| Vacuum
Packing |
| A
packaging technique that sucks all the air and moisture from a product,
packing the goods in a vacuum. This reduces the size of the product,
allowing more goods to be packed. |
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| Validation
Rule |
| The
validation rules are a subset of the business rules defining constraints
on the logical data model. They are expressed in the definitions
of entities, domains and attributes. |
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| Valuable
Cargo |
| A
consignment which contains one or more valuable articles. |
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| Valuation
Charge |
| Transport
charges for certain goods, based on the value declared for the carriage
of such goods. |
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| Value
Added Tax |
| Abbreviation:
VAT |
| A
form of indirect sales tax paid on products and services at each
stage of production or distribution, based on the value added at
that stage and included in the cost to the ultimate customer. |
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| Value
Chain Management Definition |
| Maximising
total performance and added value across an entire process by reviewing
each internal and external operation, and the links between these
operations.
The
process will be reviewed in a systematic and standard way in order
to optimise speed, certainty, and cost effectiveness for the parties
involved.
The
process review can be achieved through established procedures
and existing techniques such as value chain analysis and activity
based costing.
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|
| Vanning |
| See
Stuffing |
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| Vendee |
| Buyer. |
|
| Vendor |
| Seller. |
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| Very
Large Crude Carrier |
| Abbreviation:
VLCC |
| A
vessel designed for the carriage of liquid cargo in bulk with a
loading capacity from 50.000 till 250.000 DWT. |
|
| Vessel |
A
floating structure designed for the transport of cargo and/or passengers.
Boiler, drum. |
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| Volatility
Allowance |
| The
largest difference in container availability taking into account
past peaks in net demand after having removed the trend in container
demand during the repositioning trade-off period. |
|
| Volume |
| Size
or measure of anything in three dimensions. |
|
| Volume
Charge |
| A
charge for carriage of goods based on their volume (air cargo). |
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| Voucher |
| A
receipt, entry or another document which establishes the accounts. |
|
| Voyage |
| A
journey by sea from one port or country to another one or, in case
of a round trip, to the same port. |
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| Voyage
Charter |
| A
contract under which the shipowner agrees to carry an agreed quantity
of cargo from a specified port or ports to another port or ports
for a remuneration called freight, which is calculated according
to the quantity of cargo loaded, or sometimes at a lumpsum freight. |
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| Voyage
Number |
| Reference
number assigned by the carrier or his agent to the voyage of the
vessel. |
