Glossary of Terms - M

Mafi Trailer

German brand name of a roll trailer used for RoRo purposes.

Manifest

Document, which lists the specifications of goods, loaded in a particular means of transport or equipment for transportation purposes.

Mate's Receipt

A document signed by the chief officer of a vessel acknowledging the receipt of a certain consignment on board a vessel prior to the issue of a bill of lading.

Measurement Tonne

A tonne of one cubic metre.

Merchant

For cargo carried under the terms and conditions of the Carrier's Bill of Lading and of a tariff, it means any trader or persons (e.g. Shipper, Consignee) and including anyone acting on their behalf, owning or entitled to possession of the goods.

Merchant Haulage

Inland transport of cargo in containers arranged by the Merchant.

It includes empty container-moves to and from hand-over points in respect of containers released by the Carrier to Merchants.

Note: Carrier's responsibility under the Bill of Lading does not extend to the inland transport element of Merchant Haulage.

Minimum Charge

The lowest amount which applies to the transport of a consignment, irrespective of weight or volume.

Mixed Consignment

A consignment of different commodities, articles or goods, packed or tied together or contained in separate packages.

Mode of Transport

Method of transport used for the conveyance of goods, (e.g. by rail, by road, by sea).

Multi Purpose Vessel

Vessel designed for the carriage of different types of cargo: general, bulk, heavy and/or containerised cargo.

Multimodal Transport

The carriage of goods (containers) by at least two different modes of transport.

Multimodal Transport Document

See Combined Transport Document

Multimodal Transport Operator/Carrier (MTO/Carrier)

The person on whose behalf the transport document or any document evidencing a contract of multimodal carriage of goods is issued and who is responsible for the carriage of goods pursuant to the contract of carriage.