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Damage Report |
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Form on which
physical damage is recorded (e.g. containers). |
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Damaged Cargo Report |
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Written statement concerning established
damages to cargo and/or equipment. |
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Dangerous Goods |
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Goods are to be considered
dangerous if the transport of such goods might cause harm, risk,
peril, or other evil to people, environment, equipment or any property
whatsoever. |
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Dangerous Goods Declaration |
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Document issued by a consignor
in accordance with applicable conventions or regulations, describing
hazardous goods or materials for transport purposes, and stating
that the latter have been packed and labelled in accordance with
the provisions of the relevant conventions or regulations. |
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Dangerous Goods Packing Certificate |
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A document as part of the dangerous
goods declaration in which the responsible party declares that the
cargo has been stowed in accordance with the rules in a clean container
in compliance with the IMDG regulations and properly secured. |
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Data |
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A re-interpretable representation
of information in a formalised manner suitable for communication,
interpretation or processing. |
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Data Carrier |
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Medium designed to carry records of data
entries. |
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Data Plate |
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A metal identification plate affixed to
a container, which displays among others the gross and tare weights
and external dimensions. |
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Deadfreight |
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Slots paid for but not used. |
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Deadload |
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The difference between the
actual and calculated ship's draft. |
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Deadweight |
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Abbreviation: DWT |
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The total weight of cargo, cargo equipment,
bunkers, provisions, water, stores and spare parts which a vessel
can lift when loaded to her maximum draught as applicable under
the circumstances. The dead-weight is expressed in tons. |
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Decision Support System |
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Abbreviation: DSS |
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An interactive computer-based system which
generates a number of alternatives to solve an unstructured problem.
These alternatives are being interpreted by the manager (decision-
maker), whereafter he decides which alternative is to be used to
solve the problem. |
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Deck |
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Any extended horizontal structure in a
vessel or an aircraft, serving as a floor and structural support,
covering, partially or fully, a portion of the vessel or aircraft. |
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Declaration of Origin |
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Appropriate statement as to
the origin of the goods, made in connection with their exportation
by the manufacturer, producer, supplier, exporter or other competent
person on the commercial invoice or any document relating to goods. |
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Declared Value for Carriage |
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The value of the goods declared to the
carrier by the shipper for the purpose of determining charges or
of establishing the limit of the carrier's liability for loss, damage
or delay. It is also the basis for possible applicable valuation
charges (air cargo). |
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Decoupling Inventory |
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A stock retained to make the independent
control of two successive operations possible. |
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Decoupling Point |
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The point in the supply chain
which provides a buffer between differing input and output rates. |
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Dedicated Service |
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1. A service specially designed
for the use by one or more particular customers. |
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2.A service (e.g. feeder) totally under
control of the P&O Nedlloyd Line |
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Deep Tank |
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Tank fitted and equipped for the carriage
of vegetable oil (e.g. palm oil and coconut oil) and other liquids
in bulk. By means of oil-tight bulkheads and/or decks it is possible
to carry different kinds of liquid in adjacent tanks. Deep tanks
may be equipped with heating facilities in order to carry and discharge
oil at the required temperature (P&O Nedlloyd). |
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Default Charge |
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A (standard) charge applicable
for a trade, stretch or location. |
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In the absence of specifics (not otherwise
specified/enumerated) a general amount has been set. |
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Degroupage |
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Splitting up shipments into
small consignments. |
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Delay in Transit (DIT) |
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Delay of shipment at the customer?s
request. |
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Delivered At Frontier (...named place) |
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Abbreviation: DAF |
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See Inco
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Delivered Duty Paid (...named
place of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DDP |
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See Inco
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Delivered Duty Unpaid (...named place of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DDU |
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See Inco
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Delivered Ex Quay (...named
port of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DEQ |
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See Inco
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Delivered Ex Ship (...named port of destination) |
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Abbreviation: DES |
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See Inco
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Delivering Carrier |
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The carrier who delivers the
consignment to the consignee or his agent (air cargo). |
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Delivery |
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The process of delivering
the consignment to the consignee at the agreed place. |
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Delivery Instruction |
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Document issued by a buyer
giving instructions regarding the details of the delivery of goods
ordered. |
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Delivery Note |
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A document recording the delivery
of products to a consignee (customer). |
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Delivery Order |
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1. 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. |
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2. The authorisation of the entitled party
for the shipment to a party other than the consignee showed on the
Air Waybill (air cargo). |
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Delivery Party |
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The party to which goods are to be delivered. |
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Delivery Reliability |
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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 |
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The required and/or agreed
time of delivery of goods or services purchased for a future period. |
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Delivery Service |
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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). |
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Delivery Time |
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The time between order and
delivery. |
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Demand |
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The quantity of goods required by the market to be delivered in
a particular period or at a specific date. |
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Demise Charter |
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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. |
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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'. |
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Demurrage |
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1. 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. |
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2. 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. |
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Density of Commodity |
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The mass of a commodity to
its volume. |
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Dependent Demand |
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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. |
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Depot |
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The place designated by the
carrier where empty containers are kept in stock and received from
or delivered to the container operators or merchants. |
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Depot Location |
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The geographical place where one or more
P&O Nedlloyd depots are situated. |
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Derrick |
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Lifting equipment on board a conventional
vessel for loading and discharging cargo, consisting of a post attached
to the deck and an inclined spar. |
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Despatch |
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The process of sending goods. |
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Despatch Advice |
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Information send by shippers to the recipient
of goods informing that specified goods are sent or ready to be
sent advising the detailed contents of the consignment. |
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Despatch Days |
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The days gained if the free time included
in the rate and allowed for the use of certain equipment is not
fully used. |
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Despatch Note (for post parcels) |
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Document which, according to
the agreement concerning postal parcels, is to accompany post parcels. |
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Destination |
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1. Place for which goods or a vehicle is
bound. |
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2. The ultimate stopping place
according to the contract of carriage (air cargo). |
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Det Norske Veritas |
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Norwegian classification society. |
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Detention |
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Keeping equipment beyond the time allowed. |
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See Demurrage |
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Detention Charge |
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Charges levied on usage of equipment exceeding
free time period as stipulated in the pertinent inland rules and
conditions. |
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Deterioration |
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The downgrading of a product
due to long storage, damage to packing or other external influences. |
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Devanning |
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See Stripping, Unpacking |
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Deviation from a Route |
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A divergence from the agreed or customary
route. |
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Dimensions |
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Measurements in length, width
and height, regarding cargo. |
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Direct Delivery |
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1.The conveyance of goods directly from
the vendor to the buyer. Frequently used if a third party acts as
intermediary agent between vendor and buyer. |
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2. Direct discharge from vessel onto railroad
car, road vehicle or barge with the purpose of immediate transport
from the port area (usually occurs when ports lack adequate storage
space or when ports are not equipped to handle a specific cargo). |
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Direct Interchange |
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Transfer of leased equipment
from one lessee to another (container). |
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Direct Product Profitability |
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Abbreviation: DPP |
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System employed mainly within the retail
sector for calculating the profit from any given product in any
given position within the supply chain, requiring transparency and
management of all logistic costs. |
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Direct Route |
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The shortest operated route
between two points. |
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Disbursement |
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Sums paid out by a ship's agent
at a port and recovered from the carrier. |
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Discharge |
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1. The unloading of a vehicle,
a vessel or an aircraft.. |
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2. The landing of cargo. |
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Discrepancy |
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Difference between the particulars
given and the particulars found. |
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Discrete Code |
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A bar code in which the spaces
between characters (inter character gaps) are not part of the code
as each character begins and ends with a bar. The spaces can therefore
vary in width, specified tolerances. |
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An example is Code 39. |
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Dispatch |
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See Despatch |
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Displacement |
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The weight of the quantity of water displaced
by the vessel. The displacement of the vessel on her light draft
represents the weight of the vessel ready for use including stores
etc. |
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Disposable Pallet |
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Pallet intended to be discarded after a
single cycle of use. |
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Disposal Chain |
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A sequence of events in a goods-flow which
gets rid of a specific good. This may include removal, recycling,
waste dumping etc. |
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Disposal of Goods |
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The act of getting rid of goods. |
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Dispositioning |
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All activities relating to
the inland movement of empty and or full containers. |
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Distribution |
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The set of activities which
ensure the availability of goods in the desired quality, quantity,
place and time for the customer. |
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See also: Physical Distribution |
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Distribution Centre |
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A warehouse for the receipt,
the storage and the dispersal of goods among customers. |
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Distribution Channel |
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The route by which a company
distributes goods. |
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Bureau Veritas |
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French classification society. |
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Distribution Requirements Planning |
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Abbreviation: DRP-I |
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The function of determining the need to
replenish stock at branch warehouses. |
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Distribution Resource Planning |
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The accumulation of business data taken
from a system to reuse this data in other systems. |
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Business Function |
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Abbreviation: DRP-II |
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The set of concepts, procedures and techniques,
being an extension of DRP-I, for the effective planning and control
of the physical distribution. |
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Divider |
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A vertically mounted partition in a compartment
on board of an aircraft. |
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Dock Bumpers |
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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). |
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Dock Receipt |
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Document issued by P&O Nedlloyd
acknowledging that goods are received for shipment. |
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Document |
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Anything printed, written,
relied upon to record or prove something. |
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Document Holder |
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Usually fastened to the door on the front
of a container. May contain e.g. a certificate of approval of the
container. |
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Domestic Carriage |
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Carriage whereby the place of departure
and the place of destination are situated within one country (air
cargo). |
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Domestic Rate |
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Rate applicable within a country,
and in most cases subject to special conditions other than those
of IATA (air cargo). |
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Door Lock Bars |
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| Door to Door Transport |
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| See House to House Transport |
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| Double Banking |
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| Two vessels moored alongside each other
on a certain berth. |
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| Double Stack Train |
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| A number of railway wagons, usually a block
train, on which containers can be stacked two- high. |
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| Double bottom |
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| 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. |
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| Double-deck Pallet |
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Flat pallet with a top and bottom deck. |
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| Down Time |
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| The period of time when a machine is not
available for production due to a functional failure or maintenance. |
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| Draft |
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| 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. |
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| Draught |
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| See Draft |
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| Drawback |
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| Repayment of any part of customs or excise
duties previously collected on imported goods, when those goods
are exported again. |
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| Drayage |
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| 1. The hauling of a load by a cart with
detachable sides (dray). |
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| 2. Road transportation between the nearest
railway terminal and the stuffing place. |
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| Drilling Rig |
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| A structure, which drills wells in the
bottom in order to search for oil. |
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| Drop off Charge |
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| 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. |
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| Dry Bulk Container |
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| Container consisting of a cargo-carrying
structure, firmly secured within a framework, for the carriage of
dry solids in bulk without packaging. |
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| Containers of this type have type codes
80 and 81. |
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| Dry Cargo Container |
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| P&O Nedlloyd container which is designed
for the carriage of goods other than liquids. |
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| Dunnage |
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| Stowage material, mainly timber or board,
used to prevent damage to cargo during carriage. |
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| Duty Free Zone |
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| An area where goods or cargo can be stored
without paying import customs duties awaiting further transport
or manufacturing. |
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