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Abbreviation list

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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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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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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Abbreviation list

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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Abbreviation list

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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Abbreviation list

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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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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Abbreviation list 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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Abbreviation list 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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