Freight, shipping and chartering glossary

Type
Meaning
マニフェスト
A list of all cargoes that pertain to a specific shipment, grouping of shipments, or piece of equipment.
海上保険
Loss and damage insurance at sea excludes losses that can be recovered from the carrier.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
A document that contains information about the physical, chemical, explosive, and radioactive data of hazardous materials in a shipment.
測定トン
Forty cubic feet; used in water transportation rate making.
Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF)
A fee for customs clearance and border protection related to most imported goods, whether formal or informal entry.
モーダル分割
企業が交通手段をどのように利用しているか。統計には、トンマイル、旅客マイル、収益が含まれます。
Multimodal Shipping
The use of more than one mode of transport for the transport of goods.