Glossary of Shipping Terms:
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Reliability of Delivery
The reliability of a supplier concerning the agreed terms of delivery with regard to the quality, quantity, delivery time, conditions and price.
Replacement
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.
Replenishment
Completion of stock.
Repudiation
The denial by a user of having participated in part or all of a communication.
Rerouting
The route to be followed as altered from the one originally specified in the transport document.
Reservation
Allotment in advance of space or weight capacity.
Also referred to as: 'booking'.
Reserve Inventory
See: Safety Stock
Resources
Organisations, People or Computer systems carrying out the activities.
Responsible Carrier
- The carrier liable under the terms of a consortium Bill of Lading.
- Carrier responsible for the transport of goods as indicated in the transport document.
Returns
Goods returned to their place of acceptance.
Revenue
Amounts of income stemming from the provision of transport services.
Reverse Distribution
The collection of used, damaged, or outdated products and/or packaging from end-users.
Rinacertificate
Certificate issued by the Italian Government for carrying dangerous goods in Italian Waters.
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Road Carrier
Party undertaking transport by road of goods from one point to another such as indicated in the contract.
Road Vehicle
A means of transport capable and allowed to move over public roads and other landways.
Roll Trailer
Special trailer for terminal haulage and stowage on board of Roll-on Roll- off vessels.
Also referred to as: Mafi Trailer.
Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo)
System of loading and discharging a vessel whereby the cargo is driven on and off by means of a ramp.
Rolling Resistance
The total frictional force that a tire, a set of tires or all the tires on a vehicle is developing with the road.
Rotation
Sequence in which a vessel calls at the ports on her itinerary.
Round Trip
A voyage, a journey etc. to a certain place, port or country and back again.
Route
The track along which goods are (to be) transported.
Routing
- The determination of the most efficient route(s) that people, goods, materials and or means of transport have to follow.
- 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.
- The process of aiding a vessel's navigation by supplying long range weather forecasts and indicating the most economic and save sailing route.
Row
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.
Rush Baggage
See: Expedite Baggage
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