Shipping Glossory (M)

Common Shipping Terms

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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.

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

Marine Insurance Policy

An insurance policy protecting the insured against loss or damage to his goods occurred during ocean transport.

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.

Medical First Aid Guide

Abbreviation: MFAG
Instructions to be consulted in case of accidents involving dangerous goods.

Merchant Haulage

Inland transport of cargo in containers arranged by the Merchant.

Inland transport of cargo in containers arranged by the Merchant.

Note: Carrier's responsibility under the Bill of Lading does not include the inland transport stretch under Merchant Haulage.

Journey

A voyage from one place, port or country to another one, in case of a round trip, to the same one.

Multimodal Transport

The carriage of goods (containers) by at least two different modes of transport.

Multimodal Transport Document

Negotiable or non-negotiable document evidencing a contract for the performance and/or procurement of performance of combined transport of goods.

Thus a combined transport document is a document issued by a Carrier who contracts as a principal with the Merchant to effect a combined transport often on a door-to-door basis.

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.