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Damage Report |
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Form on which physical damage is recorded (e.g. containers). |
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Damaged Cargo Report |
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Written statement concerning established damages to cargo
and/or equipment. |
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Dangerous Goods |
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Goods are to be considered dangerous if the transport of such
goods might cause harm, risk, peril, or other evil to people,
environment, equipment or any property whatsoever. |
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Dangerous Goods
Declaration |
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Document issued by a consignor in accordance with applicable
conventions or regulations, describing hazardous goods or
materials for transport purposes, and stating that the latter
have been packed and labelled in accordance with the
provisions of the relevant conventions or regulations. |
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Dangerous Goods
Packing Certificate |
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A
document as part of the dangerous goods declaration in which
the responsible party declares that the cargo has been stowed
in accordance with the rules in a clean container in
compliance with the IMDG regulations and properly secured. |
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Data |
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A
re-interpretable representation of information in a formalised
manner suitable for communication, interpretation or
processing. |
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Data Carrier |
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Medium designed to carry records of data entries. |
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Data Plate |
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A
metal identification plate affixed to a container, which
displays among others the gross and tare weights and external
dimensions. |
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Deadfreight |
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Slots paid for but not used. |
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Deadload |
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The difference between the actual and calculated ship's draft. |
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Deadweight |
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Abbreviation: DWT |
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The total weight of cargo, cargo equipment, bunkers,
provisions, water, stores and spare parts which a vessel can
lift when loaded to her maximum draught as applicable under
the circumstances. The dead-weight is expressed in tons. |
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Decision Support System |
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Abbreviation: DSS |
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An
interactive computer-based system which generates a number of
alternatives to solve an unstructured problem. These
alternatives are being interpreted by the manager (decision-
maker), whereafter he decides which alternative is to be used
to solve the problem. |
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Deck |
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Any extended horizontal structure in a vessel or an aircraft,
serving as a floor and structural support, covering, partially
or fully, a portion of the vessel or aircraft. |
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Declaration of Origin
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Appropriate statement as to the origin of the goods, made in
connection with their exportation by the manufacturer,
producer, supplier, exporter or other competent person on the
commercial invoice or any document relating to goods. |
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Declared Value for
Carriage |
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The value of the goods declared to the carrier by the shipper
for the purpose of determining charges or of establishing the
limit of the carrier's liability for loss, damage or delay. It
is also the basis for possible applicable valuation charges
(air cargo). |
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Decoupling Inventory |
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A
stock retained to make the independent control of two
successive operations possible. |
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Decoupling Point |
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The point in the supply chain which provides a buffer between
differing input and output rates. |
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Dedicated Service |
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1. A service specially designed
for the use by one or more particular customers.
2. A service (e.g. feeder)
totally under control of the P&O Nedlloyd Line
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Deep Tank |
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Tank fitted and equipped for the carriage of vegetable oil
(e.g. palm oil and coconut oil) and other liquids in bulk. By
means of oil-tight bulkheads and/or decks it is possible to
carry different kinds of liquid in adjacent tanks. Deep tanks
may be equipped with heating facilities in order to carry and
discharge oil at the required temperature (P&O Nedlloyd). |
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Default Charge |
A (standard) charge applicable
for a trade, stretch or location.
In the absence of specifics (not otherwise
specified/enumerated) a general amount has been set. |
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Degroupage |
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Splitting up shipments into small consignments. |
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Delay in Transit (DIT) |
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Delay of shipment at the customer?s request. |
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Delivered At
Frontier (...named place) |
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Abbreviation: DAF |
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See
Inco Terms |
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Delivered Duty Paid (...named place of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DDP |
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See
Inco Terms |
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Delivered Duty Unpaid (...named place of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DDU |
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See
Inco Terms |
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Delivered Ex Quay (...named port of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DEQ |
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See
Inco Terms |
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Delivered Ex Ship (...named port of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DES |
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See
Inco Terms |
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Delivering Carrier |
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The carrier who delivers the consignment to the consignee or
his agent (air cargo). |
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Delivery |
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The process of delivering the consignment to the consignee at
the agreed place. |
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Delivery Instruction |
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Document issued by a buyer giving instructions regarding the
details of the delivery of goods ordered. |
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Delivery Note |
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A
document recording the delivery of products to a consignee
(customer). |
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Delivery Order |
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1. A carrier?s delivery order
(negotiable document) is used for splitting a B/L (after
surrender) in different parcels and have the same function as
a B/L.
2. The authorisation of the
entitled party for the shipment to a party other than the
consignee showed on the Air Waybill (air cargo).
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Delivery Party |
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The party to which goods are to be delivered. |
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Delivery Reliability |
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The proportion of total delivery occasions in which the time,
place, quality and quantity of products delivered accords with
the order. |
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Delivery Schedule |
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The required and/or agreed time of delivery of goods or
services purchased for a future period. |
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Delivery Service |
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The carriage of inbound consignments from the airport of
destination to the address of the consignee or his designated
agent or to the custody of the appropriate custom department
agency when required (air cargo). |
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Delivery Time |
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The time between order and delivery. |
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Demand |
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The quantity of goods required by the market to be delivered
in a particular period or at a specific date. |
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Demise Charter |
A contract whereby the
shipowner leases his vessel to the charterer for a period of
time during which the whole use and management of the vessel
passes to the charterer, which involves that the charterer is
to pay all expenses for the operation and maintenance of the
vessel. Officers and crew will become servants of the
charterer.
A demise charter whereby the charterer has the right to place
his own master and crew on board of the vessel is also called
'bareboat charter'. |
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Demurrage |
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1. A variable fee charged to
carriers and/or customers for the use of Unit Load Devices
(ULD's) owned by a carrier beyond the free time of shipment.
2. Additional charge imposed
for exceeding the free time, which is included in the rate and
allowed for the use of certain equipment at the terminal.
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Density of Commodity |
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The mass of a commodity to its volume. |
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Dependent Demand |
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A
demand directly related to or derived from the demand for
other items or end products. Dependent demands are therefore
calculated, and need not and should not be forecast. |
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Depot |
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The place designated by the carrier where empty containers are
kept in stock and received from or delivered to the container
operators or merchants. |
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Depot Location |
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The geographical place where one or more P&O Nedlloyd depots
are situated. |
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Derrick |
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Lifting equipment on board a conventional vessel for loading
and discharging cargo, consisting of a post attached to the
deck and an inclined spar. |
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Despatch |
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The process of sending goods. |
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Despatch Advice |
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Information send by shippers to the recipient of goods
informing that specified goods are sent or ready to be sent
advising the detailed contents of the consignment. |
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Despatch Days |
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The days gained if the free time included in the rate and
allowed for the use of certain equipment is not fully used. |
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Despatch Note (for
post parcels) |
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Document which, according to the agreement concerning postal
parcels, is to accompany post parcels. |
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Destination |
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1. Place for which goods or a
vehicle is bound.
2. The ultimate stopping
place according to the contract of carriage (air cargo).
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Det Norske Veritas |
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Norwegian classification society. |
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Detention |
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Keeping equipment beyond the time allowed. |
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See
Demurrage |
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Detention Charge |
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Charges levied on usage of equipment exceeding free time
period as stipulated in the pertinent inland rules and
conditions. |
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Deterioration |
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The downgrading of a product due to long storage, damage to
packing or other external influences. |
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Devanning |
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See
Stripping, Unpacking |
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Deviation from a Route |
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A
divergence from the agreed or customary route. |
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Dimensions |
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Measurements in length, width and height, regarding cargo. |
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Direct Delivery |
1. The conveyance of goods
directly from the vendor to the buyer. Frequently used if a
third party acts as intermediary agent between vendor and
buyer.
2. Direct discharge from vessel onto railroad car, road
vehicle or barge with the purpose of immediate transport from
the port area (usually occurs when ports lack adequate storage
space or when ports are not equipped to handle a specific
cargo). |
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Direct Interchange |
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Transfer of leased equipment from one lessee to another
(container). |
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Direct Product
Profitability |
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Abbreviation: DPP |
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System employed mainly within the retail sector for
calculating the profit from any given product in any given
position within the supply chain, requiring transparency and
management of all logistic costs. |
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Direct Route |
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The shortest operated route between two points. |
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Disbursement |
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Sums paid out by a ship's agent at a port and recovered from
the carrier. |
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Discharge |
1. The unloading of a vehicle,
a vessel or an aircraft.
2. The landing of cargo. |
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Discrepancy |
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Difference between the particulars given and the particulars
found. |
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Discrete Code |
A bar code in which the spaces
between characters (inter character gaps) are not part of the
code as each character begins and ends with a bar. The spaces
can therefore vary in width, specified tolerances.
An example is Code 39. |
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Dispatch |
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See
Despatch |
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Displacement |
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The weight of the quantity of water displaced by the vessel.
The displacement of the vessel on her light draft represents
the weight of the vessel ready for use including stores etc. |
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Disposable Pallet |
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Pallet intended to be discarded after a single cycle of use. |
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Disposal Chain |
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A
sequence of events in a goods-flow which gets rid of a
specific good. This may include removal, recycling, waste
dumping etc. |
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Disposal of Goods |
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The act of getting rid of goods. |
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Dispositioning |
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All activities relating to the inland movement of empty and or
full containers. |
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Distribution |
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The set of activities which ensure the availability of goods
in the desired quality, quantity, place and time for the
customer. |
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See also:
Physical Distribution |
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Distribution Centre |
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A
warehouse for the receipt, the storage and the dispersal of
goods among customers. |
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Distribution Channel |
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The route by which a company distributes goods. |
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Distribution
Requirements Planning |
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Abbreviation: DRP-I |
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The function of determining the need to replenish stock at
branch warehouses. |
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Distribution Resource
Planning |
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Abbreviation: DRP-II |
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The set of concepts, procedures and techniques, being an
extension of DRP-I, for the effective planning and control of
the physical distribution. |
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Divider |
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A
vertically mounted partition in a compartment on board of an
aircraft. |
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Dock Bumpers |
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Cushioning devices (rubber, plastic, wood, etc.) mounted at
the extreme rear of a chassis or trailer to take the impact
when it backs into a loading dock or platform (road cargo). |
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Dock Receipt |
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Document issued by P&O Nedlloyd acknowledging that goods are
received for shipment. |
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Document |
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Anything printed, written, relied upon to record or prove
something. |
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Document Holder |
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Usually fastened to the door on the front of a container. May
contain e.g. a certificate of approval of the container. |
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Domestic Carriage |
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Carriage whereby the place of departure and the place of
destination are situated within one country (air cargo). |
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Domestic Rate |
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Rate applicable within a country, and in most cases subject to
special conditions other than those of IATA (air cargo). |
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Door Lock Bars |
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See
Bars |
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Door to Door Transport |
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See
House to House Transport |
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Double Banking |
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Two vessels moored alongside each other on a certain berth. |
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Double Stack Train |
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A
number of railway wagons, usually a block train, on which
containers can be stacked two- high. |
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Double bottom |
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Construction of the bottom of a ship whereby a generally
watertight space is formed between the shell and an inner
bottom placed at a sufficient height above the baseline to
allow access and to reduce risks due to grounding or
colliding. |
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Double-deck Pallet |
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Flat pallet with a top and bottom deck. |
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Down Time |
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The period of time when a machine is not available for
production due to a functional failure or maintenance. |
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Draft |
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The draft of a vessel is the vertical distance between the
waterline and the underside of the keel of the vessel. During
the construction of a vessel the marks showing the draft are
welded on each side of the vessel near the stem, the stern and
amidships. |
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Draught |
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See
Draft |
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Drawback |
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Repayment of any part of customs or excise duties previously
collected on imported goods, when those goods are exported
again. |
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Drayage |
1. The hauling of a load by a
cart with detachable sides (dray).
2. Road transportation between the nearest railway terminal
and the stuffing place. |
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Drilling Rig |
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A
structure, which drills wells in the bottom in order to search
for oil. |
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Drop off Charge |
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Charge made by container owner and/or terminal operators for
delivery of a leased, or pool container into depot stock. The
drop-off charge may be a combination of actual handling and
storage charges with surcharges. |
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Dry Bulk Container |
Container consisting of a
cargo-carrying structure, firmly secured within a framework,
for the carriage of dry solids in bulk without packaging.
Containers of this type have type codes 80 and 81. |
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Dry Cargo Container |
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P&O Nedlloyd container which is designed for the carriage of
goods other than liquids. |
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Dunnage |
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Stowage material, mainly timber or board, used to prevent
damage to cargo during carriage. |
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Duty Free Zone |
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An
area where goods or cargo can be stored without paying import
customs duties awaiting further transport or manufacturing. |
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