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COMMON SHIPPING TERMS |
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Main-line
Operator |
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Abbreviation: MLO |
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A carrier employing vessel(s) in the main or principal routes in a trade but not participating within a consortium. |
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Manifest |
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Document, which lists the specifications of goods,
loaded in a means of transport or equipment for
transportation purposes.
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As a rule cargo the agents in the place of loading draw up manifests. |
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Note: For P&O Nedlloyd a manifest represents a cumulation of Bills of Lading for official and administrative purposes. |
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Marine Insurance Policy |
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An insurance policy protecting the insured against
loss or damage to his goods occurred during ocean
transport. |
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Mate's Receipt |
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A document signed by the chief officer of a vessel
acknowledging the receipt of a certain consignment
on board of that vessel. On this document, remarks
can be made as to the order and condition of the
consignment. |
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Medical First Aid Guide |
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Abbreviation: MFAG
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Instructions to be consulted in case of accidents involving dangerous goods. |
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Merchant Haulage |
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Inland transport of cargo in containers arranged
by the Merchant. |
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It includes empty container-moves to and from hand-over points in respect of containers released by the Carrier to Merchants. |
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Note: Carrier's responsibility under the Bill of Lading does not include the inland transport stretch under Merchant Haulage. |
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Multimodal Transport |
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The carriage of goods (containers) by at least
two different modes of transport. |
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Multimodal Transport
Document |
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Negotiable or non-negotiable document evidencing
a contract for the performance and/or procurement
of performance of combined transport of goods.
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Thus a combined transport document is a document issued by a Carrier who contracts as a principal with the Merchant to effect a combined transport often on a door-to-door basis. |
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Multimodal Transport
Operator/Carrier |
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Abbreviation: MTO/Carrier |
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The person on whose behalf the transport document or any document evidencing a contract of multimodal carriage of goods is issued and who is responsible for the carriage of goods pursuant to the contract of carriage. |
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