Cargo services
Shipping abbreviations

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AA

Always Afloat

AAAA

Always Afloat Always Accessible

AAPA

The American Association of Port Authorities

AARA

Amsterdam-Antwerpen-Rotterdam Area

ABS

American Bureau of Shipping

ABT

ABouT

ADCOM

ADress COMission

AFSPS

Arrival First Sea Pilot Station ( Norway)

AGW

All Going Well

A/H

Anchor Handling

AHT

AnchorHandling Tug

ALU

ALUminium

ANTHAM

ANTwerp-HAMburg range

APS

Arrival Pilot Station

ARAG

Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent range

ASPW

Any Safe Port in the World

ATDNSHINC

Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays INCluded

ATUTC

Actually Time Used To Count

A/S

AlongSide

B

Bale (cargo capacity)

BAF

Bunker adjusting factor (freight)

Bb

Bareboat

BBB

Before Breaking Bulk

BDI

Both Dates Inclusive

BE

Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

BEG

BEGinning

BENDS

Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

BI

Both Inclusive

BIMCO

The Baltic and International Maritime Conference

BL

BaLe

B/N

Booking Note

BOB

Bunker On Board

Box

Everyday term for container (or boxed vessel)

Br

Breadth

BHP

Brake Horse Power

BMM

British Marine Mutual

Br.ld.

Break load

BRGDS

Best ReGarDS

BROB

Bunkers Remaining On Board

Brt

Gross tonnage

B S S 1/1

Basis 1 port to 1 port

BT

Berth Terms

BV

Bureau Veritas

BWAD

Brackish Water Arrival Draft

CAF

Currency adjusting factor (freight)

CAP

Condition Assessment Programme

Cap

Capacity

CBFT

CuBic FeeT

C/C

sshinC/sshinC

ce Ta

Center Tank

CFT

Cubic FeeT

CFR

Cost and FReight

Chem

Chemical

CHOPT

CHarterer's OPTion

CIF

Costs Insurance and Freight

CIP

Commercial Interest Reference Rate

CIRR

Commercial Interest Reference Rate

CLC

Civil Liability Convention

COA

Contract Of Affreightment

COACP

Contract Of Affreightment Charter Party

COBLDN

Closing Of Business LoDoN

COGSA

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

CONT

CONTainer

COW

Crude Oil Washing

C/P

CharterParty

CPT

Carriage Paid To

CPD

Charterers Pay Dues

CQD

Customary Quick Despatch

COD

Cash On Delivery

COP

Custom Of Port

CR

Current Rate

Cr

Crane

CROB

Cargo Remaining OnBoard

CST

CentiSToke

CUFT

CUbicFeeT

Cy

Cylinders

C/X

sshinC / ssheX

D/A

Disbursement Account

DAF

Delivered At Frontier

DAP

Days All Purposes (Total days for loading and disch.)

Dbl

Double

DBL SKIN

DouBLe SKINned

DC

Discharge Capacity

DDP/(U)

Delivered Duty Paid (Unpaid)

DELY

DELiverY

DEM

DEMurrage

DES

Delivered Ex Ship

DEQ

Delivered Ex Quay

DESP

DESPatch

DHDATSBE

Despatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends

DHDWTSBE

Detpatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends

DK

DecK

DLOSP

Dropping Last Outwards Sea Pilot (Norway)

DNV

Det Norske Veritas

DO

Diesel Oil

DOLSP

Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway)

DOP

Dropping Outward Pilot

DOT

Department Of Transport

DP

Dynamic Positioning

DPT

DePTh

DSV

Diving System

DYNPOS

Dynamic Positioning

E0

Unattended engine room

EC

East Coast

EIU

Even If Used

ETA

Expected Time of Arrival

ETC

Expected Time of Completion

ETD

Expected Time of Departure

Eth

Ethylene

ETS

Expected Time of Sailing

EXCL

EXCLusive

EXW

EX Works

FA

Free Alongside

FAC

Fast As Can

FAS

Free Alongside Ship

FCA

Free CArrier

FD

Free Despatch

FDD

Freight Demurrage Deadfreight

F.DESP (FD)

Free DESPatch

F.DIS

Free DIScharge

FDEDANRSAOCLONL

Freight Deemed Earned Discountless & Non-Refundable Ship and Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost

FHEX

Friday Holidays EXcluded. (Muslim Countries)

FHINC

Friday Holidays INCluded. (Muslim Countries)

FiFI

Fire Fighting

FIO

Free In and Out

FIOST

Free In and Out Stowed and Trimmed

FIOT

Free In and Out Trimmed

FIT

Free In Trimmed

FIW

Free in Wagon

FM

FroM

FMC

Federal Maritime Commission

FMS

FathoMS

F/N

Fixing Note

FO

For Orders

FO (IFO)

Fuel Oil

FOB

Free On Board

FOG

For Our Guidance

FOR

Free On Rail

FOQ

Free On Quay

FOT

Free On Truck

FOW

First Open Water

FOW

Free On Wharf

Fr. wa.

Fresh water

Free Ex Ins

FREE of any EXtra INSurance (Owners)

FPSO

Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit

FTD

FiTted

FWAD

Fresh water Arrival Draft

FWDD

Fresh Water Departure Draft

FYG

For Your Guidance

FYI

For Your Information

G

Grain (cargo capacity)

GA

General Average

GASBEND

Good And Safe (Port) Both ENDs

GD/GD

GDynia/GDansk

GENS

GENeralS or general cargo

GEOROT

GEOgraphical ROTation

GL

Germanischer Lloyd

GLESS

GearLESS

GO

Gas Oil

GNS

German North Sea

GR

GRain

GMDSS

Global Maritime Distress Safety System

GRD

GeaRed

GTEE

GuaranTEE

HA

HAtch

HDLTSBENDS

Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends

HBF

Harmless Bulk Fertilizer

HDWTS

Half Demurrage Weather Time Saved

HELDK

HELicopter DecK

HHDW

Handy Heavy d.w. (scrap)

HMS

Heavy Metal Scraps

HO

Cargo HOld

HR

HouR

HRS

HouRS

HV

HeaVy

HVFL

HeaVy Fuel

HW

High Water

IFO

Intermediate Fuel Oil

IMDG

International Maritime Dangerous Code

IU

If Used

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

ISM(C)

International Safety Management Code

IUHTAUTC

If Used, Half Time ActUally To Count

I.W.L.

Institute Warranty Limits

KMC

cargo refrigerating system

KN

KNots

KTM

Keel To top of Mast

LASH

Light Aboard SHip

LAT

LATitude

LAYCAN

LAYday CANcelling date

LC

Loading Capacity

LCR

Lowest Current Rate

LDN

LaDeN

LGT

LenGThened

LNG

Liquefied Natural Gas

LOA

Lenght Over All

LOF

Lloyd’s Open Form

Lo Ho

Lower Hold

LOI

Letter Of Indemnity.

LOLO

Lift On Lift Off ship

LOW

Last Open Water

LPG

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LPS

LumPSum

LR

Lloyds Register of Shipping

LR

Large Range

L.S.

LumpSum

LSD

Lashed Secured Dunnage

L.T.

Liner Terms

LT (LTONS)

Long TONS

LW

Low Water

MB

Merchant Broker

MDO (DO)

Marine Diesel Oil

MDWT

Metric DeadWeight tons

MIN/MAX

Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)

MO

Managing Owner

MODU

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

MOLCHOP

More Or Less CHarterers OPtion

MOLOO

More Or Less Owners (Masters) Option

MON

MONitors (fire)

MOT

Ministry Of Transpory

MOT

Monthly OverTime

MR

Medium Range

m/r

Mates receipt

MT

Metric Tonnes

MTONS

Metric Tonnes

NAABSA

Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground

NCB

National Cargo Bureau

NCS

Norwegian Continental Shelf

n.E.

not East of

NIS

Norwegian International Shipsregister

NK

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

n.N.

not North of

NMD

Norwegian Maritime Directorate

NOKUS - company

NOrsk Kontrollert Utenlandsk Selskap i lavskatteland, Norwegian controlled foreign company in lowtax country

NOR

Notice Of Readiness

n.S

not South of

n.W

not West of

o.a.

Over All

OA

Over Aged

OBO

Oil Bulk Ore

OILREC

OIL RECovery

ONW

ONWards

OO

Owners Option

OP

OPerator

OPA 90

The US Oil Pollution Act of 1990

OSH

Open SHelter deck

OT

On Truck

OW

OWners

P & I

Protection & Indemnity

P.P.

PerPendicular

Pax

Passenger Vessel

PDPR

Per Day Pro-Rata

P/E

Purchase Enquiry

PGH

Per Geard Hatch

PHPD

Per Hatch Per Day

POT (able)

POTable water

PPT

PromPT

PSV

Plattform Supply Vessel

PU

PUmps

PWH

Per Workable Hatch

PWWD

Per Weather Working day

REEF

Refrigerated

RGDS

ReGarDS

RGE

RanGE

RNR

Rate Not Reported

ROB

Remaining On Board

ROC

Reference Our Cable....(date)

RORO

Roll On Roll Off ship

ROTLX

Reference Our TeLeX ...(date)

RPM

Revs. Per Minute

RYC

Reference Your Cable...(date)

RYTLX

Reference Your TeLeX...(date)

S.THR.

Side Thruster

SBM

Soya Bean Meal

SATSHEX

SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays Excepted

SATSHINC

SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays INCluded

SBS

Safe Berth

SBT

Segregated Ballast Tanks

SELFDISCH

SelfDischarger

SF

Superficial Feet

SHEX

Sundays, Holidays EXcepted

SHINC

Sundays, Holidays Included

SID

Single Deck

SLPTA

SLop TAnks

SOF

Statement Of Facts

SOM

Swedish Official Measure

SP

Safe Ports

SPB

St. PetersBurg

S/R B/L

Signing and Releasing Bill(s) of Lading

SS and C

Same Sea and Country coast

SSHEX

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays EXcepted

SSHINC

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays INCluded

ST

Short Tons

STEM

Subject To Enough Merchandise

SWAD

Salt Water Arrival Draft

SWDD

Salt Water Departure Draft

TA

TAnks

TBN

To Be Named

TBR

To Be Renamed

TC

(T/C)Time Charter

TCT

Time Charter Trip

TCP

Time Charter Party

TEU

Standard 20' container

THC

TerminalHandling Cost

THR

THRuster

TIP

Taking Inward Pilot

TL

Total Loss

TOBENA

To Be Named

TOP

Taking Outward Pilot

TS

TonS

TTL

ToTaL

UKCS

United Kingdom Continental Shelf

ULCC

Ultra Large Crude Carrier

USC

Unless Sooner Commenced

UU

Unless Used

UUIWCTAUTC

Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count

VEG

VEGetable oil

VLCC

Very Large Crude Carrier

VPD

Vessel Pay Dues

VSL

VeSseL

WA

WAter

WC

West Coast

WCCON

Whether Custom Cleared Or Not

WIBON

Whether In Berth Or Not

WIFPON

Whether In Free Praqtique Or Not

WIPON

Whether In Port Or Not

WITA

WIng TAnk

WLTOHC

WaterLine-TO-HatchCoaming (distance)

WOG

WithOut Guarantee

Working Copy

Copy of Charter Party - not being signed and may contain unchecked errors

WP

Weather Permitting

WRD

Wide Range Destillate

WRIC

Wire Rods in Coils

WWD

Weather Working Days

WWR

When, Where Ready

WWWW

Wibon Wccon Wifpon Wipon

X/C

ssheX / sshinC

X/X

ssheX / ssheX

YAR

York Antwerp Rule

YC

Your Cable

ZUTC

GMT