| Vacuum
Packing |
|
A
packaging technique
that sucks all the
air and moisture
from a product,
packing the goods
in a vacuum. This
reduces the size
of the product,
allowing more goods
to be packed.
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| Validation
Rule |
|
The
validation rules
are a subset of
the business rules
defining constraints
on the logical data
model. They are
expressed in the
definitions of entities,
domains and attributes.
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| Valuable
Cargo |
|
A
consignment which
contains one or
more valuable articles.
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| Valuation
Charge |
|
Transport
charges for certain
goods, based on
the value declared
for the carriage
of such goods.
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| |
| Value
Added Tax |
| Abbreviation:
VAT |
|
A
form of indirect
sales tax paid on
products and services
at each stage of
production or distribution,
based on the value
added at that stage
and included in
the cost to the
ultimate customer.
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| Value
Chain Management Definition |
| Maximizing
total performance
and added value across
an entire process
by reviewing each
internal and external
operation, and the
links between these
operations.
The
process will be
reviewed in a systematic
and standard way
in order to optimize
speed, certainty,
and cost effectiveness
for the parties
involved.
The
process review can
be achieved through
established procedures
and existing techniques
such as value chain
analysis and activity
based costing.
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| Vanning |
|
See
Stuffing
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| Vendee |
|
Buyer.
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| Vendor |
|
Seller.
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| Very
Large Crude Carrier |
| Abbreviation:
VLCC |
|
A
vessel designed
for the carriage
of liquid cargo
in bulk with a loading
capacity from 50.000
till 250.000 DWT.
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| Vessel |
- A
floating structure
designed for the
transport of cargo
and/or passengers.
- Boiler,
drum.
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| Volatility
Allowance |
|
The
largest difference
in container availability
taking into account
past peaks in net
demand after having
removed the trend
in container demand
during the repositioning
trade-off period.
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| Volume |
|
Size
or measure of anything
in three dimensions.
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| Volume
Charge |
|
A
charge for carriage
of goods based on
their volume (air
cargo).
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| Voucher |
|
A
receipt, entry or
another document
which establishes
the accounts.
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| Voyage |
|
A
journey by sea from
one port or country
to another one or,
in case of a round
trip, to the same
port.
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| Voyage
Charter |
|
A
contract under which
the shipowner agrees
to carry an agreed
quantity of cargo
from a specified
port or ports to
another port or
ports for a remuneration
called freight,
which is calculated
according to the
quantity of cargo
loaded, or sometimes
at a lump sum freight.
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| Voyage
Number |
| Reference
number assigned by
the carrier or his
agent to the voyage
of the vessel. |
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