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ABBREVIATIONS
| aaaa | always afloat always accessible |
| abs | American Bureau of Shipping |
| abt | about |
| acct or a/c | account? |
| acot | Advisory Committee of Offshore Technology |
| addr | address (commission) |
| agw | all going well |
| ah | antwerp-hamburg range |
| aht | Anchor Handling Tug |
| aid | Agency for International Development |
| aims | American Institute of merchant Shipping |
| anfood | animal food (type of cargo) |
| aphos | african phosphate c/p |
| aps | Arriving Pilot Station |
| ara | antwerp-rotterdam- amsterdam |
| arag | Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam – Gent |
| asf | Asian Shipowners’ Forum |
| aux | auxiliary |
| awb | air waybill |
| awes | Association of Western European Shipbuilders |
| b | Beam |
| b/l | bill of lading |
| b/n | booking note |
| b/s | bill of sale |
| b4 | Before |
| ba? | buenos aires |
| baf | bunker adjustment factor |
| bbb | before breaking bulk |
| bc? | Bulk Carrier |
| be | both ends |
| bends | both ends |
| bfi | Baltic Freight Index |
| bgd | bagged |
| bhp | brake horse power |
| 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 |
| bl | bale |
| blk | bulk |
| blt | Built |
| boc | Bulk Oil Carrier |
| bod | board of directors |
| bof | Best Offer |
| br | Bulgarian Register |
| br | brazil |
| brg | Bridge |
| brkrs | brokers |
| brl | barrel |
| bs | Bahamas |
| bsc | British Shippers Council |
| bsea | black sea |
| bsi | British Standards Institution |
| btms | bottoms (parcels) |
| bv | Bureau Veritas |
| c&f | Cost and Freight |
| c.i.s. | commonwealth independent states (ex soviet republics) |
| cabaf | currency and bunker adjustment factor |
| caf | currency adjustment factor |
| can | canada |
| cancl | cancelling |
| casa | casablanca |
| cbm | cubic metres |
| cbs | Cyprus Bereau of Shipping |
| cc | cargo capacity |
| cc | Cement Carrier |
| ccc | customs cooperation council |
| cf | cubic feet |
| cfr | Cost and FReight |
| cfs | container freight station |
| cgo | cargo |
| chopt | charterers option |
| chrts | charterers |
| cif | cost insurance freight |
| cif | Cost Insurance and Freight |
| cip | Carriage and Insurance Paid to |
| cmi | Committee maritime international? |
| cmpl | Completed |
| cob | Clean On Board |
| cob | cargo on board |
| cob | closing of business |
| cod | cash on delivery |
| cogsa | carriage of goods by sea act |
| comb | Combinable |
| coms | commissions |
| Cont | Container Ship |
| cont | Continent |
| cop? | custom of the port |
| core7 | c/p for iron ore transportation |
| cp | charter party |
| cpt | Carriage Paid To |
| cpt | captain |
| cqd | customary quick despatch |
| crns | cranes |
| csc | container safety convention |
| csh | Cargo Ship |
| ct | Chemical Tanker |
| ct | combined transport |
| ctl | constructive total loss |
| cuft | cubic feet |
| cyl | Cylinders |
| d | Depth |
| d.o. | Diesel Oil |
| da | disbursement accounts |
| daf | Delivered At Frontier |
| dap | days all purposes |
| dap | dia-ammonium sulphate |
| dd | dry dock |
| ddp | delivered duty paid |
| ddu? | Delivered Duty Unpaid |
| ddu | Delivered DUty paid |
| de | Deemed / Earned (freight) |
| dely | delivery |
| dems | Demurrage |
| deq | Delivered Ex Quay |
| des | Delivered Ex Ship |
| df or d.f. | dead freight |
| dims | dimensions |
| disp | Displacement |
| doc | document of compliance (ism) |
| dolsp | dropping outward last sea pilot |
| dop | Dropping Out Pilot |
| dpa | designated person ashore (ism) |
| drft | draft |
| drgr | Dredge – r |
| drx | hellenic drachma (currency) |
| dur | duration |
| dw | Dead Weight |
| dwcc | dead weight- cargo capacity |
| dwt | deadweight |
| ec | east coast |
| ecgb | east coast Great Britain |
| ecsa | east coast south america |
| ecuk | east coast United Kingdom |
| ecus | east coast United States |
| efta | european free trade association |
| egy | Egypt |
| eiu | even if used |
| epirb | emergency position indicating radio beacon |
| er | Engine Room |
| eta | estimated time of arrival |
| etc | expected time of commencement (or completion) |
| etd | estimated time of departure |
| ets | estimated time of sailing |
| euc (euro) | european currency units |
| excl | excluding |
| exw | Ex Works |
| f.o. | Fuel Oil |
| fac | fast as can |
| fas | free alongside ship |
| fas | Free Alongside |
| fb | Ferry Boat |
| fca | Free CArrier |
| fcc | first class charterers |
| fcl | Full Container Load |
| fcr | Floating Crane |
| fd | free despatch |
| fd&d | freight deadfreight & demurrage |
| fdd | freight demurrage defence (p&i) |
| fdeocl | freight deemed earned on completion loading |
| ferts | fertilizers |
| feu | Forty Feet Equivalent Units |
| fgi | for guidance and information |
| fhex | fridays holidays excluded |
| fhex | fridays holidays excluded |
| fhinc | fridays holidays included |
| filo | free in liner out |
| fio | free in out? |
| fios | free in out stowed |
| fiost | free in out spout trimmed |
| fiot | free in out trimming |
| fish | Fishing Boat |
| flg | flag |
| flo-flo | FLoat On – FLoat Off |
| flt | full liner terms |
| fmc | federal maritime commission |
| fms | fathoms |
| fob | free on board |
| fob | free on board |
| fob | Free On Board |
| foq | free on quay |
| for | free on rail |
| fot | free on truck |
| fpa | free of particular average |
| fpt | fore peak tank |
| fr | freight |
| fr | France |
| frght | freight |
| fso | fleet safety officer (ism) |
| ftc | Free Transferable currency |
| fui | for your information |
| fw | fresh water |
| fwa | fresh water allowance |
| fwad | fresh water arrival draft |
| fwd | fresh water draft |
| fwd | forward |
| fxd | fixed |
| fyg | for your guidance |
| ga | general average |
| ga | Go Ahead (telex operator) |
| gatt | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| gc | Gas Carrier |
| gcn | gencon |
| gd | good |
| geo | geographical (rotation) |
| gib | Gibraltar |
| gl | Germanischer Lloyd |
| gmdss | global maritime distress and safety system |
| gmt | greenwich mean time |
| gr | grain |
| Gr | Greece (Hellas) |
| gr | greece |
| grd | geared |
| grls | gearless |
| grt | gross register tons |
| gspb | Good Safe Port Berth |
| gtee | guarantee |
| h.s.a. | hellenic shipbrokers association |
| ha | hatch |
| hd | half despatch |
| hdwts | half despatch working time saved |
| hf | Hydrofoil |
| hfo | heavy fuel oil |
| hh | holds hatches |
| hh or hoha | holds / hatches |
| hhs | heavy handy scrap |
| hk | hong kong |
| hl or h/l | Heavy Lift |
| ho | hold |
| hoha | holds hatches |
| hond | Honduras |
| hrs | Hellenic Register of Shipping |
| hrs | hours |
| hsa | Hellenic Shipbrokers Association |
| hss | heavy grainsoyasorghum |
| hss | High-speed Sea Service |
| i/o | instead of |
| icc | international chamber of commerce? |
| ics | international chamber of shipping |
| ics | institute of chartered shipbrokers |
| ifo | intermediate fuel oil |
| igs | inert Gas System |
| ihp | Indicated Horse Power |
| ilohc | in lieu of holds cleaning |
| ilow | in lieu of weight |
| imco | intergovernmental maritime commission |
| imdg code | international maritime dangerous goods code |
| imo | international maritime organization |
| incl | Including |
| inclad | including address |
| inco terms | international commercial terms |
| isf | international safety federation |
| ism | bla bla bla |
| iso | bla bla bla |
| iwl | institute warranties limits |
| jpn | japan |
| kr | Korean Register of Shipping |
| l | Length |
| l.b.h. | length / breadth/ height |
| l.m.c. | Lloyd’s machinery certificate |
| l.t. | Long Tons |
| l/c? | lay can |
| l/c | letter of credit |
| l/d | loading / discharging |
| la | los angeles (usa) |
| ash | Lighter Aboard SHip |
| lash | Lighter Aboard Ship |
| lat | latitude |
| lbp | Length Between Perpeticulars |
| lc or l/c | letter of credit |
| ldg | loading |
| lgc | Liquefied Gas Carrier |
| lhar | london hull antwerp rotterdam range |
| lifo | liner in free out |
| lo/lo | Lift On / Lift Off |
| loa | Length Over All |
| loi | Letter Of Indemnity |
| long | longitude |
| lpg | Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
| lpgc | liquefied petroleum gas carrier |
| lr | Lloyds Register |
| ls | Light Ship |
| lsc | Live Stock Carrier |
| Lubs | Lubricants |
| m. | metres |
| m.e. | Main Engine |
| m/s | motor ship |
| m/v | motor vessel |
| m/y | Motor Yacht |
| mald | Maldives Islands |
| mdc | marina di carrara |
| mdo | marine diesel oil |
| me or m.e | main engine |
| med | mediterranean |
| mga | master’s general account |
| mgo | marine gas oil |
| mic | man in charge |
| mid | middle |
| min/max | minimum/maximum |
| mip | marine insurance policy |
| miss | mississippi river |
| mm | minimum/maximum |
| moa | memorandum of agreement (S&P) |
| mol | more or less |
| molchopt | more or less at charterers’ option |
| moloo | more or less at owners’ option |
| mop | muriate of potash |
| mos | months |
| mou paris | memorandum of understanding (paris) |
| mpp | multi purpose (type of ship) |
| mrble | marble |
| mt | metric tons |
| mtc | moment to alter trim once centimeter |
| mti | moment to alter trim one inch |
| mv or m/v | motor vessel |
| na or n/a | not applicaple – not acceptable -not available |
| naa | not always afloat |
| naabsa | not always afloat but safely aground |
| ncb | national cargo bureau |
| ncr | non conformance report (ism) |
| ncv | no commercial value |
| ng | Nigeria |
| nhp | nominal horse power |
| nk | nippon kaiji Kyokai |
| No | Number |
| nola | North Lakes |
| NOR | Notice of Readiness |
| norgrain | voyage c/p for carriage of grains (usa-can) |
| nr or n.r. | northern range (from norfolk to portland in usec) |
| nrt | net register tons |
| nsf | Norwegian Sales Fort |
| ny | new york |
| nype | new york produce exchange charter party |
| nype | New York Produce Exchange (charter party) |
| oa | over aged |
| obc | Ore Bulk Carrier |
| obct | Ore Bulk Container |
| obo | Oil Bulk Ore |
| oc | Ore Carrier |
| od | outside diameter |
| onw | onwards |
| ooc | Ore Oil Carrier |
| opt | option |
| osd | Open Shelter Decker |
| osd | open shelter decker |
| ows | owners |
| p&c | Private & Confidential |
| p&i | protection and indemnity (club) |
| p.p.i. | policy proof of interest |
| p/f | proforma |
| p/l | partial loss |
| p/n | promissory note |
| pa | particular average |
| pan | Panama |
| pandi | p&i |
| pass | Passenger Ship |
| pb | permanent bunkers |
| pc | Product Carrier |
| pcc | Pure Car Carrier |
| pd | Per Day |
| pd | port dues |
| ph | per hatch |
| phil | Philippines |
| phos | phosphate |
| pls | please |
| plts | palletes |
| pmo | passing muscat outbound |
| pmt | Per Metric Ton |
| pod | paid on delivery |
| pod | port of delivery |
| posn | position |
| ppse | propose |
| ppt | prompt |
| pr | Polski Rejestr Statkow |
| prt | port |
| psa | Passenger Ship Association |
| psc | port state control |
| pt | Product Tanker |
| pton | Per Ton |
| pts | spanish pesetas (currency) |
| pus | past us (commissions) |
| pus | past us (coms) |
| pv | Peru |
| pwh | per workable hatch |
| qar | quality assurance representative (ism) |
| qt | Qatar |
| qte | quote |
| r | Are |
| r/v | round voyage |
| rd | running days |
| rdc | running down clause |
| rdly | redelivery |
| rdr | radar |
| redely | redelivery |
| ref | Refrigerator Ship |
| reg | regarding |
| rep | representative |
| req | require |
| rge | range |
| ri (rina) | Registro Italiano |
| rnd | round (voyage) |
| rnge | range |
| RoRo | Roll on Roll off |
| rqrd | required |
| rt | Radio Telephone |
| rt | radio telephone |
| ryt | re your telex / telegram / telephone |
| s&p brkr | sale and purchase broker |
| s.s. | Special Survey |
| s/n | shipping note |
| s/p | Submersible Pontoon |
| s/r | Signing / Releasing (bills of lading) |
| s/s | Steamship |
| saoclonl | Ship And Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost |
| SatCom | Satellite Communication |
| SatNav | Satellite Navigation |
| satshex | saturdays sundays holidays excluded |
| sb | safe berth |
| sbm | soya bean meal |
| se | south east |
| shex | Sundays Holidays Excluded |
| shinc | sundays holidays included |
| sid | single decker |
| smc | safety management certificate (ism) |
| smm | safety management manual (ism) |
| smp | soya bean meal pallets |
| sms | safety management system (ism) |
| Sob | shipped on board |
| soc | Shipper owned container |
| Sof | Statement of Facts |
| solas | Safety Of Life At Sea |
| sop | sulphate of potash |
| sopep | shipboard oil pollution emergency plan (ism |
| sp | safe port |
| sp | Spain |
| spn | spain |
| spore | Singapore |
| spt | spot |
| sr | Soviet Register |
| src | Slops Receiving Station |
| sshex | Saturdays Sundays Holidays Excluded |
| ssv | Support Supply Vessel |
| ssw | sawn soft wood |
| st | Side Tank |
| stbd | Starboard |
| stc | Said To Contain |
| stcw code | SEAFARERS’ training certification and watch-keeping |
| stcw convention | international convention on standards of training certification and watch-keeping for seafarers |
| stds | standards |
| stem | subject to existence of merchandise |
| stg | Salvage Tug |
| stl | steel |
| sub | subject to |
| swd | salt water draft |
| swl | Safe Working Load |
| syna | synacomex |
| t/l | total loss |
| tc | time charter |
| tct | time charter trip |
| teu | Twenty Feet Equivalent Units |
| tg | Tug |
| tnge | tonnage |
| tns | tons |
| tpc | tons per centimetre |
| tpi | tons per inch |
| tr | Trawler |
| ts | tons |
| tsh | Tanker Ship |
| tsp | triple super phosphate |
| tss? | tailshaft survey |
| ttl | total |
| tw | tween decker |
| tween | tweendecker |
| u | You |
| uce | unforseen circumstances excepted |
| uk | united kingdom |
| uk/cont | united kingdom / continent range |
| ulcc | Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
| unqt | unquote |
| up river | upper ports of river parana (argentina) |
| usa | United States of America |
| usd | united states dollars |
| usec | united states east coast |
| usg | United States Gulf |
| usnh | united states north of cape hateras |
| uswc | united states west coast |
| uu | Unless Used |
| Vaoclonl | Vessel And Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost |
| vlcc | Very Large Crude Carrier |
| vol. | volume |
| wb | Water Ballast |
| wc | west coast |
| wci | West Coast India |
| wci | west coast italy |
| wcsa | west coast south america |
| weccon | whether entered customs clearance or not |
| wechon | whether entered customs house or not |
| wibon | weather in berth or not |
| wiccon | weather in cargo clearance or not |
| wifpon | weather in free pratique or not |
| wipon | weather in port or not |
| wlthc | Water Line to Top of Hatch Coming |
| wog | Without Guarantee |
| wp | Weather Permitting |
| wr | War Risks |
| wr | without responsibility |
| ww | world wide |
| wwd | Winches Working Day |
| wwd | Weather Working Days |
| wwr | when where ready |
| wwww | wipon / wifpon / wiccon / wibon |
| yu | Yugoslavia |