Abbreviations of the drinks industry

VinLog offers solutions for shipping temperature sensitive beverages and wines in reefer containers. This ensures your goods arrive in best quality.

For bulk wine VinLof offers the FlexiTank/Flexibag solution. This is a foldable, easily transported and very resilient ‘bag’ which can be fitted into a standard 20’ container and filled with 20,000 to 24,000 Liters of liquid. It weighs around 60kg and is suitable for use in temperatures from -20°C to 70°C.

Different types and sizes of containers can be used for (FCL) full container shipment. There are different kinds of containers, e.g. standard (20‘ or 40‘), high cube (HC), open top containers or reefer containers.

If the shipment doesn’t fill a full container, VinLog can arrange for shared container space in a multi-shipper consolidation container (Less-than-container-load or LCL / part load).

VinLog offers a one-stop-shop solution that matches your scope and requirements – no matter the size of your business. We work together with small and medium-sized wineries, importers, distributors and multinational brand owners.

VinLog ensures that your wine arrives at your customer in perfect conditions. As wine is a "living product", it should be moved under temperature and humidity control, avoiding shocks and vibrations as far as possible. 

The smell of a wine. The term is generally applied to younger wines, while the term Bouquet is reserved for more aged wines.

Traditionally, “bouquet” is used to describe a wine’s aromas when the wine has aged in bottle and has begun to exhibit secondary notes.

Bulk wine is defined as a wine that is shipped in containers (ISO tanks, Flexitanks, etc.), rather than in bottles or smaller packaging.

From full-container loads (FCL), VinLog Tank (Flexibag), to partial-container loads (LCL) and consolidations, we offer the solution you need. We provide additional special services, like thermoliners and insulation kits, for shipments that need to be dry or temperature-controlled. With our skilled experts handling your paperwork, you also won’t have to worry about customs clearance.

Kuehne+Nagel and its in-house broker NACORA developed a customised Cargo Insurance solution. It offers a unique protection against perils of transport to  your sensitive commodities.

An individual or legal entity that carries the cargo, e.g. shipping line, airlines, truck company, railroad companies, etc..

We have partnerships with all global and regional carriers. These include: The Alliance, Ocean Alliance and 2M. Depending on the route, there are different carriers to choose from. Our experts can advise accordingly.

Estate-bottled is a wine label term which classically means that the grapes for the wine in the bottle were grown on the property of those that bottled the wine (and raised, tended, and picked the grapes, as well). 

A FCL container is one person's shipment that takes up a full container. The opposite is Less Container Load (LCL).

They are one of the most effective transportation methods for bulk cargo, especially designed for the transport of liquid food, e.g. alcohols, fruit juices, edible oils.

We offer you the possibility of shipping drinks in the most environmentally friendly way, to lower your CO2 emissions and minimise environmental impact. Depending on your prefered mode of transport, you have different sustainable options to choose from.

Less-than-container load (LCL) is a shipment that is not large enough to fill a standard cargo container.  As such it is also used as a general reference for identifying cargo in any quantity intended for carriage in a container, where the carrier is responsible for packing and/or unpacking the container. For operational purposes a LCL container is considered a container in which multiple consignments or parts thereof are shipped.

VinLog offers seamless door-to-door transportation. Our operations services provide complete visibility from the source
to the final destination, including transport, warehousing and last-mile delivery. 

Port where the cargo is discharged from the sea going vessel.

Port where the cargo is loaded on board the sea going vessel.

Free offer to sell goods at a stated price and under specified conditions.

Thermal container with refrigerating appliances (mechanical compressor unit, absorption unit, etc.) to control the temperature of cargo. 

We offer you the possibility of shipping drinks in the most environmentally friendly way. Depending on your prefered mode of transport, you have different sustainable options to choose from. We are happy to help you to optimise your supply chain in terms of CO2 emissions.

To have fully control over your shipments, you can track them on our digital platfrom myKN.

Transit time is the interval needed for a shipment to be delivered once it has been picked up from the point of departure. If you want to compare transit times, just use the seaexplorer platform to find routing details including live vessel positions and announced port-to-port transit times.

The VinLog Tank is specifically desigd for wine - manufactured for VinLog. With its multi layer design it protects the wine from oxygen ingress and other airborne contaminants and against stress cracking.

VinLog knows and understands the wine industry and drinks logistics. With our 55 dedicated  wine & spirit experts in 14 key countries and Kuehne+Nagel's global network we offer cutomized solutions for your supply chain.