Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Distribution Centre
A warehouse for the receipt, the storage and the dispersal of goods among customers.
Distribution Channel
The route by which a company distributes goods.
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP-I)
The function of determining the need to replenish stock at branch warehouses.
Distribution Resource Planning (DRP-II)
The set of concepts, procedures and techniques, being an extension of DRP-I, for the effective planning and control of the physical distribution.
Divider
A vertically mounted partition in a compartment on board of an aircraft.
Dock Bumpers
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).
Dock Receipt
Document issued by shipping company acknowledging that goods are received for shipment.
Document
Anything printed, written, relied upon to record or prove something.
Document Holder
Usually fastened to the door on the front of a container. May contain e.g. a certificate of approval of the container.
Domestic Carriage
Carriage whereby the place of departure and the place of destination are situated within one country (air cargo).
Domestic Rate
Rate applicable within a country, and in most cases subject to special conditions other than those of IATA (air cargo).
Door Lock Bars
See: Bars
Door to Door Transport
See: House to House Transport
Double Banking
Two vessels moored alongside each other on a certain berth.
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Double Stack Train
A number of railway wagons, usually a block train, on which containers can be stacked two-high.
Double bottom
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.
Double-deck Pallet
Flat pallet with a top and bottom deck.
Down Time
The period of time when a machine is not available for production due to a functional failure or maintenance.
Draft
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.
Draught
See: Draft
Drawback
Repayment of any part of customs or excise duties previously collected on imported goods, when those goods are exported again.
Drayage
- The hauling of a load by a cart with detachable sides (dray).
- Road transportation between the nearest railway terminal and the stuffing place.
Drilling Rig
A structure, which drills wells in the bottom in order to search for oil.
Drop off Charge
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.
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.
Dry Cargo Container
A container which is designed for the carriage of goods other than liquids.
Dunnage
Stowage material, mainly timber or board, used to prevent damage to cargo during carriage.
Duty Free Zone
An area where goods or cargo can be stored without paying import customs duties awaiting further transport or manufacturing.
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