Railhead   Location for loading and unloading containers at railroad terminal.
Rate Agreement  Group of carriers who discuss rates and common problems with options to file independent tariffs.
Re-engineering   An approach to improving business operations through reinventing, reevaluating, redesigning, and redoing.
Received for Shipment Bill of Lading  Can be issued on the carrier’s actual receipt or taking custody of goods, if requested goods are not necessarily loaded onboard a vessel or other conveyance yet. This form of Bill of Lading would usually be switched to an Onboard Bill of Lading or added an Onboard Notation upon the actual loading of goods onboard a vessel or other conveyance.
Register Ton   (1) A unit of interior capacity of ships.
(2) 1 Register Ton = 100 cubic feet or 2.832 cubic meters
(3) Also known as Vessel ton
Relay  Marine Shipment that is transferred to its ultimate destination port after having been shipped to an intermediate point.
Replenishment   The process of moving the inventory of an item from a reserve storage location to the primary picking location or to another mode of storage in which picking is performed.
Return Cargo   Cargo to be returned to original place of receipt.
Revenue Ton   Number of tons which freight is paid for per ton.
Reverse Logistics   Reverse Logistics is a rather general term. In broadest sense, Reverse Logistics stands for all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. The management of these operations can be referred to as Product Recovery Management (PRM). PRM is concerned with the care for products and materials after they have been used. Some of these activities are, to some extent, similar to those occurring in case of internal returns of defective items due to unreliable production processes. Reverse Logistics though refers to all logistics activities to collect, disassemble and process used products, product parts and /or materials in order to ensure a sustainable (environmentally friendly) recovery.
Ro-Ro  Roll on/Roll off. Vessel used for carrying automobiles and light trucks. Vehicles are driven on and driven off, as opposed to being loaded with cranes or other external equipment.