Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Delay in Transit (DIT)
Delay of shipment at the customer's request.
Delivered At Frontier (...named place) (DAF)
See: Inco Terms
Delivered Duty Paid (...named place of destination) (DDP)
See: Inco Terms
Delivered Duty Unpaid (...named place of destination) (DDU)
See: Inco Terms
Delivered Ex Quay (...named port of destination) (DEQ)
See: Inco Terms
Delivered Ex Ship (...named port of destination) (DES)
See: Inco Terms
Delivering Carrier
The carrier who delivers the consignment to the consignee or his agent (air cargo).
Delivery
The process of delivering the consignment to the consignee at the agreed place.
Delivery Instruction
Document issued by a buyer giving instructions regarding the details of the delivery of goods ordered.
Delivery Note
A document recording the delivery of products to a consignee (customer).
Delivery Order
- 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.
- The authorisation of the entitled party for the shipment to a party other than the consignee showed on the Air Waybill (air cargo).
Delivery Party
The party to which goods are to be delivered.
Delivery Reliability
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
The required and/or agreed time of delivery of goods or services purchased for a future period.
Delivery Service
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).
Delivery Time
The time between order and delivery.
Demand
The quantity of goods required by the market to be delivered in a particular period or at a specific date.
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'.
Demurrage
- 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.
- 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.
Density of Commodity
The mass of a commodity to its volume.
Dependent Demand
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.
Depot
The place designated by the carrier where empty containers are kept in stock and received from or delivered to the container operators or merchants.
Depot Location
The geographical place where one or more shipping company's depots are situated.
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