Logistics terms R
Rail Consignment Note
Document evidencing a contract for the carriage of goods by rail.
Rail transport
Rail transport concerns transport by rail. Rail transport offers, in a sustainable sense, many advantages over road transport. Think, for example, of the load factor per trip, the number of productive kilometres and the emission of gases. In addition, transport by rail offers even more advantages. It is cost-efficient, reliable and safe. Compared to road transport, transport by rail has longer lead times. On the other hand, rail does not have to deal with driving and rest times.
Ramp
A railway terminal where containers are received or delivered and trains are loaded or unloaded. Originally, trailers were moved up a ramp onto the rear flatcar and brought into position in a technique known as 'circus loading'. Most modern railway facilities use lifting equipment to place containers on the freight wagons.
Ramp-to-Door
A transport whereby the cargo initiates at a railway terminal and ends at the door of a consignee.
Rate
The price for a transport.
Rate Basis
A formula that, via variables for weight, dimension, type of goods, distances, means of transport, transit time, etc., arrives at a price for the transport.
RCG
The South African government implemented the project Reporting for Conveyances and Goods (RCG) in April 2018. Customs in South Africa wants to know what has been loaded on board 24 hours before the ship departs from the loading port. This applies to all goods that are imported as well as to goods that are transhipped in South Africa. The RCG requires the shipping line to submit all details of the goods digitally to the authorities in South Africa 24 hours before loading at the port of departure. If the correct information has not been submitted before the deadline, it is possible that the goods will not be discharged without the express permission of customs. To meet the requirements of South African customs, it is important that The Freight Hero has the complete Bill of Lading in our possession in good time.
Re-work container
Re-work Container, also described as Re-work Operations, or referred to in Dutch logistics as Container Re-work, is the reprocessing of a container or its contents. This may be necessary for various reasons. With an LCL transshipment (transhipment of part-load), a container may need a re-work and when there are problems such as damaged containers, damaged cargo and overloaded cargo, it may be necessary to unload containers and reload them into new containers.
Reach Stacker
A reach stacker is a lifting device with which containers can be stacked or loaded onto or unloaded from trailers and railway wagons. By means of a telescopic hydraulic arm fitted with a spreader, the containers can be stacked very high. Some machines can stack the containers up to ten containers high.
Reconsignment
Changing the consignee or the destination on a waybill while the shipment is still in transit.
Reconsolidation point
A location where loose or other non-containerised freight is grouped for onward transport.
Recorder
Importers/exporters of products sensitive to temperature and humidity fluctuations, such as plants, cheese and vaccines, want to be able to check whether the temperature and humidity do not vary too much during the journey. For this, recorders are used that measure and register these values at set intervals. This recording chart with the result display can be used as verification after the transport.
Reefer
The abbreviation RE stands for Reefer containers. These are suitable for the transport of goods that must be transported under temperature control. In connection with condensation, drains can be opened or closed. This depends on the goods. For certain goods that are very sensitive to temperature fluctuations, recorders are added that measure and register the temperature at set times.
Relay
The transfer of containers from one ship to another.
Repositioning charges
For various ports of destination, more cargo goes there than departs from it. As a result, shipping lines deal with large quantities of empty containers on the quay that are no longer used for export. In order to be able to transport these containers onward to a nearest hub for further use, a surcharge is charged on the outbound freight to cover these costs. These are so-called repositioning charges.
Reservation
Advance allocation of space or weight capacity. Also called 'booking'.
Restow
For many reasons, a container that has already been loaded on board a ship can be picked up again to be set down at another location on the ship. The container can be moved to another location on the ship itself, but can also be unloaded from the ship, to then be loaded onto the ship again. Of course, costs are involved for the work of the stevedores and, as a result of a change of destination by the shipper, these costs can be charged to the cargo.
Retaliation
Action undertaken by a country to restrict the imports of another country that has raised a tariff or imposed other measures that adversely affect the exports of the first country.
Revenue Ton (RT)
A unit of measurement used in sea transport to compare the volume and weight of a shipment. Freight rates are usually expressed in costs per revenue ton.
Reverse logistics
Reverse logistics is a part of logistics concerned with the collection of used and discarded products, packaging material and transport material, returned orders, and so on.
Reversible detention
When the loading is finished earlier than expected and the saved days are added to the agreed unloading time.
REX number (REX system)
If you import from certain developing countries, you may possibly be eligible for a discount or full exemption on the import duties. This is laid down in the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). To demonstrate that the imported goods really do come from those countries, the origin (Statement of Origin) must be checked in the public REX system. Only registered exporters may use such a Statement of Origin. These exporters are included in the self-certification system Registered Exporter (REX). This REX system can be consulted worldwide. If a country does not yet use the REX system, a Form A can still be used until June 2020 to demonstrate the origin of the goods.
RID
RID is the abbreviation of the French title of the European agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail; Reglement concernant le transport international ferroviaire des marchandises dangereuses.
RIS
The abbreviation RIS stands for River Information Services. With this, information about and with ships can be exchanged in a standardised way throughout Europe, for example about their cargo and their route.
RO/RO
The abbreviation RO/RO stands for Roll on/Roll off. This is a principle whereby self-propelled material is driven directly on board a ship via a ramp without using cranes. There are special ro-ro ships for this.
Road transport
Road transport is the transport of goods by truck.
Routing
Liner shipping companies call at the various ports of destination during a voyage in a predetermined order. Ports that are not called at directly (direct) are served from one or more hubs, by means of feeder connections. The routing is the planned route by which the final destination is reached via (planned) hubs.
Routing order
Written instruction on letterhead of the freight payer in which it confirms having its shipment(s) transported by a particular carrier. This creates clarity towards the supplier and prevents the wrong parties from being able to report for your valuable goods and collect them without being asked.
RTA
The abbreviation RTA stands for Required Time of Arrival.
RUC
The RUC is a Peruvian tax ID number. For shipments to Peru, it is mandatory to state the RUC number of the consignee on the Bill of Lading. If it concerns a Bill of Lading To Order, then the notify must be a company from Peru. Together with the company name and the complete address, its RUC number must also be stated.
