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Rate |
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The price of a transport service |
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Quantity, amount or degree measured or applied |
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Rebate |
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That part of a transport charge which the carrier
agrees to return. |
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Receipt |
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A written acknowledgement, that something has
been received. |
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Reefer Cargo |
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Cargo requiring temperature control. |
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Reefer Container |
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A thermal container with refrigerating appliances
(mechanical compressor unit, absorption unit etc.)
to control the temperature of cargo. |
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Regroupage |
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The process of splitting up shipments into various
consignments (degroupage) and combining these
small consignments into other shipments (groupage). |
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Release Order |
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A document issued by or on behalf of the carrier authorising the release of import cargo identified thereon and manifested under a single Bill of Lading. |
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Roll-on Roll-off |
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Abbreviation: RoRo
System of loading and discharging a vessel whereby the cargo is driven on and off by means of a ramp. |
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Route |
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The track along which goods are (to be) transported. |
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Routing |
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The determination of the most efficient route(s) that people, goods, materials and or means of transport have to follow |
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The process of determining how a shipment will be moved between consignor and consignee or between place of acceptance by the carrier and place of delivery to the consignee |
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The process of aiding a vessel's navigation by supplying long range weather forecasts and indicating the most economic and save sailing route. |
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