Range of tide
Riots and civil commotions
Rapeseed Association Terms
Roils, civil commotions and strikes
Running days
Running down clause
Royal National Life-boat Institution
Reinsurance Offices Association
Rust, oxidation and discolouration
Return premium
Revised Statutes (U.S.A.)
Roits, Strikes and Civil Commotions
Rye terms
Rubber Trade Association
Refer to acceptor
Refer to drawer
Rate of exchange
Return to port for orders
Revenue ton
Round voyage
Return of post for orders
Response Action Contractor
Research in Advanced Communications in Europe
Maintains and monitors radio, sends, and receives messages. Often maintains electronic navigation equipment.
Rotterdam - Amsterdam Pipeline
Richards Bay
Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Restrictive Business Practices
Running Costs----The expenses of operating a merchant ship.---
Research octane number
Federal Region Oil & Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Regular Catalog Show
Receivers
Running days
Running down clause
Redelivery; Re-delivery of Vessel on Time Charter
Radar
Recapitulation of the terms and conditions agreed
Redelivery; Re-delivery of Vessel on Time Charter
Redelivery; Re-delivery of Vessel on Time Charter
Redelivery; Re-delivery of Vessel on Time Charter
Refrigerated
Refrigerator ship; a vessel designed to carry goods requiring refrigeration, such as meat and fruit. A reefer ship has insulated holds into which cold air is passed at the temperature appropriate to the goods being carried.
An insulated shipping container designed to carry cargoes requiring temperature control. It is fitted with a refrigeration unit which is connected to the carrying ship's electrical power supply.
Reference
Refrigerating; Refrigeration.
Regarding
Registered Tonnage.
Value assigned a shipment with a maximum value per pound; used for liability purposes
To sub-charter
Remit
Representative
Require
A cargo which enables a ship to return loaded to the port or area where her previous cargo was loaded.
Reversible
The exact reverse of the route a loaded car traveled from its destination, including all carriers and junctions involved
If loading completed sooner than expected at load port, then days saved can be added to discharge operations
Option for charterers to add together time allowed for loading & discharging relative to terms of a particular charter party
Request for quotation.
Regards
Range
Registro Italiano Navale
Registro Italiano Navale
Regional Marine Operations
Round voyage
Range
Rate not reported
(1) A ship designed to accommodate cargo that is rolled on and rolled off. Some Ro/Ro vessels can accommodate containers and/or breakbulk cargo. A Ro/Ro Vessel can be self-sustaining. (2) Freight ship or ferry with facilities for vehicles to drive on and off (roll-on roll-off); a system of loading and discharging a ship whereby the cargo is driven on and off on ramps. Equipped with large openings at bow and stern and sometimes also in the side, the ship permits rapid loading and discharge with hydraulically operated ramps providing easy access. Fully loaded trucks or trailers carrying containers are accommodated on the deck.
Remaining on board
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Phosphate Rock
Cargo which is on wheels, such as truck or trailers, and which can be driven or towed on to a ship.
Roll On/Roll Off
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Rotterdam
A charge on charter flights levied by some governments before traffic rights are granted. Sometimes called a no objection fee. It is usually a fixed proportion of a total charter value.
Revolutions (or rotations) per minute
Revolutions (or rotations) per second
Repeat
Required
Regional Response Team
Register of Shipping of the Russia-- Russian Classification Society-
Right time of ship departure/arrival; Rye terms
Rate to be agreed
Round trip distance
Round voyage
Abbreviation for Released Value Not Exceeding. Usually used to limit the value of goods transported.The limitation refers to carrier liability when paying a claim for lost or damaged goods.
Returned Without Action
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A platform for operating radar equipment from
A vessel specifically adapted for used as a radio broadcasting station
A slang term for an open-top trailer or container with a tarpaulin cover
The amount of money an ocean carrier pays to the railroad for overland carriage.
The time that the container was discharged (grounded) from the train.
A single or multi deck cargo ship with rails for the carriage of rail vehicles which are loaded via ramps
Railroad terminal where containers are received or delivered and trains loaded or discharged. Originally, trailers moved onto the rearmost flatcar via a ramp and driven into position in a technique known as circus loading. Most modern rail facilities use lifting equipment to position containers onto the flatcars.
A movement where the load initiates at an origin rail ramp and terminates at a consignee's door.
A movement of equipment from an origin rail ramp to a destination rail ramp only.
The personal rank that a Foreign Service officer maintains even when occupying a job of higher or lower rank.
A formula of the specific factors or elements that control the making of a rate. A rate can be based on any number of factors (i.e., weight, measure, equipment type, package, box, etc.).
Roads
Roads
Under ICC and common law, the requirement that a rate not be higher than is necessary to reimburse the carrier for the actual cost of transporting the traffic and allow a fair profit.
An illegal form of discounting or refunding that has the net effect of lowering the tariff price. See also Malpractice.
Recapitulation
Validated at time cargo is received by ocean carrier to commence movement but before being validated as Onboard.
Reciprocal memoranda of understanding (MOU) are broad bilateral umbrella MOUs that seek to reduce trade barriers on defense procurement. They usually call for the waiver of buy national restrictions, customs and duties to allow the contractors of the signatories to participate, on a competitive basis, in the defense procurement of the other country. These agreements were designed in the late 1970's to promote rationalization, standardization, and interoperability of defense equipment within NATO. At that time, the MOU's were also intended to reduce the large defense trade advantage the United States possessed over the European allies. The first agreements were signed in 1978.
The reduction of a country's import duties or other trade restraints in return for comparable trade concessions from another country. Reciprocity includes the lowering of customs duties on imports in return for tariff concessions from other countries; the negotiated reduction of a country's import duties or other trade restraints in return for similar concessions from another country. Reciprocity is a traditional principle of GATT trade negotiations that implies an approximate equality of concessions accorded and benefits received among or between participants in a negotiation. In practice this principle applies only in negotiations between developed countries. Because of the frequently wide disparity in their economic capacities and potential, the relationship between developed and developing countries is generally not one of equivalence. The concept of relative reciprocity has emerged to characterize the practice by developed countries to seek less than full reciprocity from developing countries in trade negotiations. Red Clause - An Authorization in a commercial letter of credit authorizing the advising/negotiating bank to make a limited advance to the seller before the shipment to the buyer is made. Such advances can be made up to 100% of the shipment value. These advances enable the seller to procure supplies for manufacturing or shipment. Negotiations of Red Clause credits are restricted to the bank making the advances in order to assure that proceeds from the shipment are used to repay the advances
B/L set which has completed a prescribed number of edits between the shippers instructions and the actual shipment received. This produces a very accurate B/L
Changing the consignee or destination on a bill of lading while shipment is still in transit. Diversion has substantially the same meaning.
A right claim against the guarantors of a loan or draft or bill of exchange
An Authorization in a commercial letter of credit authorizing the advising/negotiating bank to make a limited advance to the seller before the shipment to the buyer is made. Such advances can be made up to 100% of the shipment value. These advances enable the seller to procure supplies for manufacturing or shipment. Negotiations of Red Clause credits are restricted to the bank making the advances in order to assure that proceeds from the shipment are used to repay the advances
A label required on shipments of flammable articles.
For export control purposes: the shipment of U.S. origin products from one foreign destination to another. For statistical reporting purposes: exports of foreign-origin merchandise which have previously entered the United States for consumption or into Customs bonded warehouses for U.S. Foreign Trade Zones.
Refrigerating machinery
A single deck cargo vessel for the carriage of refined sugar. Sugar is loaded in bulk and bagged in transit (BIBO - Bulk In - Bag Out)
A multi deck cargo ship for the carriage of refrigerated cargo at various temperatures
Reinstatement
A group of points to which rates are made the same as or in relation to rates to other points in group.
To transfer containers from one ship to another when both vessels are controlled by the same network (carrier) manager.
Funds sent by one person to another as payment.
A naval auxiliary vessel for general work and repair operations
A naval auxiliary vessel for homogenous dry cargo
A naval auxiliary vessel. Designed for fuel, lubricants & general stores for transfer to warships at sea.
A negotiating approach whereby requests are submitted by a country to a trading partner identifying the concessions another seeks through negotiations. Compensating offers are similarly tabled and negotiated by delegates of the countries involved.
A vessel equipped for research and/or survey (e.g. geophysical, hydrographic)
A research vessel for Naval support
A vessel designed for research. Not designed for operation in open sea
Member countries of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have a reserve tranche position to the extent that their quotas exceed the IMF's holdings of its currency in the General Resources Account, excluding holdings arising out of purchases made by the member under all policies on the use of the IMF's general resources. A member may purchase up to the full amount of its reserve tranche at any time, subject only to the requirement of balance of payments need. A reserve tranche position does not constitute a use of IMF credit and is not subject to charges or to an expectation or obligation to repurchase. See: International Monetary Fund
Quantitative restrictions that have been maintained by governments before they became contracting parties to GATT and, hence, permissible under the GATT grandfather clause. Most of the residual restrictions still in effect are maintained by developed countries against the imports of agricultural products.
A stationary vessel used as a floating restaurant.
A condition within the letter of credit which restricts its negotiation to a named bank.
Articles handled only under certain conditions.
Actions in the private sector, such as collusion among the largest international suppliers, designed to restrict competition so as to keep prices relatively high
Action taken by a country whose exports are adversely affected by the raising of tariffs or other trade restricting measures by another country. The GATT permits an adversely affected contracting party (CP) to impose limited restraints on imports from another CP that has raised its trade barriers (after consultations with countries whose trade might be affected). In theory, the volume of trade affected by such retaliatory measures should approximate the value of trade affected by the precipitating change in import protection.
For export control purposes: the return of a license application without action is used when the application is incomplete, additional information is required, or the product is eligible for a General License.
A ton on which the shipment is freighted. If cargo is rated as weight or measure (W/M), whichever produces the highest revenue will be considered the revenue ton. Weights are based on metric tons and measures are based on cubic meters. RT=1 MT or 1 CBM.
An inland point provided by an allwater carrier's through bill of lading in the U.S. by first discharging the container in an East Coast port.
Tariff advantages once offered by developing countries to imports from certain developed countries that granted them preferences. Reverse preferences characterized trading arrangements between the European Community and some developing countries prior to the advent of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the signing of the Lome Convention.
An instrument that can be modified or cancelled at any moment without notice to and agreement of the beneficiary, but customarily includes a clause in the credit to the effect that any draft negotiated by a bank prior to the receipt of a notice of revocation or amendment will be honored by the issuing bank. Rarely used since there is no protection for the seller
A letter of credit which can be cancelled or altered by the drawee (buyer) after it has been issued by the drawee's bank.
An antidumping duty order may be revoked or a suspended investigation may be terminated upon application from a party to the proceeding. Ordinarily the application is considered only if there have been no sales at less than fair value for at least the two most recent years. However, the International Trade Administration may on its own initiative revoke an antidumping duty order or terminate a suspended investigation if there have not been sales at less than fair value for a period of 3 years. See: Tariff Act of 1930.
An irrevocable letter issued for a specific amount; renews itself for the same amount over a given period
RightShip is a boutique ship vetting specialist, promoting safety and efficiency in the global maritime industry, including drybulk.
The Rio Group is a political forum of Latin American and Caribbean countries which promotes regional political, economic and social cooperation. The Group is comprised of 13 countries, including 11 permanent members: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela and two rotating members which representing the Central American countries and the Caribbean nations.
A single or multi deck cargo ship for the carriage of laden vehicles which are loaded via ramps
A vessel designed for the transportation of Ro-Ro Cargo. Not designed for operation in open sea
A shortening of the term, Roll On/Roll Off. A method of ocean cargo service using a vessel with ramps which allows wheeled vehicles to be loaded and discharged without cranes.
Anchorage Area
A vessel equipped to transport rocket sections to isolated launch sites
To re-book cargo to a later vessel.
Ships specially designed to carry wheeled containers or trailers using interior ramps
Rollback refers to an agreement among Uruguay Round participants to dismantle all trade-restrictive or distorting measures that are inconsistent with the provisions of the GATT. Measures subject to rollback would be phased out or brought into conformity within an agreed timeframe, no later than by the formal completion of the negotiations. The rollback agreement is accompanied by a commitment to standstill on existing trade-restrictive measures. Rollback is also used as a reference to the imposition of quantitative restrictions at levels less than those occurring in the present
The side-to-side (athwartship) motion of a vessel.
Rotation number
Cycles of multilateral trade negotiations under GATT, culminating in simultaneous agreements among participating countries to reduce tariff and non-tariff trade barriers. - 1st Round: 1947, Geneva (creation of the GATT) - 2nd Round: 1949, Annecy, France (tariff reduction) - 3rd Round: 1951, Torquay, England (accession & tariff reduction) - 4th Round: 1956, Geneva (accession and tariff reduction) - 5th Round: 1960-62, Geneva (Dillon Round; revision of GATT; addition of more countries) - 6th Round: 1964-67, Geneva (Kennedy Round) - 7th Round: 1973-79, Geneva (Tokyo Round) - 8th Round: 1986-93, Geneva (Uruguay Round)
The manner in which a shipment moves; i.e., the carriers handling it and the points at which the carriers interchange.
Complementary equipment for terminal and overtheroad handling containers.
The RPFB is a new financial institution set up with the assistance of the European Community. The Bank is intended to develop efficient financial systems in Russia capable of channeling foreign and domestic investment into priority areas by providing medium and long-term financial and high quality investment banking advisory services to businesses.
RUIE promotes commerical links between Western firms and Soviet defense firms. The Union, an independent agency created by the Russian Central government, consists of hundreds of major entreprises and associations.