Shipping Glossary
COMMON SHIPPING TERMS
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Rate |
| The price of a transport service | |
| Quantity, amount or degree measured or applied | |
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Rebate |
| That part of a transport charge which the carrier agrees to return. | |
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Receipt |
| A written acknowledgement, that something has been received. | |
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Reefer Cargo |
| Cargo requiring temperature control. | |
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Reefer Container |
| A thermal container with refrigerating appliances (mechanical compressor unit, absorption unit etc.) to control the temperature of cargo. | |
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Regroupage |
| 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 |
| 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. Go to top Roll-on Roll-off 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 |
| The track along which goods are (to be) transported. | |
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Routing |
| The determination of the most efficient route(s) that people, goods, materials and or means of transport have to follow | |
| 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 | |
| The process of aiding a vessel's navigation by supplying long range weather forecasts and indicating the most economic and save sailing route. | |