GLOSSARY
Damaged: It refers to the commodity or its packaging when already received in these conditions for shipment or when the damage is verified only upon the landing of the same. Dangerous Goods: explosives, flammable, corrosive materials, etc. for whose handling and transport there is a series of international regulations. Deadline: Deadline to deposit the containers to be shipped. Deck: Floor of the ships. Demurrage: Fine or indemnification paid by the freighter to the shipowner, for the first having exceeded the term stipulated in a Freightage Contract as per travel, for the loading and/or unloading operations on the ship. Such retention of the ship at the port for a period of time besides that granted for loading or unloading. Door to Door: Cargo is collected at the door of the shipper and delivered at the door of the purchaser. Distribution: Outbound logistics or exit logistic flow, it is the flow of commodities and information from the end of production lines to the end user. Draft: The distance graduated in metros (or decimeters) or feet (and inches), measured from the keel of the ship to the water line observed at the time of its reading. Such distance so graduated at its own scale, indicating the immersion capacity of the ship's hull. Mirror of the documents to be made. Drawback: Term used for the import of raw materials with favorable treatment or exemption of import taxes, with the condition that these are used as components of products for export. Dry-Cargo Container: Type of conventional container, used for dry cargo, existing in the measures of 20 and 40 feet, it being the more currently commonly found and handled in international trade. Duty (pl. duties): Obligation, duty, fee. |
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