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Rag Top

A slang term for an open-top trailer or container with a tarpaulin cover.

Rail Division

The amount of money an ocean carrier pays to the railroad for overland carriage.

Rail Grounding

The time that the container was discharged (grounded) from the train.

Ramp

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.

Ramp-to-Door

A movement where the load initiates at an origin rail ramp and terminates at a consignee's door.

Ramp-to-Ramp

A movement of equipment from an origin rail ramp to a destination rail ramp only.

Rapid Dispatch Facility (RDF)

A facility located either on or in close proximity to a large terminal operation in which prearranged staging of containerized cargo is coordinated for pick-up via sometimes dedicated gates.

Rate Basis

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.).

Reasonableness

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.

Rebate

Reconsignment

Changing the consignee or destination on a bill of lading while shipment is still in transit. Diversion has substantially the same meaning.

Recourse

A right claim against the guarantors of a loan or draft or bill of exchange.

Red Label

A label required on shipments of flammable articles.

Reefer

Refrigerated container. Frozen concentrated shipped via the Port of Savannah is an example of reefer cargo

Related Points

A group of points to which rates are made the same as or in relation to rates to other points in group.

RFQ

Request for quotation.

Relay

To transfer containers from one ship to another when both vessels are controlled by the same network (carrier) manager.

Remittance

Funds sent by one person to another as payment.

Restricted Articles

Articles handled only under certain conditions.

Revenue Ton (RT)

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.

Reverse IPI

An inland point provided by an all_water carrier's through bill of lading in the U.S. by first discharging the container in an East Coast port.

RoRo

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. The Port of Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island Terminal AutoPort Facility ranks among the fastest growing RoRo ports in North America. The Port of Savannah operates a dedicated RoRo facility at Ocean Terminal.

Roll

To re-book cargo to a later vessel.

Rolling

The side-to-side (athwartship) motion of a vessel.

Rubber-Tired Gantry Crane (RTG) or Straddle Carrier

A piece of mobile equipment that is capable of lifting containers within its own framework. More than 35 RTG’s may be found at the Garden City Terminal’s ContainerPort Facillity.

Running Gear

Complementary equipment for terminal and over_the_road handling containers.

RVNX

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.