Shipping Glossary
Main-line
Operator
Abbreviation: MLO
A carrier employing vessel(s) in the main or principal routes in a trade but not participating within a consortium.
Manifest
Document, which lists the specifications of goods,
loaded in a means of transport or equipment for
transportation purposes.
As a rule cargo the agents in the place of loading draw up manifests
Note: For P&O Nedlloyd a manifest represents a cumulation of Bills of Lading for official and administrative purposes
Marine Insurance Policy
An insurance policy protecting the insured against
loss or damage to his goods occurred during ocean
transport.
Mate's Receipt
A document signed by the chief officer of a vessel
acknowledging the receipt of a certain consignment
on board of that vessel. On this document, remarks
can be made as to the order and condition of the
consignment.
Medical First Aid Guide
Abbreviation: MFAG
Instructions to be consulted in case of accidents involving dangerous goods documents.
Merchant Haulage
Inland transport of cargo in containers arranged
by the Merchant.
It includes empty container-moves to and from hand-over points in respect of containers released by the Carrier to Merchants.
Note:Carrier's responsibility under the Bill of Lading does not include the inland transport stretch under Merchant Haulage.
Multimodal Transport
The carriage of goods (containers) by at least
two different modes of transport.
Multimodal Transport
Document
Negotiable or non-negotiable document evidencing
a contract for the performance and/or procurement
of performance of combined transport of goods.
Thus a combined transport document is a document issued by a Carrier who contracts as a principal with the Merchant to effect a combined transport often on a door-to-door basis.
Multimodal Transport
Operator/Carrier
The person on whose behalf the transport document or any document evidencing a contract of multimodal carriage of goods is issued and who is responsible for the carriage of goods pursuant to the contract of carriage.
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