| A |
MARITIME 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| E |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| G |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 grain,soya,sorghum |
| hss |
High-speed Sea Service |
| I |
|
| 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 |
| J |
|
| jpn |
japan |
| K |
|
| kr |
Korean Register of Shipping |
| L |
|
| 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) |
| lash |
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 |
|
| 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 |
| N |
|
| 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) |
| O |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| Q |
|
| qar |
quality assurance representative (ism) |
| qt |
Qatar |
| qte |
quote |
| R |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| V |
|
| Vaoclonl |
Vessel And Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost |
| vlcc |
Very Large Crude Carrier |
| vol. |
volume |
| W |
|
| 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 |
| X |
|
| Y |
|
| yu |
Yugoslavia |
| Z |
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| z.t. |
Zone Time |
