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- Dangerous
cargo
- The term used by IMDG
for hazardous materials that are capable of posing a risk to health,
safety, or property while being transported.
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- Data element
- The basic unit of information in the E-Commerce applications
containing a set of values that represent a singular fact. It
may be single-character codes, literal descriptions, or numeric
values.
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- Data element
length
- The range, minimum to maximum, of the number of charter positions
available to represent the value of a data element. A data element
may be of variable length and range from minimum to maximum, or
it may be of fixed length in which the minimum is equal to the
maximum.
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- Data element
reference number
- Number assigned to each data element as a unique qualifier.
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- Data element
requirement designator
- The basic unit of information in the E-Commerce applications
containing a set of values that represent a singular fact. It
may be single-character codes, literal descriptions, or numeric
values.
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- Data element
separator
- A unique character preceeding each data element that is used
to delimit data elements within a segment. Government uses "*"
as the delimiter.
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- Data element
type
- A data element may be one of six types: numeric, decimal, identifer,
string, date, or time.
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- Define
- Normally this term is used as a button or command. Indicates
that the user must specify details by selecting options or entering
data into text fields.
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- De-humidity
- Used in reefer shipments, this sets a maximum humidity level
in a container. Once the humidity level in a container reaches
a specified percentage, the air is dried and humidity is removed.
There is no control on the minimum humidity level. See humidity.
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- Delete
- To remove or erase. For example, deleting a character means
removing it from a file or erasing it from the display screen.
Deleting a file means erasing it from a disk. Note that, unlike
cutting, deleting does not necessarily place the removed object
in a buffer from where it can be recovered.
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- Demurrage (DEM)
- Charge raised for detaining FCL container/trailer for longer
period than provided in a tariff. Also known as Wharf Storage
in Australia.
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- Departure
- Equipment has departed from location shown.
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- Deramped
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A Rail Movement Status code; equipment taken off flatcar.
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(EDIFACT) Equipment has been removed from a position above
other equipment on a means of transport. |
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- DES
- Data Encryption Standard.
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- Destination
- The place where carrier actually turns over cargo to consignee
or his agent.
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- Details
- Additional information related to or conceptually associated
to the selected item.
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- Detention
- Charges raised for detaining the container/trailer at the customer’s
premises for a longer period than provided for in the Tariff.
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- Digital
signature
- The digital equivalent of a hand-written signature, and is the
most secure and reliable way of protecting and authenticating
e-documents sent electronically over the Internet. CargoSmart
uses electronic signatures to ensure that electronic documents,
such as invoices, are safe from the moment they are sent to the
moment they are viewed, paid, and finally stored.
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- Direct
transmission
- The exchange of data from the computer of the sending party
directly to the computer of the receiving party. A third party
value-added service is not used in a direct transmission code.
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- Disclaimer
- A voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something;
must be accepted in areas of CargoSmart where CargoSmart has stated
their legal claims.
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- Dock
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The water alongside a pier or wharf. |
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Loading or unloading platform at an industrial location
or carrier terminal. |
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- Dock receipt
- A form used to acknowledge receipt of cargo at a steamship pier.
When delivery of a foreign shipment is completed, the dock receipt
is surrendered to the vessel operator or the operator's agent
and serves as basis for preparation of the ocean bill of lading.
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- Document
- Something written or printed, to be used as a record or in evidence.
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- Documentary
credit
- The basis of international trade by means of which payment is
made against surrender of specified documents.
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- Domestic
B/L
- Non-negotiable bill of lading primarily containing routing details;
usually used by truckers and freight forwarders.
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- Door delivery
- Delivery of container by carrier to customer's premises.
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- Door pickup
- Pickup of container by carrier from customer's premises.
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- Door-to-Door
- Transportation of a container and its contents from consignor's
premises to consignee's premises.
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- Draft bill of lading
- A working copy of the bill of lading provided by the carrier
to the customers for content review prior to carrier issuing the
Original bill of lading.
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- Draft
B/L has been confirmed
- A confirmation that the draft bill of lading has been accepted.
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- Draft B/L
is ready for review
- A preliminary bill of lading prepared by the carrier and ready
for your review
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- Dry cargo
- Cargo that does not require temperature control.
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- Dry dock
- An enclosed basin into which a ship is taken for underwater
cleaning and repairing. It is fitted with watertight entrance
gates which when closed permit the dock to be pumped dry.
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- Dry-bulk
container
- A container constructed to carry grain, powder, and other free
flowing solids in bulk.
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- Duplicate B/L
- Another original bill of lading set if first set is lost or
misplaced. Also known as a reissued B/L.
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