internal customs borders once cleared. It changes distribution-network design for anyone planning regional stock from a Moscow hub.

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Track and trace

Shipment visibility built from carrier status feeds, barcode or RFID scans and telematics. The buyer question is not whether a platform has a map, but whether it receives reliable carrier events on the specific lanes you ship.

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Demurrage and detention

Charges for keeping a container inside the terminal beyond free time (demurrage) or outside it (detention). These fees are often the hidden cost that erodes a cheap ocean or rail quote, so ask each forwarder for its free-time terms in writing.

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Intralogistics

Everything that moves inside a building: conveyors, sorters, racking, lift trucks, picking carts and the control software that orchestrates them. Intralogistics is the segment where warehousing-equipment zones co-located with a transport exhibition add real value to visitors.

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Pallet racking and high-bay storage

Selective, drive-in, push-back and high-bay rack systems designed around pallet dimensions, load weights and forklift geometry. Rack suppliers at the show usually quote from a layout drawing plus load specification, so bring both.