BIC stands for the Bureau International des Containers. It is the global non-governmental organization responsible for assigning and registering the unique four-letter owner codes painted on the sides of intermodal shipping containers. These codes allow ports, rail yards, and trucking companies worldwide to instantly identify who owns or operates a specific piece of equipment.
Heard on the job
The terminal software rejected the gate pass because the prefix on the box didn't match a registered BIC code.