A&CP:- Anchors and Chains Proved
aa:- Always Afloat
Aar:- Against all risks
AB:- Able-bodied seaman
ABS:- American Bureau of shipping
Abt:- About (also abt.)
A/C:- Account
Add:- Addressed
Addtl:- Additional
A.D.I.S:- Automated computer based Data Interchange System
A dk:- Awning deck (Lloyd\\'s Register)
Adv:- Advice
Adval:- Ad valorem. (According to value)
A/F:- Advanced freight
A/F:- Also for (referring to port or ports to be touched by the ship)
A.F.R.A:- Average Freight Rate Assessment
AFT:- After end of ship
A.G.B:- Any good brand
Agt:- Agent; Against
A.H:- After hatch (chartering)
AHD:- Ahead (shipping)
AH RANGE:- Ports within the Antwerp-Hamburg range
A.I.C.S:- Associate of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
A.I.F.T.A:- Associate Institute Freight Trades Association; Anglo-Irish Free Trade Area
AMT:- Amount
AN:- Arrival Notice
ANF:- Arrival Notification Form Advice to Consignee of goods coming forward
ANS:- Answer
A/o:- Account of (also AO.)
AOB:- As on Board
AP:- Additional premium/Average payable
APPRO:- Approval
APPROX:- Approximately
AR:- Arrived (shipping news)
A/R:- All risks (also A.R.) Regards to Insurance; Against all risks (also a.a.r) Marine Insurance
AS:- After sight/Account sales/Alongside
ASABOSA:- Association of Ships Agents and Brokers of South Africa
A.S.A.P:- As soon as possible
A/Side:- Alongside (also A/S)
A.T.A:- Actual Time of Arrival
ATS:- All time saved
A.T.S.D.O:- All Time Saved Discharging Only (chartering) also a.t.s.d.o.
A.T.S.L.O:- All Time Saved Loading Only (chartering) also a.t.s.l.o.
AV:- Available Container
A.W.T.S.B.E:- All Working Time Saved Both Ends (also a.w.t.s.b.e) chartering
A.W.T.S.D.O:- All Working Time Saved Discharging Only (chartering) also a.w.t.s.d.o.
A.W.T.S.L.O:- All Working Time Saved Loading Only (chartering) also a.w.t.s.l.o.
B:- Breadth; Beam – naval architecture; Bale also B/-; Bag also B/- or Bg; Position of centre of buoyancy – naval architecture; Bridge – Lloyd\\'s register; Bale capacity – in cubic metres – Lloyd\\'s register
BAF:- Bunker Adjustment Factor - Freight adjustment factor to reflect current cost of bunkers.
BAL:- Balance – also bal.
BBB:- Before Breaking Bulk, i.e. before opening hatches to discharge
BC:- Buyers Option
BCV:- Barge carrying vessel
BD:- Bank Draft, Bar Draft (grain trade)
Bdi:- Both Dates Inclusive
Bdls:- Bundles
B/E:- Bill of Entry Customs
Bf:- Brought forward
BFC:- Baltimore Form Charter Party - used for Grain cargoes
BHP:- Brake Horse Power
BIFA:- British International Freight Association of freight forwarders
BIMCO:- Baltic and International Maritime Council. A Danish based organisation to which many shipowners belong that represents their interests and assists by preparing standard charter parties and other shipping documents and providing other advisory services.
bkg:- Banking
B/L:- Bill of Lading
BN:- Booking Note
B.O:- Brought over
B/P:- Bills payable
B.P.B:- Bank Post Bill
BS:- Bill of Sale/Bill of Store
BSC:- British Shippers Council
BSI:- British Standards Institution - The authorised body for the preparation of national standards in the U.K. Blank Endorsement.
BSR:- Basic service rate – sea freight element of the tariff
BSt:- Bill of Sight
bt.:- Berth Terms
bt:- Billion tons
btd:- Barrels per day
BV:- Bureau Veritas – French ship classification society
bxs:- Boxes
C&D:- Collection and Delivery. Carriage from/to Customer\\'s premises to/from CFS.
C&E:- Customs and Excise
C&E.T:- Customs and Excise Tariffv C&F:- Cost and Freight. A conventional port-to-port Incoterm term of sale. More correctly known as CFR.
C&I:- Cost and Insurance
CA:- Cabotage
CABAF:- Currency and Bunker Adjustment Factor. A combination of CAF and BAF.
CAC:- Controlled Atmosphere Carriers / Containers
C.A.D:- Cash Against Documents
CAF:- Container Availability Forecast. Also Currency Adjustment Factor, Freight adjustment Factor, to reflect currency exchange fluctuations.
C.A.N:- Customs Assigned Number
cancl:- Cancelled; canceling - chartering
cap:- Capacity
CAP:- Eu. Common Agricultural Policy. EC Policy relating to agricultural produce.
CAPT:- Captain
CB:- Container base. Container freight stations.
C.B.D:- Cash Before Delivery
C.C.C:- Customs Co-operation Council. The forum for international co-operation between Customs authorities in an attempt to provide harmony and uniformity of approach.
C.C.E:- Collector of Customs and Excise
C.C.T:- Common Customs Tariff
CCM:- Central Container Management
CCO:- Container Cartage order
CCU:- Clip-on Unit
C.Dk:- Containers carried on Deck – Lloyd\\'s register
CEAC:- Chief Executive\\'s Advisory Committee
Cert:- Certificate
CF:- Carried forward
CFB:- Citrus Fruit Board
CFR:- Cost and Freight. A conventional / port-to-port only incoterm term of sale. Popularly referred to as C&F.
CFS:- Container Freight Station. Place for packing and unpacking LCL consignments. Variously known as C/Bs
CFSP:- Customs Freight Simplified Procedures. A paperless simplified clearance procedure currently undergoing trials with selected parties.
C.G.A:- Cargo\\'s proportion of General Average
C.G.S.A:- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act – also C.O.G.S.A.
Ch:- Chief
C.H:- Custom House
CHIEF:- Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight. Customs computer system to handle clearance procedures.
CHOPT:- Charterer\\'s Option.
CHQ:- Cheque
C/I:- Certificate of insurance
CIF:- Cost, Insurance and Freight. A conventional port-to-port only, Incoterm term of sale.
CIFC&I:- Cost, insurance, freight, commission and interest
CIP:- Carriage and Insurance paid To a new Combined Transport Incoterm replacing CIF where CT is involved but applicable to all modes of transport. Particularly appropriate for Combined Transport
CIR:- Container Inspection Report
C.K.D:- Completely Knocked Down; Cars Knocked Down
CMI:- Comite Maritime International. An international committee of maritime lawyers.
Cmpl:- Completed – Lloyd\\'s register
CN:- Credit note, Consignment note, Cover
c/o:- Care of; Carried over
CO:- Container Operator/Certificate of origin
c.o.a:- Cash on Arrival
C.O.A:- Contract of Affreightment
COB:- Close of Business
COD:- Change of Destination
Coll:- Collision – Lloyd\\'s register
Com:- Commission
Consgt:- Consignment
C.O.P:- Counter Opposition Policy. Custom of the port.
c.o.p:- Cash on Presentation of documents
COT:- Customer\\'s Own Transport Customer collects from / delivers to CFS/CY
COTIF:- Eu. Convention Concerning International carriage by Rail
COU:- Clip on Unit. Portable refrigeration units. Or Central Operating Unit Body set up to co-ordinate consortium operations in a trade.
C/P:- Charter Party; Custom of Port – also C.O.P – Grain Trade
CPD:- Central Planning Department - Ro/Ro vessels. Charter Party Does.
CPT:- Carriage Paid to A new Combined Transport incoterm replacing CFR where CT is involved but applicable to all modes of transport particularly appropriate for Combined Transport
CQD:- Customary Quick Despatch
C.R.D:- Discharging at Current Rate - chartering
CRN:- U.K. Customs Registered Number A number allocated by C&E to an exporter or agent (Freight Forwarder) for use when exports are to be entered under the SCP
cs:- Cargo segregation – Lloyd\\'s register
CSC:- Container Safety Convention. International convention for safe containers.
CSD:- Container Systems Department.
CT:- Combined Transport Carriage by more than one mode of transport against one contract of carriage.
CTBC:- Coastal Transit Bill Container.
CTBEC:- Coastal Transit Bill C.T.L. Empty Container.
CTD:- Combined Transport Document. The CTO\\'s Bill of Lading.
CTL:- Constructive total loss.
CTLO:- Constructive total, loss only.
CTO:- Combined Transport Operator. A Carrier who contracts as a principal to perform a CT operation. Container Terminal Order
CTS:- Container Throughput Summary
Cu.Ft.:- Cubic Feet
CWE:- Cleared Without Examination Cleared by Customs without inspection.
CY:- Container Yard Collection and Distribution point for loaded FCL and empty containers.
D:- Door.
DAA:- Discharge always afloat
D.A.D:- Documents Against Discretion of collecting bank
DAF:- Delivery at Frontier. An incoterm term of sale applicable to all modes of transport.
DAN:- Deferment Approval Number. An account held by a trader with HMC & E to which duty & VAT are debited direct.
DAT:- Delivery Air temperature
DBB:- Deals, boards and battens
d.b.e:- Dispatch Payable Both Ends – chartering
D.B.E.A.T.S:- Dispatch payable both ends on all time saved
D.B.E.W.T.S:- Dispatch payable both ends on working time saved
Dbk:- Drawback - customs
D.C:- Deviation Clause. Detention Clause (also D.Cl). Direct current (also d.c). Direct Continuation - refers to the extension of a Time Charter contract
DD:- Dry dock.
D.D:- Damage Done
d.d:- Due date
D/D:- Demand Draft; Delivered at Docks
d.d.o:- Dispatch discharging only
DDP:- Delivered Duty Paid. An incoterm of sale applicable to all modes of transport.
dd./s:- Delivered sound – Grain trade
DDU:- Delivered Duty Unpaid. An incoterm of sale applicable to all modes of transport.
Def:- Deferred – customs
DEM-DES:- Demurrage and dispatch
DEQ:- Delivered Ex Quay. A conventional port-to-port incoterm term of sale. (Used to be EXQ)
DES:- Delivered Ex Ship. A conventional port-to-port incoterm of sale. Used to be EXS.
Dest:- Destination
DETR:- Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions.
d.f:- Dead freight – D/f
DFB:- Deciduous Fruit Board
DFT:- Draft
DG:- Dangerous Goods.
DHDATSBE:- Demurrage half despatch on all time saved both ends
DHDWTSBE:- Demurrage half despatch on working time saved both ends
Disch:- Discharge
Dischg:- Discharging
d.l.o:- Dispatch loading after - chartering
DO:- Delivery Order
DOP:- Dropping Outbound Pilot
DOT:- Department of Transport
d.p:- Direct port - chartering
DR:- Debit, Debtor, Drawer
DRO:- Delivery Release Order
DST:- Double stack train with flatbeds capable of carrying containers two-high.
DTI:- Department of Trade and Industry Government Department with responsibility for trade matters.
DW:- Deadweight
DWAT:- Deadweight Average Tonnage
DWC:- Deadweight capacity
d.w.c.c:- Deadweight cargo capacity - chartering
DWT:- Deadweight tonnage  E&0E:- Errors and Omissions Excepted
EB:- Executive Board
E.C.C:- Exchange Control Copy – customs; Extended Cover Clause – marine insurance
ECG:- Export Credits Guarantee Insurance on goods shipped against non-payment by reason of commercial and / or political risks as arranged.
ECP:- Electronic Commerce Project
ECSA:- European Community Shipowners Association
ECSI:- Export Cargo Shipping Instruction. Shipping Instructions from Shipper to Carrier.
EDI:- Electronic Data Interchange. The transfer of structured data from one computer system to another.
EDP:- Electronic Data Processing Computer processing of Data.
EHA:- Equipment Handover Agreement. Agreement acknowledging condition signed when taking over Carrier\\'s equipment and returning it, which incorporates terms of contract under which equipment is taken over.
EIR:- Equipment Interchange Receipt
EPU:- Entry Processing Unit. Customs office that processes Customs entries
EQPT:- Equipment
ESC:- European National Shippers Councils
EST:- Estimated
ETA:- Estimated Time of Arrival.
ETD:- Estimated Time of Departure.
ETR:- Estimated Time of Readiness
Exd:- Examined – Ex.
Exn:- Examination
EXW:- Ex Works. An incoterms term of sale applicable to all modes of transport
ex whf:- Ex wharf
F&D:- Freight and demurrage
FA:- Free alongside
FAA:- Free of all average
f.a.c:- Fast as can
f.a.c.c.o.p:- As fast as ship can load/discharge according to custom of port - chartering
F.Ahd:- Full ahead - shipping
FAK:- Freight All Kinds. System whereby freight is charged per container, irrespective of nature of goods, and not according to a Tariff.
FAS:- Free Alongside Ship. A conventional / port-to-port only incoterm term of sale.
FAV:- Fresh Air ventilation
fbd:- Freeboard – also Fbd.
FBL:-Forwarders Bill of Lading for members of the FIATA.
FCA:- Free Carrier (named place) A new Combined Transport incoterm replacing FOB where CT is involved, but applicable to all modes of transport. Particularly appropriate for Combined Transport
FCL:- Full Container Load. Arrangement whereby Shipper utilises all the space in a container which he packs himself
FCS:- Freight Calculation Sheet
FD:- Free Discharge/Free Despatch/Free Delivery
FF:- Freight Free
FFA:- Free from alongside
FFI:- For Further Instructions. Used in Place of Delivery box if final destination uncertain at time of shipment, e.g. Barking Containerbase FFI.
FI:- Freight Invoice
FIATA:- International Federation of Forwarding Agents Assoc. They have introduced a number of standard uniform documents and is recognised by the ICC and is available to member organisations of FIATA.
FIB:- Free into barge/bunkers
F.i.f.o:- First in first out
FIO:- Free in and out
FIOS:- Free In Out + Stow. Shipper pays for loading, stowing and discharging.
FIOST:- Free in, out, stowed and trimmed
FIOT:- Free in/out and trimmed
FMC:- Federal Maritime Commission. US Federal Authority governing sea transport.
FMS:- Freightmarine Shipping
FOB:- Free On Board. A conventional / port-to-port only incoterm term of sale
FOC:- Free of change/free on car
FOD:- Free of damage
FOQ:- Free on quay
FOR:- Free on rail
FOS:- Free on ship
FOT:- Free on truck
FOW:- First open water/free on wagon
FP:- Flash Point/Floating Policy
FPA:- Free of Particular Average
FPD:- Freight Payable at Destination
FPT:- Fore Peak Tank
FR:- Flatrack Container
F/R:- Freight Release
FRT:- Freight
Frt.fwd:- Freight forward
Frt.ppd:- Freight pre paid
FSC:- For Ship\\'s Convenience
FT:- Free turn; or full terms; or freight ton
F.W:- Fresh Water
FTW:- Free Trade Wharf 20 FT Fruit - port hole type (insulated)/reefer port hole type (insulated)/I.R. (integral reefer) insulated + reefer machinery.
FWD:- Forward. Fresh water damage
GA:- General Average
GA con:- General Average Contribution
G/A dep:- General Average deposit (also G.A. Dep.)
GATT :-Abbreviation for 'General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.' A multilateral treaty to help reduce trade barriers between the signatory countries and to promote trade through tariff concessions. The World Trade Organization (WTO) superseded GATT in 1994.
G.B.O:- Goods in bad order
GM:- Goods Consignment Note
GO:- General Order. Issued by Customs as notice of intention to seize goods.
GP:- General Purpose
G.P:- General Purpose container
GR:- Grain, Gross
GRI:- General rate increase
GRT:- Gross Registered Tonnage (also g.r.t)
G.T:- Gross Tonnage
guar:- Guaranteed
HBL:- House Bill of lading
Hbr:- Harbour
HC:- High Cube. Containers 9 ft 6 ins high instead of usual 8 ft 6 ins.
HFO:- Heavy Fuel Oil of the highest viscosity supplied by a refinery
HH:- Half Height. An OT container only 4 ft 3 ins high.
HL:- Half Length. Heavy Lift
HNS:- Hazardous & Noxious Substances. An international convention which was agreed at a diplomatic conference in 1996
HO:- Head office
HSS:- Heavy Grain, Soya\\'s, Sorghum
Ht:- Height
H.W:- High Water
H.W.M:- High water mark
I.A.C.S:- International Association of Classification Societies
I.A.I.N:- International Association of Institutes of Navigation
I.A.L.A:- International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
I.Arb:- Institute of Arbitrators
I.A.T.A:- International Air Transport Association
IB:- In bond
IBAP:- Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce. Authority monitoring application of CAP
I.B.C:- Intermediate bulk carrier
I.C.&C:- Invoice cost and charges
I.C.B:- International Container Bureau – also B.I.C.
ICC:- International Chamber of Commerce. The ICC are responsible for the drawing up of many international trade laws in order to protect the interests of both the seller and the buyer for example the INCOTERMS 2000 and the UCP 500 for documentary letters of credit.
ICC:- Ins. Institute Cargo Clauses. The Institute of London Underwriters standard clauses for cargo insurance.
ICC:- U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission. The U.S. governmental body to regulate interstate trade.
ICD:- Inland Container Depot. A CFS with Customs Clearance Facilities.
I.C.H.C.A:- International Cargo Handling Co-Ordination Association
I.C.O.T.A.S:- International Committee on the Organisation of Traffic at Sea
I.C.S:- International Chamber of Shipping; Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
I.D:- Import duty
IEF:- International Exchange File
I/F:- Insufficient funds
I.F.F:- Institute of Freight Forwarders
IFO:- Intermediate Fuel Oil (grade of fuel of viscosity between H.F.O. and M.D.O.)
I.F.S.M.A:- International Federation of Ship\\'s Masters\\' Association – also I.F.S.A.
I.F.T.A:- Institute of Freight Trades Association
I.L.A:- Institute of loss adjusters
I.L.U:- Institute of London Underwriters
IMB:- Imbalance
IMDG Code:- International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. The IMO recommendations for the carriage of dangerous goods by sea.
IMO:- International Maritime Organisation. The UN Body charged with the duty of making safety and anti-pollution conventions and recommendations concerning sea transport.
IMS:- Information Management Systems (Computer)
INS:- Insurance
INT:- Interest
Inv:- Invoice; Investment
I/O:- In and/or over (stowage of cargo under or on deck)
I.S.F:- International Shipping Federation
ISO:- International Standards Organisation. International Organisation of National Standard Bodies responsible, inter alia, for setting standards.
ITS:- Long Term Storage
IV:- Invoice Value/Increased Value
IWL:- Institute Warranty Limits
J. & W.O:- Jettison and washing overboard
JCL:- Joint Container Line
kn:- Knots – also k, knt, kts.
Kt:- Thousand tons
L:- Levy, Liquid capacity, Lever engines
L/A:- Landing account; Lloyd\\'s Agent; Letter of Authority
LASH:- Lighter aboard ship
Lat:- Latitude
LAYCAN:-Laydays/Cancelling (date): Range of dates within the hire contract must start.
L.B.P:- Length between Perpendiculars
L/C:- Letter of Credit. The document in which the terms of a Documentary Credit transaction are set out.
L.C:- Logistic Centre/London clause
LCL:- Less than Container Load. A parcel of goods too small to fill a container which is grouped by the Carrier at a CFS with other compatible goods for the same destination.
Ld:- Load
Ldg:- Landing; Loading – also ldg.
Ldg. & Dely:- Landing and Delivery
Lds:- Loads
LEC:- Local Export Control. A system of clearing export containers at Exporter\\'s premises.
LEFOS:- Lands End for Orders
LI:- Letter of Indemnity Sometimes used to allow Consignee to take delivery of goods without surrendering B/L which has been delayed or become lost.
LIC:- Local Import Control. A system of clearing import containers at Importer\\'s premises.
L.I.F.O:- Liner in free out
l.i.f.o:- Last in first out
L.I.T:- Longitude in time
Lkg & Bkg:- Leakage and Breakage
LL:- Load List; Long Length
L.L:- Load Lines
LLMC:- International Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims. A 1976 limitation convention enacted in the UK by the Merchant Shipping Act 1979.
LNG:- Liquefied Natural Gas
L.O.A:- Length overall
LOA – Letter of Authority
LOF\\'95:- Lloyds Open Form 1995. A standard form of salvage agreement.
LO-LO:- Lift-On/Lift-Off. A containership onto which and from which containers are lifted by crane (as opposed to Ro-Ro).
Long:- Longitude
LPC:- Last Port of call
L.P.G:- Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LR:- Lloyds Register of Shipping
LTBENDS:- Liner Terms Both Ends – also l.t. bends
LWOST:- Low Water Ordinary Spring Tide
lwt:- lightweight
M&R:- Maintenance and Repair
M:- Motor.
MA:- Manifest Amendment
MARPOL:- Marine Pollution convention
MARSCC:- Marine Stowage Co-ordination Centre
MCR:- Maximum Continuous Rating
MDA:- Mean Draft Arrival
MDD:- Mean Draft Departure
MDO:- Marine Diesel Oil
m.dwt:- million tons deadweight
MED:- Mediterranean
mg:- Managing
Mgr:- Manager
Mgt:- Management
M.I.A:- Marine Insurance Act Min.
B/L:- Minimum Bill of Lading
MIN WT:- Minimum weight
Misc:- Miscellaneous
MLA:- Maritime Law Association.
MLE:- Multiple Line Enquiry
MMO:- Mercantile Marine Office
MMO:- Multi Modal Operator.
MO:- Marketing Organisation
MOH:- Medical Officer of Health
MOLOO:- More or less in Owner\\'s Option
M/R:- Mate\\'s Receipt – also M.R.
MS:- Motor Ship
MSC:- Maritime Safety Committee (of IMCO)
MSA:- Merchant Shipping Acts
MT:- Empty – also m.t. An empty container or Multimodal Transport. Metric Tons.
MTD:- Multimodal Transport Document.
MTO:- Multimodal Transport Operator. Same as MMO.
MV:- Motor Vessel – also m.v.
n.a:- Not available (N.A.)
NAABSA:- Not always afloat but safe aground
NAD LIST:- Name and address
NAWK:- National Association of Warehouse Keepers.
NB:- Northbound
n.d:- Non-delivery
NDOT – National Department of Transport
N/m:- No marks (N.m.)
N.O.R:- Notice of Readiness (N/R)
N.O.R.A:- Notice of Readiness Accepted
N.O.R.T. & A:- Notice of Readiness Tendered and Accepted
NPC:- Next Port of Call
NPV:- Net present value
NRAD:- No risk after discharge
NRT:- Net registered tonnage
NtWt:- Net weight
NVO(C)C:- Non Vessel Owning/Operating (Common) Carrier. A Carrier issuing Bs/L for carriage of goods on vessels which he neither owns nor operates.
NWC:- North West Continent
OBO:- Oil Bulk Ore Carrier
OBOC:- Oil Bulk Ore Carrier
o/c:- Overcharge
Oc. B/L:- Ocean Bill of Lading
O/c.d:- Other cargo damage
OCL:- Overseas Containers Limited
OD:- on Deck
OF:- outward Freight
OH:- Overheight. A container/flat rack with goods protruding above the top of the corner posts.
OHTB:- Official Harbour Tariff Book
O/o:- Order of
OOG:- Out of Gauge. Goods whose dimensions exceed those of the container/flat rack in which they are packed.
O.P:- Open Policy
OR:- Owners Risk
O.S:- Ordinary Seaman.
OS:- Open sided container. Overseas. Overstay/Off slip/Open slip.
OSCB:- Oilseeds Control Board
OSP:- One Safe Port
OT:- Open Top. A container with tarpaulin covered open roof.
O.T.A.R:- Overseas Tariffs and Regulations
OW:- Overwidth. A container with goods protruding beyond the sides of the container/flat rack onto which they are packed.
P & I:- Protection and Indemnity
P & I Club:- Protection and Indemnity Club. Protection and Indemnity Association Carrier\\'s mutual liability insurer.
PA:- Particular Average. Partial accidental loss or damage (as opposed to Total Loss or General Average).
pa:- Per annum
PCL:- Parcel
PCNT:- Panama Canal Net Ton
pcs:- Pieces
PD:- Packing Declaration, passed, paid, port dues.
PER DIEM :-A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.
PF:- Platform
PFSO – Port Facility security Officer
PFSP – Port Facility Security Plan
PHA:- Port Health Authority.
PIRN:- Positioning Instruction Reference Number
pkg:- Package
Pkge:- Package
PL:- Partial Loss
P.M.T:- Per metric ton
P/N:- Promissory Note
PO:- Positioning
POA:- Place of Acceptance. Where the goods are received for transit and Carrier\\'s liability commences. Now more usually called a POR.
P.O.B:- Pilot on Board; Post Office Box
p.o.c:- Port of call
POD:- Port of Discharge; Pay on delivery; Place of Delivery - where goods are delivered and Carrier\\'s liability ceases; or Proof of Delivery. A signed receipt acknowledging delivery.
POL:- Port of Loading
P.O.R:- Place of Receipt; Port of refuge (p.o.r.); Port of Registry.
PP:- Per pro. (on behalf of)/Picked ports
ppd:- Prepaid
PPECB:- Perishable Products Export Control Board
PPI:- Planned Position Indicator (radar screen)
PSD:- Parcel size distribution
PSI – Pre-shipment inspection
P/side:- Port side – left side of ship
P to P:- U.K. Port to Port. U.S. Pier to Pier.
Qlty:- Quality
Qn:- Quotation (qn.)
qty:- Quantity
Qy:- Query
R:- Rail.
rcv:- Receiver
r.d:- Running days
R/D:- Refer to drawer
RDC:- Running Down clause
recd:- Received
Redel:- Redelivery
Redicon:- Refrigerated Digital Control
Ref:- Ship fitted with refrigerated cargo installation; Refraction; Reference
reg:- Registered (regd)
RFR:- Required freight rate
RFS:- Received for shipment
RIB:- Retained/Railed in bond
RINA:- Registro Italiano Navale
RMT:- Road Motor Transport
RN:- Release Note. Receipt signed by Customer acknowledging delivery of goods.
r.o.b:- Retained on Board/Remaining on Board
RO-RO:- Roll On-Roll Off. A ferry type vessel onto which goods and containers can be driven, usually via a ramp.
RPT:- Rate per Ton
RT:- Radio Telephone
S. & F.A:- Shipping and Forwarding Agent
S. & L:- Sue and labour
S.A:- South Africa
s/a:- Safe arrival; Subject to approval
SACD:- South African Container Depots
SAD:- U.K. Single Administrative Document. Customs Declaration Form for both import and export cargo.
SB:- Southbound
SBT:- Segregated ballast tanks
SCAAFF:- South and Central African Association of Freight Forwarders
SCAR:- Straight Consignment-Automatic Release.
SCC:- Stowage Co-ordination Centre
SCNT:- Suez canal net ton
SCP:- U.K. Simplified Clearance Procedure. A simplified clearance procedure, under which Exporters of goods not requiring special control may submit an abbreviated Customs pre-entry or an approved commercial document at the time of export and provide the full statistical information after the goods are exported.
SCS:- Safmarine Computer Services
SD:- Sailed
s.d:- Short Delivery; small damage; sea damage
SDR:- Special Drawing Rights. The mean of a basket of currencies designed to stabilise currency exchange fluctuations in international valuations. Now used to express limitation in the Hague Visby Rules and MSA Limitation Convention etc.
S.D.W.T:- Summer dead weight
S.E.D:- Shipper\\'s Export Documentation
S.F:- Shear force; stowage factor
S.G.S.:- Societe Generale Surveillance (French owned organisation in the field of Quality assurance, inspection and verification
SHEX:- Sundays and Holidays excluded
SHEXEIU:- Sundays and Holidays excepted Even if used
SHEXUU:- Sundays and Holidays excepted unless used
Shinc:- Sunday and Holidays included
Shipt:- Shipment (Shpt.)
Shpg:- Shipping
SHIX:- Sundays and Holidays included
SHP:- Shaft Horse Power
SI:- Shipping Instruction/Short interest
SITPRO:- Simpler Trade Procedures Board.
sld:- Sailed
S.M:- Shipping Master
SMEU:- Six metre equivalent unit
SMM:- Shipping market model
SN:- Shipping Note
SO:- Ship Operator; Sellers option; Stop order - placed by customs on goods not correctly cleared or required for inspection.
SOB:- Shipped On Board. Endorsement on a Bill of Lading confirming loading of goods on vessel.
SOL:- Shipowner\\'s Liability
S.O.L.A.S:- Safety of life at sea Convention
S.O.S:- Save our souls
SPR:- Sun Protection Required
SRP:- Stack Reception Period
SS:- Steamship
S/side:- Shipside
SSN:- U.K. Standard Shipping Note.
s.t.c:- Said to contain
std.:- Standard
s.t.w:- Said to weigh
S.V:- Sailing Vessel
SW:- Salt Water
SWAD:- Salt Water Arrival Draft
S.W.L:- Safe Working Load; Statutory Water Level  TARV:- Transatlantic Round Voyage
TBN:- To be nominated/narrowed
T/C:- Till countermanded; Time Charter
TCA:- Technical Compatibility Agreement
T.C.H:- Time charter hire
T. Dk:- Tween deck
TDL:- Terminal deadline
t.d.w:- tons deadweight
Temp:- Temperature; Temporary
TEU:- Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit. eg. 1 x 40ft = 2 TEU; 1 x 20ft = 1 TEU.
TF:- Tropical fresh water zone load line mark
THC:- Terminal Handling Charge. A charge for handling FCLs at ocean terminals. Also known as a Container/Port Service Charge.
TIR:- Turn-in Reconciliation; Eu. Transports International Routiers - A system involving the issue of a carnet to road hauliers which allows loaded vehicles to cross national frontiers with minimum Customs formalities; U.S. Trailer Interchange Receipt - receipt to shipper delivering a loaded export container to a terminal.
Tk:- Tank (Ta)
T.L:- Total Loss (T/L)
TO:- Terminal Operator; Transshipment Order; Transfer Order.
Tonn:- Tonnage
TS:- Transshipment. Transfer from one vessel to another for on carriage.
TSP:- Terminal ship planner
Tss:- Twin screw ship
TTO:- Through Transport Operator. A Carrier who contracts to carry goods (only part of which carriage he undertakes himself) on the basis that he is a principal whilst the goods are in his personal care and an agent only whilst they are not.
TRIPS:- Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
TTT:- Temperature Tolerance Tim
UCC:- U.S. Uniform Commercial Code.
UCP:- Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits. The 'Bankers Bible' on Documentary Credit interpretation issued by the ICC (Brochure no. 500 operating from 1st January 1994)
u.d:- Under deck
U.dk:- Upper deck
U.L.C.C:- Ultra large crude (oil) carrier
U.N:- United Nations.
UNCITRAL:- United Nations Commission on International Trade and Law. UNCON:- Uncontainerable Goods. Goods which, because of their dimensions, cannot be containerised and which are therefore carried other than in a container.
UNCTAD:- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
UO:- Underwriting Office
Us:- Unserviceable
u.s:- Under seal
UT:- Unit train
UU:- Unusable i.e. damaged container
U/w:- Underwriter (uw; u/w)
V.A.T:- Value Added Tax
V.C:- Variable charge; valuation clause
VDN:- Valuation Determination Number
VDU:- Visual Display Unit
V.L.C.C:- Very large crude carrier
v.v:- Vice versa
WA:- With average
WAMLL:- Wool and Mohair Load List
WB:- Waybill
Wdk:- Weather deck
W.F.A:- With following alteration
w.g:- weight guaranteed
whf:- Wharf
W.H.O:- World Health Organisation
WIBON:- Whether in berth or not
WIFPON:- Whether in free pratique or not,
WIPON:- Whether in port or not
Wk:- Week
Wkg:- Working
W/M:- Weight and/or measurement
w.o.b:- Washed overboard
W.O.L:- Wharf owner\\'s liability
W.P:- Water plane; Weather permitting;
w.p:- Without prejudice.
WPA:- With Particular Average
W.R:- Warehouse receipt
WT:- Watertight (W/T)
W/T:- Wireless Telegraphy
wt:- Weight
WTS:- Working time saved
W/W:- Warehouse warrant
WW:- World Wide Trading
W.W.D:- Weather working days
W.W.D.SHEX:- Weather working days Sundays and Holidays excepted
W.W.D.SHINC:- Weather working days Sundays and Holidays included
W.W.R:- When and Where Ready
XHAUL:- Cross Haul
XXX:- Urgency signal transmitted by wireless telegraph
YA1950:- York Antwerp rules - relates to G.A.
yd:- Yard
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