| Mafi
Trailer |
| German
brand name of a roll trailer used for RoRo purposes. |
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| Maiden
Trip |
| First
voyage of a vessel or aircraft after delivery from new-building
to her owner(s). |
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| Main
Carriage |
| The
primary stage in the movement of cargo from the point of origin
to the intended final destination.
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| Main-line
Operator |
| Abbreviation:
MLO |
| A
carrier employing vessel(s) in the main or principal routes in a
trade but not participating within a consortium. |
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| Maintenance
Chain |
| A
sequence of events in a goods flow which preserves and/or restores
the value of a specific good. This may include repairs. |
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| Manifest |
| Document,
which lists the specifications of goods, loaded in a means of transport
or equipment for transportation purposes.
As
a rule cargo the agents in the place of loading draw up manifests.
Note:
For P&O Nedlloyd a manifest represents a cumulation of Bills
of Lading for official and administrative purposes.
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| Manufacturers
Plate |
| A
plate indicating the name and address of the container manufacturer
and particulars of the container. |
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| Manufacturing
Process |
| The
producing of goods or wares by manual labour or machinery, often
on a large scale and with division of labour. |
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| Manufacturing
Resource Planning |
| Abbreviation:
MRP-II |
| A
method for the effective planning of a manufacturing company, being
a direct out-growth and extension of MRP-I. |
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| Marine
Insurance Policy |
| An
insurance policy protecting the insured against loss or damage to
his goods occurred during ocean transport. |
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| Market
Analysis |
| Systematic
investigation of the growth and the composition of a market. |
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| Marketing |
| The
process of organising and directing all the company activities which
relate to determining the market demand and converting the customers
buying power into an effective demand for a service and bringing
that service to the customer. |
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| Marks |
| See
Shipping Marks |
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| Master
Data |
| The
set of data that is needed to establish sufficient reference material
to support the maximum use of pre-coded, pre-agreed information
enabling more efficient transaction messaging. |
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| Master
Production Schedule |
| Abbreviation:
MPS |
| A
realistic, detailed, manufacturing plan for which all possible demands
upon the manufacturing facilities (such as available personnel,
working hours, (management) policy and goals) have been considered
and are visualised. The MPS is a statement of what the company expects
to produce and purchase expressed in selected items, specific quantities
and dates. |
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| Mate's
Receipt |
| 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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| Material
Requirements Planning |
| Abbreviation:
MRP-I |
| An
inventory and purchasing planning system that integrates product
components, lead times and deadlines. |
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| Materials
Handling |
| The
activities of loading, unloading, placing and manipulating material
and of in-process movement. |
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| Materials
Management |
| The
planning and control of the activities related to the materials
flow from the suppliers up to the end of the conversion/production
process. |
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| Means
of Transport |
| Type
of vehicle used for the transport of goods (e.g. aircraft, barge,
truck, vessel or train). |
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| Measurement
Ton |
| A
ton of one cubic metre water. |
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| Mechanics
Lien |
| The
legal enforceable claim, which a person who has performed work or
provided materials is, permitted to make against title to the property
or as a preferential person in the event the estate or business
is liquidated. |
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| Medical
First Aid Guide |
| Abbreviation:
MFAG |
| Instructions
to be consulted in case of accidents involving dangerous goods. |
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| Memo
Bill |
| See
Service Bill of Lading |
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| Merchant |
| For
cargo carried under the terms and conditions of the Carrier's Bill
of Lading and of a tariff, it means any trader or persons (e.g.
Shipper, Consignee) and including anyone acting on their behalf,
owning or entitled to possession of the goods. |
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| Merchant
Haulage |
| Inland
transport of cargo in containers arranged by the Merchant.
It
includes empty container-moves to and from hand-over points in
respect of containers released by the Carrier to Merchants.
Note:
Carrier's responsibility under the Bill of Lading does not include
the inland transport stretch under Merchant Haulage.
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| Meta-centric
Height |
| The
distance between the centre of gravity of a vessel and a fictitious
point. If the metra- centric height is zero or negative, the vessel
will heel or capsize. |
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| Minimum
Charge |
| The
lowest amount which applies to the transport of a consignment, irrespective
of weight or volume. |
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| Minimum
Inventory |
| The
planned minimum allowable inventory for an independent demand item. |
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| Minor
Unit |
| Unit
of recorded value (i.e. as recorded by banks) which is a division
of the respective unit of currency.
Examples
are the cent being a one hundredth part of the US Dollar.
Note:
Some countries have minor units that are used in low-value coinage
within a country or locality, but which are not used by the international
banking system in making formal records of value. Examples: Belgium,
Greece and Spain.
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| Mixed
Consignment |
| A
consignment of different commodities, articles or goods, packed
or tied together or contained in separate packages. |
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| Mode
of Transport |
| Method
of transport used for the conveyance of goods, (e.g. by rail, by
road, by sea). |
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| Model |
| A
representation of a process or system that attempts to relate the
most important variables in the system in such a way that analysis
of the model leads to insights into the system. |
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| Module |
| A
separate and distinct unit of hardware or software that may be used
as a component in a system. |
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| Movement |
| The
act or process of changing the position of an object and or people. |
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| Movement
Inventory |
| The
inventory during a production process caused by the time required
to move goods from one place to another. |
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| Multi
Purpose Carrier |
| See
Multi Purpose Vessel |
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| Multi
Purpose Vessel |
| Vessel
designed for the carriage of different types of cargo: general,
bulk, heavy and/or containerised cargo. |
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| Multimodal
Transport |
| The
carriage of goods (containers) by at least two different modes of
transport. |
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| Multimodal
Transport Document |
| See
Combined Transport Document |
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| Multimodal
Transport Operator/Carrier |
| Abbreviation:
MTO/Carrier |
| 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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| Multiple
Sourcing |
| Selecting
of and working with more than two equivalent suppliers for a certain
product. |
