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Mafi Trailer |
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German brand name of a roll trailer used for RoRo purposes. |
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Maiden Trip |
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First voyage of a vessel or aircraft after delivery from
new-building to her owner(s). |
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Main Carriage |
The primary stage in the
movement of cargo from the point of origin to the intended
final destination.
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Main-line Operator |
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Abbreviation: MLO |
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A
carrier employing vessel(s) in the main or principal routes in
a trade but not participating within a consortium. |
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Maintenance Chain |
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A
sequence of events in a goods flow which preserves and/or
restores the value of a specific good. This may include
repairs. |
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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. |
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Manufacturers Plate |
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A
plate indicating the name and address of the container
manufacturer and particulars of the container. |
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Manufacturing Process |
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The producing of goods or wares by manual labour or machinery,
often on a large scale and with division of labour. |
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Manufacturing
Resource Planning |
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Abbreviation: MRP-II |
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A
method for the effective planning of a manufacturing company,
being a direct out-growth and extension of MRP-I. |
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Marine Insurance Policy |
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An
insurance policy protecting the insured against loss or damage
to his goods occurred during ocean transport. |
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Market Analysis |
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Systematic investigation of the growth and the composition of
a market. |
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Marketing |
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The process of organising and directing all the company
activities which relate to determining the market demand and
converting the customers buying power into an effective demand
for a service and bringing that service to the customer. |
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Marks |
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See
Shipping Marks |
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Master Data |
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The set of data that is needed to establish sufficient
reference material to support the maximum use of pre-coded,
pre-agreed information enabling more efficient transaction
messaging. |
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Master Production
Schedule |
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Abbreviation: MPS |
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A
realistic, detailed, manufacturing plan for which all possible
demands upon the manufacturing facilities (such as available
personnel, working hours, (management) policy and goals) have
been considered and are visualised. The MPS is a statement of
what the company expects to produce and purchase expressed in
selected items, specific quantities and dates. |
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Mate's Receipt |
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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. |
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Material Requirements
Planning |
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Abbreviation: MRP-I |
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An
inventory and purchasing planning system that integrates
product components, lead times and deadlines. |
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Materials Handling |
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The activities of loading, unloading, placing and manipulating
material and of in-process movement. |
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Materials Management |
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The planning and control of the activities related to the
materials flow from the suppliers up to the end of the
conversion/production process. |
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Means of Transport |
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Type of vehicle used for the transport of goods (e.g.
aircraft, barge, truck, vessel or train). |
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Measurement Ton |
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A
ton of one cubic metre water. |
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Mechanics Lien |
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The legal enforceable claim, which a person who has performed
work or provided materials is, permitted to make against title
to the property or as a preferential person in the event the
estate or business is liquidated. |
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Medical First Aid Guide |
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Abbreviation: MFAG |
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Instructions to be consulted in case of accidents involving
dangerous goods. |
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Memo Bill |
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See
Service Bill of Lading |
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Merchant |
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For cargo carried under the terms and conditions of the
Carrier's Bill of Lading and of a tariff, it means any trader
or persons (e.g. Shipper, Consignee) and including anyone
acting on their behalf, owning or entitled to possession of
the goods. |
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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. |
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Meta-centric Height |
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The distance between the centre of gravity of a vessel and a
fictitious point. If the metra- centric height is zero or
negative, the vessel will heel or capsize. |
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Minimum Charge |
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The lowest amount which applies to the transport of a
consignment, irrespective of weight or volume. |
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Minimum Inventory |
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The planned minimum allowable inventory for an independent
demand item. |
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Minor Unit |
Unit of recorded value (i.e. as
recorded by banks) which is a division of the respective unit
of currency.
Examples are the cent being a one hundredth part of the US
Dollar.
Note: Some countries have minor units that are
used in low-value coinage within a country or locality, but
which are not used by the international banking system in
making formal records of value. Examples: Belgium, Greece and
Spain. |
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Mixed Consignment |
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A
consignment of different commodities, articles or goods,
packed or tied together or contained in separate packages.
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Mode of Transport |
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Method of transport used for the conveyance of goods, (e.g. by
rail, by road, by sea). |
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Model |
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A
representation of a process or system that attempts to relate
the most important variables in the system in such a way that
analysis of the model leads to insights into the system. |
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Module |
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A
separate and distinct unit of hardware or software that may be
used as a component in a system. |
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Movement |
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The act or process of changing the position of an object and
or people. |
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Movement Inventory |
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The inventory during a production process caused by the time
required to move goods from one place to another. |
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Multi Purpose Carrier |
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See
Multi Purpose Vessel |
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Multi Purpose Vessel |
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Vessel designed for the carriage of different types of cargo:
general, bulk, heavy and/or containerised cargo. |
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Multimodal Transport |
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The carriage of goods (containers) by at least two different
modes of transport. |
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Multimodal Transport
Document |
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See
Combined Transport Document |
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Multimodal
Transport Operator/Carrier |
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Abbreviation: MTO/Carrier |
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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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Multiple Sourcing |
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Selecting of and working with more than two equivalent
suppliers for a certain product. |
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