AA
AAAA
AARA
ABT
ADCOM
AFSPS
AFFREIGHTMENT
Always Afloat
Always Accessible Always Afloat
Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
About
Address Commission
Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)
The hiring of a ship in whole or part
AFT
AGW
AHL
ANTHAM
APS
ARAG
A/S
ATDNSHINC
ATUTC
At or towards the stern or rear of a ship
All Going Well
Australian Hold Ladders
Antwerp-Hamburg Range
Arrival Pilot Station
Amsterdam-Rotterdam--Antwerp-Ghent Range
Alongside
Any Time Day or Night Sundays and Holidays Included
Actual Times Used to Count
Bunker Adjustment Factor. A Fuel Surcharge expressed as a percentage added or subtracted from the freight amount reflecting the movement in the market place price forbunkers.
Bareboat Charter - Owners lease a specific ship andcontrol its technical management and commercialoperations only.
BBB
BDI
BENDS
BI
BIMCO
BL (1)
Before Breaking Bulk
Both Dates Inclusive
Both Ends (Load & Discharge Ports)
Both Inclusive
The Baltic and International Maritime Council
Bale
BM
BEAM
BOB
BOFFER
BROB
BSS
BSS 1/1
BT
Beam
The maximum breadth of a ship
Bunker on Board
Best Offer
Bunkers Remaining on Board
Basis
Basis 1 Port to 1 Port
Berth Terms
BUNDLING
CBM
CBFT (or CFT)
CFR (or C&F)
CHOPT
CHTRS
Cubic Meter
Cubic Feet
Cost and Freight
Charterers Option
Charterers
COACP
COB
COD
COGSA
CONS
COP
CP (or C/P)
CPD
CPT
CQD
CROB
CRN
CST
CTR
Contract of Affreightment Charter Party
Close of Business
Cash On Delivery
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
Consumption
Custom Of Port
Charter Party
Charterers Pay Dues
Carriage Paid To
Customary Quick Despatch
Cargo Remaining on Board
Crane
Centistoke
Container Fitted
DAPS
DDU
DDP
DEM
DESP
DET
DHDATSBE
DHDWTSBE
DISCH
DK
DLOSP
DO
DOLSP
DOP
DOT
DNRSAOCLONL
Days all Purposes (Total days for loading & discharging)
Delivered Duty unpaid.
Delivered Duty Paid.
Demurrage
Despatch
Detention
Despatch Half Demurrage on Actual Time Saved Both Ends
Despatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends
Discharge
Deck
Dropping Last Outwards Sea Pilot (Norway)
Diesel Oil
Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway)
Dropping Outward Pilot
Department of Transport
Discountless and Non-Returnable Ship and/or Cargo
EC
EIU
ELVENT
ETA
ETC
ETD
ETS
EXW
East Coast
Even if Used
Electric Ventilation
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimated Time of Completion
Estimated Time of Departure
Estimated Time of Sailing
Ex Works
FD
FDD
FDIS
FEU
FHEX
FHINC
Free of Despatch
Freight Demurrage Deadfreight
Free Discharge
Forty foot container equivalency unit - Standard 40'Container
Fridays/Holidays Excluded
Fridays/Holidays Included
FIT
FIW
FIXING
FLT
FMC
FMS
Free In Trimmed
Free In Wagon
Chartering a Vessel
Full Liner Terms - Shipowner pays to load and discharge the cargo
Federal Maritime Commission - US government agency
Fathoms - 6 feet
FOFFER
FOG
FOQ
FOR
Firm Offer
For Our Guidance
Free On Quay
Free On Rail
FOT
FOW (1)
FOW (2)
FREE OUT
FWAD
FWDD
FYG
FYI
Free On Truck
First Open Water
Free On Wharf
Free of discharge costs to Owners
Fresh Water Arrival Draft
Fresh Water Departure Draft
For Your Guidance
For Your Information
GA
GLS
GNCN
GN (or GR)
GO
GRD
GRT
GSB
GSP
GTEE
General Average
Gearless
Gencon - a standard BIMCO charter party form
Grain (capacity)
Gas Oil
Geared
Gross Registered Tonnage
Good Safe Berth
Good Safe Port
Guarantee
2H
HA
HDWTS
HMS
HO
HW
Second Half
Hatch
Half Despatch Working Time Saved
Heavy Metal Scrap
Hold
High Water
IMDG
IMO
IND
INTERMODAL
ITF
IU
IUATUTC
IUHATUTC
IWL
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
International Maritime Organisation
Indication
Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport, i.e. sea, road, rail and air within a single journey.
International Transport Federation - international body that regulates crewing of ships
If Used
If Used, Actual Time Used To Count
If Used, Half Actual Time Used To Count
Institute Warranty Limits
LASH (1)
LASH (2)
LAT
LOA
LOW
LS (or LUMPS)
LSD
LT
LW
LYCN
To hold goods in position by use of Ropes, Wires, Chains or Straps etc.
Lighter Aboard Ship - a vessel that loads small bargesdirect from the water
Latitude
Length Overall of the vessel
Last Open Water
Lumpsum
Lashed Secured Dunnaged
Liner Terms
Low Water
Laycan (Layday Cancelling Date)
MB
MDO (DO)
MIN/MAX
MOLCHOPT
MOLOO
MT
M/V
Merchant Broker
Marine Diesel Oil
Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)
More or Less Charterers Option
More or Less Owners Option
Metric Tonne (i.e. 1,000 kilos / 2204.6lbs)
Motor Vessel
NAABSA
NCB
NESTING
NON-REVERSIBLE
Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground
National Cargo Bureau
Implies that cargo is presented stacked in the contour of similarly shaped cargo, it may be likened to a stack of plates.
then saved days will not be added to discharge time
NOR
NRT
NYPE
Notice of Readiness
Net Registered Tonnage
New York Produce Exchange
OO
OSH
OWS
Owners Option
Open Shelter Deck
Owners
PASTUS
PC
PCGO
PCT
PDPR
PERDIEM
PHPD
PRATIQUE
Past Us
Period of Charter
Part Cargo
Percent
Per Day Pro Rata
Per Diem - By the Day
Per Hatch Per Day
License or permission to use a port
SATPM
SB
SD (or SID)
Saturday P.M.
Safe Berth
Single Decker
SELFD
SF
SHINC
SHEX
Self Discharging
Stowage factor. Cubic space occupied by one ton (2,240 lbs/1,000 kgs) of cargo.
Sundays/Holidays Included
Sundays/Holidays Excluded
SL
SOC
SOF
SP
SRBL
Bale (capacity)
Shipper Owned Container
Statement Of Facts
Safe Port
Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading
STARBOARD
STEM
STERN
SUB
Right side of a ship when facing the bow
Subject To Enough Merchandise (Availability of Cargo)
The aft part of a ship
Subject (to)
SWAD
SWDD
Salt Water Arrival Draft
Salt Water Departure Draft
TC
TEU
TTL
TW
Time Charter - Owners agree to hire a particular shipfor a set length of time
Twenty Foot Equivalency Unit - Standard 20' Container
Total
Tween Decker
U
USC
UU
UUIUATUTC
Unless Sooner Commenced
Unless Used
Unless Used If Used Actual Time Used To Count
WCCON
WIBON
WIFPON
WIPON
Whether Customs Cleared Or Not
Whether In Berth Or Not
Whether In Free Pratique or not
Whether In Port Or Not
WOG
WPD
WWD
WRIC
WWR
WWWW
Without Guarantee
Weather Permitting Day
Weather Working Day
Wire Rods In Coils
When, Where Ready
Wibon, Wccon, Wifpon, Wipon