Shipping Glossary
Rate
The price of a transport service
Quantity, amount or degree measured or applied
Rebate
That part of a transport charge which the carrier
agrees to return.
Receipt
A written acknowledgement, that something has
been received.
Reefer Cargo
Cargo requiring temperature control.
Reefer Container
A thermal container with refrigerating appliances
(mechanical compressor unit, absorption unit etc.)
to control the temperature of cargo.
Regroupage
The process of splitting up shipments into various
consignments (degroupage) and combining these
small consignments into other shipments (groupage).
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.
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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.
Route
The track along which goods are (to be) transported.
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.
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