shipping maritime abbreviations

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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 Assessmentafsps 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 apparatusbactap but as close to as possible

baf Bunker adjustment factor

bal Balance

baltime Time charter party

bb Ballast bonus or Back to back or Bulbous bow or Breakbulk or Bahia Blanca or Below bridges or Bil l

bbb 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 Councilbsea 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 Officerct 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 canfaccop 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)

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feast 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

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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 contributionga.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 dayhdl 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 Classificat ion 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 Handl ing 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 systemihp 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

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inst. 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 Pollut ion 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 downk.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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lat 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 Longitudelop 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

max Maximum

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 hatchmhe 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 North America or North Atlantic or Not absolutely or Nearest approach or Not availabe or Not

na or n/a 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 providednes 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

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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 ageobo 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

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ordet 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 carrierpc 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

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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 sidepsc 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 South Atlantic or South America or South Africa or South Australia or Socite Anonyme or Safe

sae Stamped and 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 tallysld 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 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 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers,

stds 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 vesselsvp 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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tct 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 decku/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 coastwccon 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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wltm 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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