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Rail Car |
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A
wheeled wagon used for the carriage of cargo by rail. |
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Rail Consignment Note |
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A
document evidencing a contract for the transport of goods by
rail. |
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Ramp |
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An
artificial inclined path, road or track along which wheeled
vehicles, cargo and trailers may pass for the purpose of
changing their elevation and facilitating the loading and
unloading operation (e.g. an entrance way into a Roll-on
Roll-off vessel |
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Ramp Handling |
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See
Platform Handling |
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Rate |
1. The price of a transport
service.
2. Quantity, amount or degree measured or applied.
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Rate of Calculation |
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A
factor for the calculation of an amount. |
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Rate of Turn |
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The figure indicating the speed of a change of course of a
means of transport expressed in degrees per minute. |
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Rating |
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A
class to which an article is assigned. |
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Re-invoicing |
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The procedure whereby goods shipped directly from a supplier
to the customer are invoiced in two stages: at first by the
supplier to an intermediary and subsequently by the
intermediary to the customer. |
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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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Receiving Carrier |
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The carrier receiving a consignment on behalf of a carrier,
agent or shipper for onward transport. |
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Receiving Stock |
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The stock comprising all the goods that have arrived at the
door of the receiving organisation and which is not yet
available in the stock of that organisation. |
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Reconditioning |
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All activities connected with restoring and or adjusting the
packaging of a product. In such manner that it can be
presented to the customer in the requested form. |
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Reconditioning of
Garments |
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The act or process of bringing garments after transport in
shop's condition. |
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Redelivery |
1. Return of a shipment to the
party who originally delivered it to the carrier (air cargo).
2. Return of a charter vessel to the owners.
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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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Refund |
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The repayment to the purchaser of the total charge or a
portion of that charge for unused carriage. |
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Region |
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Specified geographical area for operational purposes. |
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Register Ton |
The unit of measurement for the
internal capacity of a vessel whereby one register ton equals
100 cubic feet (2.83 cubic meter). The gross (bruto) tonnage
comprises all spaces below the main (tonnage) deck and the
enclosed spaces above the main (tonnage) deck less exempted
spaces.
The net tonnage consists of the gross tonnage less exemptions
like ballast tanks, engine room, living quarters etc. The
register tonnage is mentioned on the tonnage certificate. |
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Registration
Authority (Key Management) |
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Registration Authority is used as an entry point for users to
set-up links by using some existing trusted means such as
registered letters of personal enrolment. This registration
will also form the legal basis for the use of digital
signatures by the user, if required, although this aspect in
itself is not key management. Once this registration has been
established, the user credentials and his public key are
passed on the Certification Authority with a request for
certification. |
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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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Rejection |
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Non-acceptance of e.g. cargo. |
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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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Reliability of Delivery |
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The reliability of a supplier concerning the agreed terms of
delivery with regard to the quality, quantity, delivery time,
conditions and price. |
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Replacement |
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Indicating that a subject is interchangeable with another
subject, but which differs physically from the original
subject in that the installation of the replacement subject
requires extra machining or provisions in addition to the
normal application and methods of attachment. |
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Replenishment |
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Completion of stock. |
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Repudiation |
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The denial by a user of having participated in part or all of
a communication. |
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Rerouting |
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The route to be followed as altered from the one originally
specified in the transport document. |
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Reservation |
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Allotment in advance of space or weight capacity. Also
referred to as 'booking'. |
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Reserve Inventory |
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See
Safety Stock |
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Resources |
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Organisations, People or Computer systems carrying out the
activities. |
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Responsible Carrier |
1. The carrier liable under the
terms of a consortium Bill of Lading.
2. Carrier responsible for the transport of goods as indicated
in the transport document. |
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Returns |
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Goods returned to their place of acceptance. |
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Revenue |
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Amounts of income stemming from the provision of transport
services. |
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Reverse Distribution |
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The collection of used, damaged, or outdated products and/or
packaging from end-users. |
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Rinacertificate |
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Certificate issued by the Italian Government for carrying
dangerous goods in Italian Waters. |
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Road Carrier |
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Party undertaking transport by road of goods from one point to
another such as indicated in the contract. |
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Road Vehicle |
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A
means of transport capable and allowed to move over public
roads and other landways. |
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Roll Trailer |
Special trailer for terminal
haulage and stowage on board of Roll-on Roll-off vessels.
Also referred to as Mafi Trailer. |
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Roll-on Roll-off |
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Abbreviation: RoRo |
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System of loading and discharging a vessel whereby the cargo
is driven on and off by means of a ramp. |
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Rolling Resistance |
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The total frictional force that a tire, a set of tires or all
the tires on a vehicle is developing with the road. |
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Rotation |
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Sequence in which a vessel calls at the ports on her
itinerary. |
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Round Trip |
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A
voyage, a journey etc. to a certain place, port or country and
back again. |
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Route |
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The track along which goods are (to be) transported. |
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Routing |
1. The determination of the
most efficient route(s) that people, goods, materials and or
means of transport have to follow.
2. 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.
3. 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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Row |
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A
vertical division of a vessel from starboard to portside, used
as a part of the indication of a stowage place for containers.
The numbers run from midships to both sides. |
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Rush Baggage |
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See
Expedite Baggage |
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