English translation: pre-carriage cost(s)/charge(s) // first (transport) leg cost(s)/charge(s)
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German term or phrase:
Vorlaufkosten (Logistik)
English translation:
pre-carriage cost(s)/charge(s) // first (transport) leg cost(s)/charge(s)
Explanation: Vorlauf and Nachlauf seem to logistics terms here, in which case pre-production, up-front or similar terms would not fit.
Ref.: Logistics Dictionary DE<EN (Benz/Wessels)
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... seem to *be* logistics terms ...
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OK, dann ist das also ein Transport, der drei Teile umfasst: pre-carriage (Vorlauf = Transport zum Hafen), sea/ocean transport und on-carriage/onward carriage (Nachlauf = Transport vom Zielhafen zum eigentlichen Bestimmungsort).
Ich war auch etwas zu voreilig mit meinem Vorschlag."Pre-production" wird allg. benutzt, aber vgl. Steffens Kommentar, da es s. hier speziell um Fracht/Logistik handelt, umschreiben die anderen Begriffe das besser. Ohne weiteren Kontext s. mehrere mglich
Even if you've traveled a bit, there are some pre-trip costs that just can't be
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EdithK Local time: 14:24 Native speaker of: German, English PRO pts in category: 106
pre-carriage cost(s)/charge(s) // first (transport) leg cost(s)/charge(s)
Explanation: Vorlauf and Nachlauf seem to logistics terms here, in which case pre-production, up-front or similar terms would not fit.
Ref.: Logistics Dictionary DE<EN (Benz/Wessels)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2005-11-21 12:56:26 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
... seem to *be* logistics terms ...
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2005-11-21 13:07:31 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
OK, dann ist das also ein Transport, der drei Teile umfasst: pre-carriage (Vorlauf = Transport zum Hafen), sea/ocean transport und on-carriage/onward carriage (Nachlauf = Transport vom Zielhafen zum eigentlichen Bestimmungsort).
Steffen Walter Germany Local time: 14:24 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 167
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