| Rate |
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i)The price of a transport service
ii)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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i)The determination of the most efficient route(s) that people, goods, materials and or means of transport have to follow
ii)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
iii)The process of aiding a vessel's navigation by supplying long range weather forecasts and indicating the most economic and save sailing route |
