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Shipping Terms

Manifest is document describing various shipments transported by the carrier. Used for custom purposes and detailed shipment summary for the goods on the vessel.

Marine Insurance is insurance covering sea transported cargo.

Measurement Cargo is transportation freight rate calculated based on cargo dimensions not weight. Also known as volumetric weight, or dimensional weight.

Measurement Ton 40 cubic feet.

Memorandum Bill of Lading is B/L duplicate copy or in–house bill of lading.

Meter 1 m= 39.37 inches

Metric Ton 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.6 pounds

MBL Master Bill of Lading is document issued from the carrier for the ocean freight.

Multimodal is combine transportation by track, rail and ocean, also known as Intermodal.