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Abbreviation
Explanation
a
Ampere or Area or Aft
a.d.f
automotive diesel fuel
a.o.e
Any one event
a.o.r.
Any one risk
a/e
Accept / except
A/F
All Fast
a/f
Also for (referring to port/s to be touched by ship)
a/o
and/or; Account of
a/r
All risks or Against all risks
a/s
Alongside or After sight or Account sales
a1
First class condition
aa
Always afloat or Always accessible or Apparent altitude
aaaa
Always afloat always accessible
AAPA
American Association of Port Authority
aar
Against all risks or All and any risk
AASO
Association of American Shipowners
ab
From
ABCU
Automated Bridge Control System For Unattended Engine Room
abs
American Bureau of Shipping
abt
About
acct or a/
Account
acot
Advisory Committee of Offshore Technology
ACS
American Chemical Society
ACS
Arab Classification Society
ad
After date
ad.val.
According to value (ad valorem)
adcom
Address commission
add'l
additional
ADEC
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
adf
automotive diesel fuel
af
Advance freight
afaa
as far as applicable
AFRA
Average Freight Rate Assessment
afsps
Arriving first sea pilot station
ag
Arabian Gulf
agw
All going well
ah
Antwerp-Hamburg range or Aft hatch
AHS
Annual Hull Survey
aht
Anchor handling tug
aid
Agency for International Development
aims
American Institute of Merchant Shipping
ALLI
Annual Load Line Inspection
alt
Altered or Altitude
AMS
Annual Machinery Survey
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
aoh
After office hours
ap
Additional premium or All purposes or Auto pilot
APF
Afloat Prepositioning Force
apg
Arabian Persian Gulf
API
American Petroleum Institute
apprx
approximately
aps
Arriving pilot station
ara
Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam
arag
Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Gent
arb
Arbitration
arnd
Around
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ARPA
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
artd
After right and true delivery
AS
Annual Survey
asa
Always safely afloat
ASBA
Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (U.S.A.) Inc.
asf
Asian Shipowners'' Forum
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
ata
Actual time of arrival
atc
Actual time counting
atd
Actual time of departure
atdn
Any time day or night
atdnshinc
Any time day or night sundays and holidays included
Atl
Atlantic Ocean
ats
All time saved
aussie
Australia
aux
Auxiliary
av
Ad valorem
awb
Air way bill
awes
Association of Western European Shipbuilders
awtsbe
All working time saved both ends
awtsdo
All working time saved discharging only
awtslo
All working time saved loading only
b
Beam
b to b
Both to blame (collision clause)
b.d.s.
Brokers daily statement
b/d
Bar draught or Banker's draft or Barrels per day
b/e
Bill of exchange or Bill of entry (customs)
b/f
Brought forward
b/h
Bill of health or Bordeaux/Hamburg range of ports or Barrels per hour
b/l
Bill of lading
b/n
Booking note
b/p
Bill payable or Between perpendiculars or Brake power
b/s
Bill of sale or Balance sheet or Bill of store or Boiler survey
b4
Before
ba
British Admiralty or Buenos Aires or Bale (cap. of vessel) or Breathing apparatus
bactap
but as close to as possible
baf
Bunker adjustment factor
bal
Balance
baltime
Time charter party
bb
bbb
Ballast bonus or Back to back or Bulbous bow or Breakbulk or Bahia Blanca or Below bridges or Bill
book
Before breaking bulk
bbls
Barrels
bc
Bulk Carrier
bcm
Bow to Center Manifold
bd ft
Board foot (timber)
bdi
Both dates inclusive
bdle(/s)
Bundle(/s)
be
Benzene or Both ends
BECU
Billion ECU
beh
Basis empty holds
bends
Both ends
bends
Both ends
bfc
Baltimore form C (charter party)
bfi
Baltic Freight Index
bgd
Bagged
BHD
Bulkhead
bhd
Bulkhead
bhp
Brake horse power
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BIA
Best Information Available
biac
Business and Industry Advisory Committee
bifa
British International Freight Association
biffex
Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange
bimco
Baltic and International Maritime Council
bisco
British Iron and Steel Corporation
bk
Bank or Book or Backwardation or Bar keel
bkrpt
Bankrupt
blading
Bill of lading or Bleeding (wing tanks)
bldg
Building
blk
Bulk
bls
Bales or barrels
blt
Built
bly
Barley
bm
(Beam) breadth moulded or Board measurement
bmf
Board measurement feet = 1' x 1' x 1''
bo
Bad order or Buyer's option or Branch office
boc
Bulk Oil Carrier
bod
Board of Directors
boffers
Best offers
bor
Bunkers on redelivery
bord.arb.
Bordeaux arbitrary
boro
Bulk, oil and ro/ro vessels
bosp
beginning of sea passage
box
Box shaped holds
bpb
Bank post bill
bpc
British Phosporous Commission
br
Brazil or Bill receivable or Bordeaux/Rouen or Builder's risk
brkrs
Brokers
BRM
Bridge Resources Management
brt
Brutto register tons
BS
Boiler Survey or Balance sheet or Bill of sale or Bill of store
bs/l
Bills of lading
bsa
British Shipbrokers Association
bsc
British Shippers Council
bsea
Black Sea
bsi
British Standards Institution
BT
Bow Thruster
BTU
British Thermal Unit - 0.252 kcal or Bow thrust unit
bu
Bushel
bv
Bureau Veritas
bwad
Brackish water arrival draft
bwsc
Baltic and White Sea Conference
bwt
Bleeding wing tanks
bx
box
c ore 7
Ore charter party
c&f
Cost & Freight
c.i.s
Commonwealth Independent States (ex Soviet Republics)
c/p (CP)
charterparty
cabaf
Currency and bunker adjustment factor
caf
Currency adjustment factor
cancl
cancelling
CAP
Condition Assessment Program
CAS
Condition Assessment Survey
CBFS
Carbon black feed stock
cbm
Cubic meters
cbs
Cyprus Bureau of Shipping
ccc
Customs Cooperation Council
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ccc
Communist Controlled Countries
cf
Cubic feet
cfr
Cost and freight
cfs
Container freight station
cgo
Cargo
chopt
Charterer''s option
chrts
Charterers
CHS
Continuous Survey of Hull
cif
Cost insurance and freight
cip
Carriage and insurance paid to
CLC
Civil Liability Convention (And 1992 Protocols)
CMF
Composite Meter Factor
cmi
Committee Maritime International
cmpl
Completed
CMS
Continuous Survey of Machinery
CNG
Compressed Natural Gas
coa
contract of affraightment
cob
Closing of business
COB
Close of Business
cod
Cash on delivery
COFR
Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90)
cogsa
Carriage of goods by sea act
coh
Cuba, Orinoco River and Haiti
coms
Commissions
cont
Continent
cop
Custom of the port
COW
Crude Oil Washing
cp
Charter party
cpp
Clean petroleum product
cpt
Captain
cqd
Customary quick despatch
crns
Cranes
csc
Container safety convention
csh
Cargo ship
CSO
Company Security Officer
ct
Chemical tanker
ct
Combined transport
CT
Cargo Tank
ctl
Constructive total loss
cuft
Cubic feet
CWA
Clean Water Act
cyl
Cylinders
d
Depth
da
Disbursement accounts
daf
Delivered at frontier
dap
Dia-ammonium sulphate
DB
Double-Bottom
dd
Dry dock
ddp
Delivered duty paid
ddu
Delivered duty unpaid
del
Delete
dely
Delivery
dem
Demurrage
deq
Delivered ex-quay
des
Delivered ex-ship
df or d.f.
Dead freight
dims
Dimensions
DIS
Danish International Ship Register
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disp
Displacement
dlosp
Dropping last outward sea pilot
DNV
Det Norske Veritas (Norwegian Class Society)
do
Diesel oil
doc
Document of compliance (ism)
DOS
Declaration of Security
DoS
Declaration of Security
dpa
Designated person ashore (ism)
dpp
Dirty petroleum products
drft
Draft
drx
Hellenic Drachma (currency)
dur
Duration
dwt
Deadweight
ec
East Coast
ecgb
East Coast Great Britain
ecsa
East Coast South America
ecu
European currency units
ecuk
East Coast United Kingdom
efta
European Free Trade Association
egy
Egypt
eiu
Even if used
epirb
Emergency position indicating radio beacon
er
Engine room
ESP
Enhanced Survey Program
eta
Estimated time of arrival
etc
Expected time of commencement (or completion)
etd
Estimated time of departure
ets
Estimated time of sailing
excl
Excluding
exw
Ex-works
f&c
Full and complete
f&d
Freight and demmurrage
f/n
Fixing Note
f/r
Freight release
fac
Fast as can
faccop
As fast as ship can load/discharge according to custom of port
faf
Fuel adjustment factor
fak
Freight all kinds
faop
full away on passage
faq
Fair average quality
fas
Free alongside ship
fb
Ferry boat
fbm
Foor board measure
fbt
Flatbed trailer
fc/lcl
One shipper/more than one receiverFrowa
fca
First carrier
fcar
Free of claim for accident reported
fcc
First class charterers
fcc
First call charterers
fcl
Full container load
fcr
Floating crane
fcr
Forwarder's certificate of receipt
fcsrcc
Free of capture seizure riots and civilcommotions
fd
Free despatch
fd
Free discharge (cost) or Free delivery or Free dispatch
fd&d
Freight deadfreight & demurrage
fdd
Freight demurrage defence (P&I)
fdeocl
Freight deemed earned on completion loading
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Abbreviation list
Far East
fefc
Far East Freight Conference
ferticon
Fertilliser charter party
ferts
Fertilizers
ferts
Fertilizers
feu
Forty foot equivalent unit
ffa
Fat free acid
ffa
Forward freight agreement
ffa
Free from average or Fire fighting appliances or Free from alongside
ffxd
Fully fixed
fgf
Fully godd fair
fh
Fore-hatch
fhex
Fridays holidays excluded
fhex
Fridays & holidays excluded
fhinc
Fridays holidays included
fhinc
Fridays & holidays included
fia
Full interest admitted
fib
Free into barge or Free into bunkers
fifo
First in first out
fifo
First in frist out
filo
Free in/liner out
FIO
Free In and Out
fio
Free in and out
fios
Free in and out plus stowed
fiost
Free in and out plus stowed and trimmed
fiot
Free in and out plus trimming
fislo
Free stowed liner out
fiw
Free in waggon
fixture
Agreement of contract for transportation
flg
Flag
flwg
Following
flws
Follows
fm
Fine-measurement or From
fmc
Federal Maritime Commission
fmc
Federal Maritine Commission (USA)
fms
Fathoms
fo
Fuel oil
fo
Fuel oil
fo
Fuel oil or Free overside or Firm offer or For orders or Full our terms
foa
Fob airport
fob
Free on board
fob
Free on board (Incoterms)
fobs
Free on board and stowed
fobt
Free on board and timmed
foc
Free of charge of Flag of convenience
fod
Free of damage
fol
Free on lighter
fonsaba
The Federation of National Shipbrokers abd Agents
foq
Free on quay
foq
Free on quay
for
Free on rall
for
Free on rail (named points=Incoterms)
fos
Free on ship
fot
Free on truck
fot
Free on truck or train
fow
First open water or Free on waggon
fpa
Free of particular average
fpa
Free of particular average
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FPSO
Floating Production Storage and Offloading
fpt
Fore peak tank
fpt
Fore peak tank
fr
Freight
fr
France
fr
Francs or Flat rack (container)
fr&cc
Free of riot and civil commotion
frc
Free carrier (Incoterms)
freq
Frequency
frght
Freight
frisco
San Francisco
frt
Freight
frt fwd
Freight forward
frt ppd
Freight prepaid
fso
Fleet safety officer (ism)
ft
Foot or Feet or Full terms
fta
Free Trade Agreement or Freight Transport Association
ftc
Free transferable currency
ftd
Fitted
ftrr&i
For their respective rights and interests
fw
Fresh water
fwa
Fresh water allowance
fwad
Fresh water arrival draft
fwad
Fresh water arrival draft
fwc
Fully loaded weight and capacity
fwd
Forward
fwdd
Fresh water departure draft
fxd
Fixed
fyg
For your guidance
fyi
For your information
g
Grain capacity or Gram
g-h
Ghent/Hamburg (range)
ga
General average
ga(p)
General agreement (plain)
ga.con.
General average contribution
ga.dep.
General average deposit
ga/(arb)
General average/(arbitration)
gatt
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
gatt
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
gbo
Goods in bad order
gcn
Gencon
gcn
General cargo charter party
gd
Geared
gencon
General cargo charter party
genwaybill
General Sea Waybill
geo
Geographical (rotation)
gf
Government form
gfa
Good fair average
gib
Gibraltar
gl
Germanischer Lloyd
gl
Gearless or Germanischer Lloyd
gless
Gearless
glr
German Liner Replacement
gm
Gram
gmdss
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
gmt
Greenwich mean time
gmt
Greenwich Mean Time
gnc
Global Navigation Chart
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gns
German North Sea
go
Gas oil
go
Gas oil
GOM
Gulf of Mexico
gop
Gross operating profit
gp
General Purpose Crew
gp
General Purpose Crew
gr
Grain (Capacity of vessel)
gr/bl
Grain/bale
grainvoy
Grain charter party
grd
Geared
gri
General rate of increase
grt
Gross register tons
grt
Net register tons
grt
Gross tonnage / Gross ton or Gross register ton
gsaaaab
Good safe always afloat always accessible berth
gsbaa
Good and safe berth always afloat
gsm
Good sound merchantable
gspd
Good safe port berth
GSV
Gross Standard Volume
gt
Gross tons
gt
Gross tonnage / Gross ton or Gross register ton
gtee
Guarantee
gvw
Gross vehicle weight
h
hour
h+m
Hull and machinery
h-type
Hakodate (vessel) type
h.a. or d.
Havre, Antwerp or Dunkirk
h.h.
Havre to Hamburg (inclusive)
h.s.a.
Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
h/c
Held covered
h/h
Hold/hatch
ha
Hatch
HBL
Hydrostatically Balanced Loading
hd
Half despatch or Per hatch per day
hdl
Hatch delivery
hdwtsbends
Half despatch working time saved both ends
HF
High Frequency
hf
Half
hfo
Heavy fuel oil
hfo
Heavy fuel oil
hg
Heavy grain
hg
Heavy goods vehicle
hh
Hold hatches
hhd
Hogshead
hhdw
Handy heavy deadweight (e.g. scrap)
hkg
Hong Kong
hl
Heavy lift
hms
Her (His) Majesty's Ship
ho
Hold or Head office
ho/ha
Hold/hatch
hon
Honorary
HP
Horsepower of High-Pressure
hp
Horse-power
hr
hour
hrds
Hampton Roads (New York)
hrs
Hellenic Register of Shipping
hrs
Hours
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hsd
Half shelter decker
HSFO
high sulphur fuel oil
hss
Heavy grain, soya beans, sorghum
ht
Height
hvf
Heavy fuel
HW
High Water
hw
High water
hwm
High water mark
hwont
High water on neap tides
hwost
High water, ordinary spring tide
I.m.c.
Lloyd''s Machinery Certificate
i/f
Insufficient funds
i/o
Instead of
i/o
In and/or over (stowage of cargo under or on deck)
IACS
International Association of Classification Societies
IAW
In Accordance With
ib.
Ibidem (in the same place)
ibnr
Incurred but not reported
ic&c
Invoice cost and charges
ica
Inter Club Agreement
icc
International Chamber of Commerce
icc
International Chamber of Commerce or Institute Cargo Clause or Interstate Commerce Commision
icd
Inland clearance depot
ices
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ichca
International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association
ics
International Chamber of Shipping
ics
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
ics
International Chamber of Shipping
icw
In connection with
id
Import duty or Inside diameter
iff
Institute of Freight Forwarders
ifo
Intermediate fuel oil
ifo
Intermediate fuel oil
IGS
Inert Gas System
igs
Inert gas system
ihp
Indicated hourse power
ihp
Indicated horse power
ila
International Longshoremen's Association
ilo
International Labour Office
ilohc
In lieu of holds cleaning
ilow
In lieu of weight
imco
Intergovernment maritime commission
imdg
International Maritime Dangerous Goods (Code)
imdg code
International maritime dangerous goods code
imf
International Monetary Fund
imo
International Maritime Organization
imo
International Maritime Organization
in liq
In liquidation
in.
Inch (-es)
incl
Including
inclot
Indcluding overtime
inco terms
Internaitonal commercial terms
ind
Independent
info
Information
innngwb
If New York, not north of George Washington bridge
ins
Insert
insp
Inspection or Inspector
inst.
Instant or Present month
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Abbreviation list
Clauses oficially accepted by the Institute of clauses London Underwriters
intertanko
International Association of Independent
intn
Intention
inv
Invoice
iop
Irrespecitve of percentage
IOPC
International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (See CLC)
iou
I owe you
ipf
Intaken piled fathorn
ipso facto
By the fact itself
ird
Inland rail depot
iro
In respect of
isf
International Safety Federation
ISGOTT
International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals
islwg
International Shipping Legislation Working Group (UNCTAD)
ism
International Safety Management
ISO
International Standards Organization
iso
Instead of or International Standard Organization
ISPS Code
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code
ISSC
International Ship Security Certificate
ITF
International Transport Workers Fedration
itf
International Transportworkers Federation
ITOPF
International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
iv
Invoice value or increased value
iwl
Institute Warranties Limits
iwl
Institute Warranty Limits
jcc
Joint Cargo Committee
jcra
Joint Common Risks Agreement
jet
Jet fuel
jpn
Japan
jpn
Japan
jsa
Japanese Shipowners' Association
jst
Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)
JV
Joint Venture
k
Kilo or Knot
k.d.
Knocked down
k.d.f.
Knocked down flat
kero
Kerosene
kg
Kilogram
kn
Knott(s)
kos
Kilos
kph
Kilometres per hour
kr
Korea
kt
Knott(s)
kt
Kilo ton
ktm
Keel To Mast
l&d
Loss and damage
l&r
Lake and rail
l.b.h.
Length / breadth / height
l.t
Long tons
l/c
Lay can
l/c
Letter of Credit
l/c or lc
Letter of credit
l/d
Loading / discharging
la
Los Angeles (USA)
la
Los Angeles or Letter of: Authority or Appointment
lakes
Great Lakes (US/CA)
lash
Lighter aboard ship
lat
Latitude
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Latitude
laycan
Laydays/cancelling
lb
pounds
lb.(s)
Pound(s)
lbp
Length between perpendiculars
lbp
Lenght between perpendiculars
LC
Lay Can
lc
Laycan or Last cargo
lcl
Less than full containerload
lcl/fcl
More than one Shipper/one Consignee
lcm
Least common multiple
ld
Load
ldd
Leaded
ldg
Loading
ldg
Loading
lf
Low frequency
lgc
Liquified gas carrier
lh
Lower hold
lhar
London, Hull, Antwerp, Rotterdam range
liba
Lloyd's Insurance Brokers Association
lifo
Liner in free out or Last in first out
lkg&bkg
Leakage and breakage
ll
Load lines or Long Lenghts
lmc
Lloyd's machinery certificate
lmt
Local mean time
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
lng
Liquified Natural Gas
lo-lo
Lift-on, lift-off or Load-on, load-off
loa
Length over all
loa
Lenght overall or Letter of Appointment
loh
Loss of hire
loi
Letter of Indemnity
loi
Letter of Indemnity
long
Longtitude
long
Longitude
lop
letter of protest
LOT
Load On Top
lpg
Liquified petroleum gas
lpg
Liquified Petroleum Gas
lpgc
Liquified petroleum gas carrier
lps
Lumpsum
lr
Lloyds Register
lr
Long range
lr
Lloyd's Register
lrg
Large
ls
Light ship
ls
Lump sum
ls
Lumpsum
lsd
Lashed, secured and dunnaged
lst
Local standard time
lt
Long ton (2240 lbs)
lt.v.
Light-vessel
lta
Long term agreement
ltbends
Liner terms both ends
ltge
Lighterage
lts
Laytime saved
lubs
Lubricants
lwh
Length, width, height
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lwm
Low water mark
lwost
Low-water ordinary spring tides
lwr
Lower
m
Measurement (ton of 35,3 cubic feet)
m.
Metres
m.e. or me
Main engine
m/d
Months after date or Malicious damage
m/m
Minimum/Maximum
m/s
Motor ship
m/s
Mate's Receipt
m/s
Motor ship or Months after sight
m/v or mv
Motor vessel
m/y
Motor yacht
MARPOL
Marine Pollution Prevention (International Convention) MARS Nautical Institute Marine Accident
Reporting
Maximum System
max
maxbactap
max but as close to as possible
mbt
Moterblocks turnings
mco
Maximum continous output
MCS
Maritime Security Code
mdo
Marine diesel oil
mdo
Marine diesel oil
mdse
Merchandise
mdwt
Metric tons dead weight
mech
Mechanical
med
Mediterranean
meg
Middle East Gulf
memo
Memorandum
messrs
Messieurs or Gentlemen or Sirs
mfg
Manufacturing
mfrs
Manufactures
mg/r
Managing/Manager
mga
Master''s general account
mgo
Marine gas oil
mgt
Management
mh
Main hatch
mhe
Materials handling equipment
mhws
Mean high water spring tides
mic
Man in charge
mic
Man in charge
mid
Middle
min
Minute or Minimum
min/max or
Minimum / maximum
mip
Marine insurance policy
MISC
Miscellaneous
miti
Ministry of International Trade & Industry (JP)
mkt
Market
mlb
Mini-landbridge
mld
Moulded
mlws
Mean low water spring tides
moa
Memorandum of Agreement
mod
Ministry of Defence
moh
Medical Officer of Health
mol
More or less
molchopt
More or less in Charterers option
molco
More or less Charterers option
moloo
More or less Owners option
mom
Moment
mop
Muriate or potash
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mos
Months
mot
Ministry of Transport (now Dept. Of Transport) or Monthly overtime
mou paris
Memorandum of Understanding (Paris)
mph
Miles per hour
mpp
Multi-purpose (type of ship)
mr
Medium range
ms
Months after sight or Machinery survey
MSS
Maritime Safety and Security
mst
Measurement
MT
Meters
mt
Motor tanker or Empty or Metric tons or Mean time
mths
Months
mtl
Mean tidal level
mv
Motor vessel
n
and
n.r.
No risk until confirmed or Net register
N/B
New Building
na
na or n/a
North America or North Atlantic or Not absolutely or Nearest approach or Not availabe or Not
applicable
or No
account
or No advice
Not applicable
/ Not
acceptable
/ Not available
naa
Not always afloat
naabsa
Not always afloat but safely aground
nap
Naphta
nb
Newbuilding or Northbound or Nota bene
ncb
National Cargo Bureau
ncr
Non-conformance report (ism)
ncsa
North Coast South America
ncv
No commercial Value
ndfcapmqs
No deadfreight for Charterers account provided minimum quantity supplied
ndv
Net deadweight
ne
Not east (of) or Not exceeding
nei
Not elsewhere included
neobig
Not east of but including Greece
neobigeayf
Not east of but including Greece and excluding Albania, Yoguslavia and former Yoguslavia
neobigeyfy
Not east of but including Greece and excluding Yoguslavia and former Yoguslavia and Albania
nep
Not elsewhere provided
nes
Not elsewhere shown (or specified)
newci
Not east of West Coast Italy
ng
Nigeria
ngl
Natural gas liquid
nhc
No heat crude
nhp
Nominal horse power
nkk
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
nkorl
No known or reported loss
NM
Nautical Mile
nn
Not north
nnogwb
not north of george washington bridge
no
Number
no
Number
noa
Not overaged
nobl
Not On Banned List
noc
Notice of cancellation
noe
Not otherwise enumerated
nograin
Grain Charter Party
nohp
Not otherwise herein provided
noibn
Not otherwise indicated by number, not otherwise indexed by name
nola
New Orleans (Louisiana)
non mech
Non mechanical
non rev
Non reversible
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nop
Not elsewhere provided
nop
Not otherwise provided
nop
Normal Operating Power (service speed)
nor
Notice of readiness
nor
Note of readiness or Not otherwise rated
nora
Notice of readiness accepted
nos
Not otherwise shown/specified or Numbers
npl
Norwegian policy lomits
nrad
No risk after discharge
NRC
National Response Centre
nrt
Net register tons
nsf
Norwegian sales form
nspf
Not specially/specifically provided for
nspf
Not specially/specifically provided for
nsw
New South Wales
nt
Net tons
nt
New terms or New tonnage or Net terms
nubaltwood
Timber Charter Party
nv
Norwegian Veritas
NVOCC
Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier
nwobi
not west of but including
ny
New York
nype
New York Produce Exhange (charter party)
nype
New York Produce
nysa
The New York Shipping Association
o&r
Ocean and rail
o&s
Ocean and air
o/a
Open account or On account of or Over all
o/a
Open account or On account of or Over all
o/c
Open charter or Overcharge
o/n
Order notify
o/o
Order of or Oil-Ore carrier or Ocean/ocean (movement)
o/s
On sale or Out of stock
oa
Over aged
oa
Over age
obo
Oil bulk ore
obo
Oil/bulk/ore (carrier)
OBQ
On0Board Quantity (before loading)
occ
On-carriage charges or Occupied
OCD
olio combustibile denso (Fuel oil)
OCIMF
Oil Companies International Marine Forum
od
Outside diameter
od
On deck or Outer diameter
oecd
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ogsb
One good safe berth
onw
Onwards
oo
Owner's option
ooc
Ore oil carrier
op
Open policy or Option
OPA 90
Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (U.S.)
opec
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPL
Outside Port Limits
opt
Option
opt
Option
or
Owner's risk
orb
Owner's risk of breakage
orc
Owner's risk of chafing
ord
Owner's risk of damage
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ordet
Abbreviation list
Owner's risk of detoriation
orf
Owner's risk of fire/freezing
orl
Owner's risk of leakage
ors
Owner's risk of shifting
orw
Owner's risk of becoming wet
os&d
Over short and damage
osd
Open shelterdecker
osp
One safe port
OSRO
Oil Spill Removal Organization
OSS
On Scene Security
ost
Ore Sea Transport or Ordinary spring tides
ot
Overtime or On truck or railway or Open top (container)
ows
Owners
p&c
Private & Confidential
p&c
Private and confidential
p&i
Protection and indemnity (club)
p+i
Protection and Indemnity
p.p.i
Policy proof of interest
p/e
Purchase enquiry
p/f
Proforma
p/l
Partial loss
p/l
Partial loss
p/n
Promissory note
p/o
Pier/ocean
p/p
Pier/pier
p/s
Public sale
pa
Particular average
pa
Particular average
pac
Pacific Coast
pan
Panama
pandi
Protection and indemnity (club)
pb
Permanent bunkers
pb
Permanent Bunkers
pbl
Parallel Body Length
pc
Product carrier
pc
Per container or Part cargo
pc
Percentage or %
pcc
Pure car carrier or Pre-carriage charges
pcl
Parcel
pcnt
panama canal net tonnage
pco
Port, charterers' option
pcs
Pieces
pct
Percentage or %
pctc
Pure car/truck carrier
pd
Per day or port dues
pd
Per diem (per day) or Port dues or Paid or Passed
pd stg£
British Pound Sterling (GBP)
pdaopr
Per day and/or pro rata
pdopr
Per diem or pro rata
pdpr
per day pro rate
pds
Pound Sterling
PFSA
Port Facility Security Assessment
PFSO
Port Facility Security Officer
PFSP
Port Facility Security Plan
pg
Persian Gulf (now AG)
phil
Philippines
phpd
Per hatch per day
pi
Protection and Indemnity
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pic
Person in charge
pkd
Partially knocked down
pkge
Package
plc
Public Limited Company
pls
Please
pls
Please
plt
Per long ton
pltc
Port liner term charge
pm
Per month or Afternoon
pmo
Passing muscat outbound
pmo
Passing Muscat outbound
pmqs
Provided minimum quantity supplied
pmt
Per metric ton
pmt
Per metric ton
po-po
Push-on/push-off
pob
Pilot on board, or port office box
poc
port of call
pod
Paid on delivery
pod
Pay on delivery or Port of discharge or Proof of Delivery
por
Port of refuge or Port of registry
posn
Position
pp
Picked ports or On behalf of (per procurationem)
pp(d)
Prepaid
ppi
Policy proof of interest
PPM
Parts Per Million
ppm
Parts per million
ppse
Propose
ppt
Prompt
ppt
Prompt
pr
Polski Rajestr Statkow
prc
People's Republic of China
pref
Prefer/Preferable/Preferably
probo
Product/bulk/ore carrier
prt
Port
ps
Port side
psc
Port state control
psg
Passing
PSI
Pounds Per Square Inch
pt
Product tanker
pt
Port or Private terms
pto
Please turn over
pton
Per ton
pty
Proprietary
pus
Past us
pw
Packed weight or Piece weight
py
Py-gas
qar
Quality assurance representative (ism)
qc
Quality at Captain's option
QI
Qualified Individual (OPA 90)
qn
Quotation
qte
Quote
qte
Quote
qty
Quantity
qwct
Quay weight crane tonnage dues
qy
Query
r&cc
Riots and civil commotion
r&l
Rail and lake
r&o
Rail and ocean
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r.s.v.p.
Repondez, s'il vous plait (Please reply)
r/p
Return of post (for orders)
r/t
Round trip or Radio telephone or Rye terms
r/v
Round voyage
r/v or rnd
Round voyage
ra
Receivers' approval
rc
Refrigerated container
rc&l
Rail, canal and lake
rcc&s
Riots, civil commotion and strikes
rcvd
Received
rd
Running days
rd
Road or Running days
rdc
Running down clause
rdc
Running down clause
rdly
Redelivery
rdr
Radar
re.
Relating to or With reference to
rec
Received
redel
Redelivery
redely
Redelivery
reefer
Refrigerated container
ref
Reference
refg
Refrige-rating/-rated/-ration
reg
Regarding
rep
Representative
req
Require
rg
Range
rge
Range
rge or rng
Range
rina
Registro Italiano
rit
Refining in transit
rnr
Rate not reported
ro
Registered office
ro
Registered office
ro-ro
Roll-on/roll-of
rob
Remaining on board
RORO
Roll On/Roll Off
rp
River Plate or Return Premium
rpm
Revolutions per minute
rqrd
Required
rs
Rupees (Currency of India)
rs&cc
Riots, strikes and civil commotions
RSO
Recognized Security Organization
rx
Receiver (radio)
s&p
Sale and purchase
s&p brkr
Sale and purchase broker
s.s.
Special survey
s.t.c.
Said to contain
s/a
Subject to approval
s/fa
Shipping and forwarding agent
s/n
Shipping note
s/r
Signing/releasing
s/s
Steamship
s/s/r/cma
Stem, suppliers, receivers, charterers management
sa
sae
South Atlantic or South America or South Africa or South Australia or Sociéte Anonyme or Safe
arrival
or and
Subject
to approval
Stamped
addressed
envelope
SAR
Search And Rescue
SatCom
Satellite Communication
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satcoms
Sattelite communications
SatNav
Satellite Navigation
satshex or
Saturdays Sundays Holidays excluded
sb
Safe berth
sb
Safe berth or Southbound
sbm
Single buoy mooring
sbm
Single Buoy mooring or Soy bean meal
sbp
Safe berth-port
sbt
Bow to Centre Manifold
SBT
Segregated Ballast Tanks
sbt
Segregated ballast tanks
sc&s
Strapped, corded and sealed
SCAC
Standard carrier alpha code
scnt
Suez canal net tonnage
sd
Single deck or Sight draft or Short delivery
sdbl
Sight draft, B/L attached
sdd
Store door delivery
sdg
Siding
SDWT
Summer Deadweight
See-Bee
Sea Barge carrier
sf
Stowage factor or Single factor
sfb
Summer free board
sg
Specific gravity
shex
Sundays Holidays Excluded
shex
Sundays and holidays excepted
shinc
Sundays Holidays included
shinc
Sundays and holidays included
shmt
Shipment
shp
Shaft horse power
si/tw
Single/tweendeck
sid
Single decker
sit
Stopping in transit
sl
Salvage loss
sl&c
Shipper's load and count
sl&t
Shipper's load and tally
sld
Sailed
sls&c
Shipper's load, stow and count
slsd
Stowed, lashed, secured, dunnaged
smc
Safety Management Certificate (ism)
smm
Safety Management Manual (ism)
sms
Safety Management System
so
Ship's option or Shipping order
sob
Shipped on board
soc
Shipper's own container
SoCPF
Statement of Compliance for Port Facility
sof
Statement of facts
sol
Shipowner's liability or Shipper owned/leased
solas
Safety of Life At Sea
solas
Safety of Life at Sea
sopep
Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan (ism)
souspalan
Under hook discharge
sp
safe port
sp
Safe port
spd
Steamer pays dues
SPM
Single Point Mooring System
spm
Saturday p.m. or Single point mooring
spore
Singapore
spt
spot
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sr
Abbreviation list
Soviet Register
src
Slops Receiving Station
ss
Stainless Steel
ss
Shipside or Special survey or Steamship or Self-sustained or Screw steamer
SSA
Ship Security Assessment
sshinc
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays included
SSO
Ship Security Officer
SSP
Ship Security Plan
sst
Short ton (2000 lb. Avoirpois)
ssw
Summer salt water
st
Side tank
stb(d)
Startboard
stbd
Starboard
STCW
stds
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,
1978
Standards
stds
Standards
stem
Subject to existence of merchandise
stem
Cargo availability
stew conve
International convention on standards of training certification and watch-keeping for seafarers
stewcode
Seafarers training certification and watch-keeping
stg
Salvage tug
stl
Steel
stof
Statement of facts
str
Steamer of Strait
sts
ship to ship
stw
Said to weigh
stwg
Stowing (cbm/feet)
stwge
Stowage
su
Set up
sub
Subject to existence of merchandise
sub
Subject to, or Substitute
subs
Subjects
sucl
Set up carload
sulcl
Set up in less than carload
sv
Sailing vessel
svp
Single voyage permit
swad
Salt water arrival draft
swad
Salt water arrival draft
swd
Salt water draft
swdd
Salt water departure draft
swl
Safe working load
swl
Safe working load or Statutory water level
syna
Synacomex
t
Ton of 1000 Kilos
t&p
Theft (petty) and pilferage
t/c
Time Charter or Till countermanded or Temperature controlled container
t/l
Total loss
ta
Transatlantic
tac
Transatlantic Carrier Association
tarps
Tarpaulins
tarv
Trans atlantic round voyage
tba
To be advised / agreed
TBN
To Be Nominated
tbn
To be named / nominated / narrowed
tc
Time charter
tc
Time Charter or Till countermanded or Temperature controlled container
tch
Time Charter hire
tcl
tankcleaning
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Time Charter trip
TCV
Total Calcuated Volume
tdw
Tons deadweight
teu
Twenty feet equivalent unit
teu
Twenty foot equivalent unit
tg
Tug
thc
Terminal handling charge
thp
Thrust horse-power
tib
Trimmed in bunkers
tip
Taking inward pilot
tiw
Total insured value
tl
Total loss
tlo
Total loss only
tlx
Telex
tnge
Tonnage
tns / ts
Tons
tomk
To make
ton
Ton of 1000 Kilos
ton
Turn over or Transfer order
tor
Time on risk
tovalop
Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement to Limit Oil Pollution
tpc
Tons per centimetre
tpi
Tons per inch
tq
As found, or Just as it is
tr
Tons registered or All risks
ts
Tons
tsp
Triple super phosphate
tss
Twin screw ship
tt
Telegraphic transfer
ttl
Total
tv
Time volume
tw
Tween (deck)
twd
Tweendecker
tx
Telex or Transmitter (Radio)
u.d.
Under deck
u/c
Undercharge
uae
United Arab Emirates
uh
Upper hold
uk
United Kingdom
uk/cont
United Kingdom / continent range
ukc
United Kingdom / Continent
ukfo
United Kingdom for orders
ulbc
Ultra Large Bulk Carrier
ulcc
Ultra Large Crude Carrier
ums
Unleaded motor spirits
und
Undarker
unl
Unleaded
unqt
Unquote
us
United States
usa
United States of America
usac
United States Atlantic Coast
USCG
United States Coast Guard
usd
United States Dollars
usda
United States Department of Agriculture
usec
United States East Coast
usg
United States Gulf
usnh
United States North of Cape Hatteras
usnopc
United States North Pacific
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ussa
United States Salvage Association
uswc
United States West Coast
uu
Unless used
uw
Underwriter(s)
v.v.
Vice versa
val
Value
var
Variable or Various
VAT
Value Added Tax
vatos
Valid or value - at time of shipment
vc
Valuation clause
VCF
Volume Correction Factor
VEF
Vssel Experience Factor
veg
Vegetable oil
vegoil
Vegetable oil
vip
Very Important Person or Volume incentive program
viz
Videlicet (=namely)
vlcc
Very large crude carrier
vlcc
Very Large Crude Carrier
vlpc
Very Large Products Carrier
vol
Volume
VPQ
Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
VRP
Vessel Response Plan
vsl
Vessel
w
Weight per 1000 kilos
w&f
Water and feed
w&i
Weighing and inspection
w&m
War and Marine
w&r
Water and rail
w/m
Weight/Measurement
wa
With average
waf
West Africa
wb
Water ballast
wb
Water ballast
wb
Westbound, or Waybill or Water ballast
wc
West coast
wccon
Whether customs cleared or not
wci
West Coast India
wci
West Coast India
wcmex
West Coast Mexico
wcsa
West Coast South America
wcsa
West Coast of South America
wcuk
West Coast United Kingdom
wcus
West Coast United States
wcyo
What can you offer?
weccon
Whether entered customs clearance or not
wechon
Whether entered customs house or not
welcon
Coal charter party
wg
Weight guaranteed
wgt
Weight
whd
Working hatch per day
whf
Wharf
whse
Warehouse
wibon
Whether in berth or not
wibon
Whether in berth or not
wiccon
Whether in cargo clearance or not
wifpon
Whether in free pratique or not
wipon
Whether in port or not
wiwl
within institute warrant limit
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water level to manifold
wmed
West Mediterranean
wmo
World Meterological Organisation
wna
Winter North Atlantic
wo
Written off
wob
Washed overboard
wog
Without guarantee or With other goods
wp
Weather permitting
wp
Weather permitting or Without prejudice
wpa
With particular average
wr
War risks or Without responsibility or Warehouse receipt
wro
War risk only
wrtd
Without reference to date
ws
World scale
wshtc
World scale hours terms and conditions
wsnp
Weather and safe navigation permitting
wtba
Wording to be agreed
wts
Working time saved
wtsbe
Working time saved both ends
wty
Warranty
wvns
Within vessels natural segregation
ww
World Wide or Weather working
wwd
Weather working days
wwf
Australian Waterside Workers Federation
wwr
When where ready
y/a
York/Antwerp (rules)
yar
York-Antwerp Rules
yday
Yesterday
yr
Your or Year
yugo
Yugoslavia
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