Marine Abreviations

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A/H

A/H RNG

a/m

a/n

A/S

a/s

AAAA

AARA

abb.

ABS

ABT

Abt.

abt.ABV

abv.

acc.

ACCLY

ACCRDG

acg

ack

ACRD

- Antwerp, Hamburg range of ports (Chartering).

- ANTWERPEN/HAMBURG RNG

- above-mentioned

- above-named

- AlongSide

- after sight

- Always Afloat Always Accessible

- Amsterdam-Antwerpen-Rotterdam Area

- (. abbrev.) abbreviation

- American Bureau of Shipping (classification society)

- About

- About (also abt.).

- about

- Above

- above

- according

- according

- according

- according to

- acknowledgement

- ACCORDING TO VALUE.


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ANS

ANTHAM

API

APPRO

APPROX

Apr.

APS

ar(r).

ARAG

ARB

ARCS

ARND

Arpaarri

ARRL

arrl

ASAP

asf.

ASPW

ASST

ATDNSHINC

- ANSWER

- ANTwerp-HAMburg range

- American Petroleum Institute

- APPROVAL

- APPROXIMATE

- April

- Arrival Pilot Station

- arrival

- Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent range

- ARBITRATION

- Admiralty Raster Chart Service

- AROUND

- Automatic Radar Plotting Aids

- arrival

- ARRIVAL

- arrival

- AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

- and so forth

- Any Safe Port in the World

- ASSISTANT

- Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays INCluded


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bd. ft.

BDI

BENDS

BENDS

bet.

BGD

BI

BIMCO

Bimcosale

Binico

blading=B/L

BWAD

c. & f.

C. Ft

BOB

BROBBT

BV

C.A.D.

C.B. & H.

- board foot

- Both Dates Inclusive

- BOTH ENDS

- Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

- between

- BAGGED

- Both Inclusive.

- The Baltic and International Maritime Council

-The Bimco standard form of bill of sale

- Baltic and International Maritime Council

- Bill of Lading

- Bunker On Board.

- Cost and freight (also C. & F.).

- Cubic feet (also c.f.; cu. ft.).

- CASH AGAINST DOCUMENTS

- Bunkers Remaining On Board.

- Berth Terms.

- Bureau Vericas (classification society)

- Brackish Water Arrival Draft.

- Continent between Bordeaux and Hamburg (Chartering).


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C.C.

C.C.

C.f.o.

C.H. & H.

c.i.f.

c.i.f. & c.

C.O.B.

C.O.D.

C.O.G.S.A.

C.P.D.

CAD

CAF

cancl.

C.R.

C.R.D.

C/OC/P (CP)

CARIB

CBF

CBI

CBM

- CURRENT COST, CARBON COPY

- CIVIL COMMOTION

- Coast for orders; Channel for orders.

- Continent between Harve and Hamburg (Chartering).

- Cost, insurance and freight (also C.I.F.).

- Cost, insurance, freight and commission (also C.I.F. & C.).

- Close of Business (Chartering).

- CASH ON DELIVERY

- Carriage of Good by Sea Act (also C.G.S.A.).

- CHRTRS PAY DUES

- CURRENT RATE

- Currency adjusting factor (freight)

- Cancelled: Cancelling (Chartering).

- Caribbean.

- Discharging at Current Rate (Chartering).

- Care of

- CharterParty.

- computer assisted design

- cubic feet

- computer-based information

- CUBIC METER.


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CNF

COA

COACP

COBLDN

COD

Cont. A/H

Cont. B/H

Cont. H/H

COGSA

Colreg

COMM

compl.

COPCOW

CPD

CPP

CPT

CQD

CR

CROB

CSS

- CONFIRM

- contract of affreightment

- Contract Of Affreightment Charter Party.

- Closing Of Business LoDoN.

- Cash On Delivery

- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.

- Continent, Bordeaux-Hamburg range (also Cont. (B.H.)) (

- Continent, Havre-Hamburg range (also Cont. (H.H)) (Char

- Custom Of Port

- International Convention on Collision Regulations, IMO

- COMMISION

- Completing (Chartering).

- Continent, Antwerp-Hamburg range (also Cont. (A.H.)) (C

- crude oil washing

- Charterers Pay Dues

- Clean Petroleum Products.

- Carriage Paid To

- Customary Quick Despatch

- Current Rate

- Cargo Remaining Onboard.

- Code of Shipmanagement Standards


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EXT

EXW

F. & D.

EX.

exc

EXCL

f.a.c.c.o.p.

f.a.s.

f.b.m.

f.d.

F.DESP (FD)

F.DISf.i.

f.i.o.

f.i.o.s.

f.i.o.t

f.o.b.L

f.o.b.s.

FA

FAC

- EX Works

- Freight and Demurrage (Chartering).

- As fast as ship can load/discharge according to custom of p

(Chartering).

- OUT OF

- except

- Excluding

-EXTENDED

- Free alongside ship; Free arrival station (container Transpo

seconds

- Foot board measure (Timber Trade).

- Free delivery; Free discharge (Chartering); Free dispatch C

Free docks

- Free DESPatch.

- Free DIScharge.

- Free in (Chartering).

- Free in and out (Chartering).

- Free in and out and stowed (Chartering).

- Free in and out and trimmed (Chartering).

- Free on board and trimmed (Chartering).

- Free on board and stowed (Chartering).

- Free Alongside

- FAST AS CAN

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FAC

FAS

FD

FDDFDEDANRSAOCLON

L

FAS

FCA

FCC

FCO

FILTD

FIOFIOST

FHEX

FHINC

FIOT

FIT

FIW

FLWS

FMC

FMS

FNI

- Fast As Can.

- FREE ALONGSIDE SHIP

- Free Alongside Ship

- Freight Demurrage Deadfreight

- Freight Deemed Earned Discountless & Non-Refundable Ship and Or

Lost

- Friday Holidays EXcluded. (Muslim Countries)

- Free CArrier

- fully cellular concainership

- financed, constructed and operated

- FREE DISCHARGE/DISPATCH

- Free In and Out.

- Free In and Out Stowed and Trimmed.

- Free In and Out Trimmed.

- Friday Holidays INCluded. (Muslim Countries)

- Free in Liner Terms Discharge (Chartering).

- Free In Trimmed.

- Free in Wagon

- FOLLOWS

- Federal Maritime Commission.

- FathoMS

- Fellow of The Nautical Institute


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FO

FO

FO (IFO)

FOB

FOBT

FOG

FOQ

FOR

FORCE MAJEURE -

FOT

FOW

FOW

FPSOFree Exins

freight SHIP

FSA

FTP

FWAD

FWDD

FWDD

FYG

- For Orders

- fuel oil

- Fuel Oil/Intermediate FO.

- Free On Board

- FREE ON BOARD AND TRIMED

- For Our Guidance.

- Free On Quay

- Free On Rail

- Free On Truck

- First Open Water

- Free On Wharf

- floating production, storage and offloading system

- (owners) FREE of any EXtra INSurance.

- formal safety assessment

- file transfer protocol

- Fresh water Arrival Draft.

- FORWARDED

- Fresh Water Departure Draft.

- For Your Guidance.


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h.g.s.s.

h.h.d.w.

H.S.S.

HA

HBF

HBR

HDLTSBENDS

HDWTS

HF

HHDW

HHDW

HHP

HMSHNS

HO

HO

HV

HP

HRS

HSC

HSE

- Heavy grain. Soyas, Sorghum (also H.S.S.) (Chartering).

- Heavy handy deadweight scrap (Chartering).

- Heavy Grain, Soyas, Sorghum (also h.g.s.s.) (Chartering).

- HAtch

- Harmless Bulk Fertilizer.

-HARBOUR

- Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends

- Half Demurrage Weather Time Saved

- HALF

- HEAVY HANDY DEADWEIGHT(SCRAP)

- Handy Heavy d.w. (scrap)

- high holding power (anchors)

- Heavy Metal Scraps.

- Convention on the Carriage of Noxious and Hazardous Su

- HOld

- Hydrographic Office, observed height

- high pressure

- HOURS

- International Code of Safely for High-Speed Craft, IMO

- health safety and environmental. Health and Safety Executi

-HAVE


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HW

HWD

I M PA

I.E.

I.W.L.

Iacs

IAIN

Iala

IAPH

IASST

IBC Code

IBCSICAB

ICE-BOUND

ICHCA

ICS

IDLE SHIP

IFSMA

IGC Code

IGO

- High Water

- HEAVY WEATHER DAMAGE

- International Maritime Pilots' Association

- IDEM EST

- Institute Warranty Limits.

- International Association of Classification Societies

- International Association of Institutes of Navigation

- International Association of Lighthouse Authorities

- International Association of Ports and Harbors

- International Association for Sea Survival Training

- International Code for the Construction and Equipment of

- integrated bridge control system

- International Cargo Advisory Bureau

- International Cargo Handling Coordination Association

- International Chamber of Shipping, Institute of Chartered S

international

- International Federation of Ship Masters' Associations

- International Code for the Construction and Equipment of

Liquefied

- inter-governmental organisation

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IGS

IHMA

IHO

IIMS

ILO

IMarE

IMLA

IMMY

IMO

IMB

IMDG

IMDG Code

INCLINDEMNITY

Inmarsat

Intel-cargo

Intertanko

INV

IS

ISDN

ISDP

- inert gas system

- International Harbour Masters' Association

- International Hydrographic Organisation

- International Institute of Marine Surveyors

- International Labour Organisation

- Institute of Marine Engineers

- International Maritime Bureau

- IMMEDIATELY

- International Maritime Organisation

- Including.

- International Maritime Dangerous Code.

- International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, IMO

- International Maritime Lecturers Association

- International Marine Satellite Organisation

- International Cargo Owners Association

- International Association of Independent Tanker Owners

- INVOICE

- information systems

- integrated services digital network

- integrated ship design and production


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ISF

ISGOTT

ISM Code

ISMA

ISO

ISSN

IT

ITF

ITOPF

IU

IUHTAUTC

l.s.

L.S.

IWL

KR

L.T.

LAN

- International Shipping Federation

- International Safety Guide for Oil

- International Safety Management Code, IMO

- International Ship Managers' Association

- International Standards Organisation

- international standard serial number

- information technology

- International Transport Workers Federation

- International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation

- If Used

- If Used, Half Time ActUally To Count.

- INSTITUTE WARRANTIES

- Lump sum (Chartering).

- Lump Sum.

- Liner Terms.

- Korean Register of Shipping (classification society)

- Last in first out (Chartering).

- local apparent noon (nautical), local area network

L

- Liner in free out (Chartering).

l.i.f.o.

L.I.F.O.

K


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LOI

LOL

LOP

LOR

LOS

LOW

LP

LPG

LPG CAR

LR

LSA

LSD

LSTLT (LTONS)

LTBENDS

LTD

LW

LW

LWL

M.O.L.0.0.

- Letter Of Indemnity.

- limitation of owner's liability, loss of life

- line of position

- letter of readiness

- line of site. Law of the Sea

- Last Open Water

- liquid petroleum, low pressure

- liquefied petroleum gas

- LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS CARRIER

- Lloyd's Register (classification society)

- life saving appliances, Lloyd's standard form of salvage agr

- Lashed Secured Dunnage.

- local standard time

- Long TONS.

- Liner Terms Both Ends (also l.t. bends) (Chartering).

- light displacement tonnage, lost during transhipment

- Low Water

- low water, winter load line (limber)

- length on water line, low water line

- More or Less at Owner's Option (Chartering).

M


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MAIIF

Marisat

Marpol 73/78

MAX

MB

Mb

MDO (DO)

MEDIT

MEMO

MEO

MEPCMERSAR

MHWS

MIN

MIN/MAX

MIS

MKT

MLWS

MNI

- Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum

- maritime satellite system.

- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution fr

- Mate's Receipt

- Maximum.

- Merchant Broker

- megabyte

- Marine Diesel Oil.

- Mediterranean

- Memorandum

- medium earth orbit (satellite configuration)

- Marine Environment Protection Committee, IMO

- Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual

- Mean high water springs

- Minimum

- Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity).

- management information system

- Market

- Mean Low water spring

- Member of The Nautical Institute

- Marine Accident Investigation Board

M/R

MAIB


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N.O.R.A.

n.S

n.W

N/R

NAABSA

Navitex

NCB

NCOB

ND

NDFCAPMQS

NDT

NE

NEGONEOBI(G)

NET

NFTZ

NIHQ

NK (NKK)

Nl

NM

NNR

- Notice of Readiness Accepted (Chartering).

- not South of

- not West of

- Not Reported: Notice of Readiness (Chartering) (also N.O.

- Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground.

- navigational and meteorological warning broadcast service,

- National Cargo Bureau.

- no cargo on board

- not delivery

- No Deadfreight for Charterer's Account Providing Minimu

Supplied.

- non-destructive testing

- Nord East

- Negotiation

- Not East of But Including (Greece).

- Netto

- non free trade zone

- Nautical Institute Headquarters. London

- Nippon Kaiji Kyokai(classification society)

- Nautical Institute

- nautical mile

- national nature reserve


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NOP

NOR

NOR

NPA

NSOBI

O.S.P.

O/D

NT

NT

O/OOBO

OCC

OCIMF

OCR

OECD

OFF HIRE

OO

OOD

- Not South of But Including.

- One Safe Port (Chartering).

- On demaind

- Owner's Option.

- net tonne (short tonne)

- On arrival at or off the port (Chartering).

- not otherwise provided

Notice Of Readiness.

- notice of readiness

- National Petroleum Association (refers to colour scales for

- ore/bulk/oil carrier

- occupied

- Oil Companies International Marine Forum

- optical character recognition

- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

- Owners Option

- officer of the deck

O

- owner's risk

o.a.a.o.o.p.

O.R.

- New York Not North Of George Washington Bridge.


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OOW

OPA 90

Opec

OPPR

OPRC

OPT

OSH

p.t

Panamax

OT

Overage

P and I (P&l) club

PC

PCT

PDPR

PDPR

PER-PRO

PFD

- officer of the watch

- Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (USA)

- Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

- oil pollution preparedness and response

- International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, R

Co-

- option

- Open Shelter Deck

- On Truck

- Private terms (Chartering).

- Market category of ships nationally within the limit for tra

Panama Canal.

- personal computer

- Quantity in excess of Charter Party minimum.

- protection and indemnity club

- Part cargo (Chartering).

- Percent

- Per Day Pro Rata.

- Per Day Pro-rated

- Per procurationem

- position fixing device, personal floatation device

P

- Per metric ton

p.c.

P.M.T.


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PHPD

PHPWWD

PIANC

PLB

PMS

POB

POC

PPD

PPT

ppt.

PROMPT

PRO-RATA

PROVISOPSC

R&D

psg.

PV

PWWD

- Per Hatch Per Day

- Per hatch per weather working day

- Permanent International Association of Navigation Congre

- Passing (also PSG) (Chartering).

- personal locator beacon

- planned maintenance system

- pilot on board/persons on board

- Port of Call

- Prepaid

- promt

- pressure/vacuum, prime vertical

- Per Weather Working day

- quality assurance

- Prompt (Chartering).

-

- Proportionately

- port state control

Q

R

QA

- research and development


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r.d.

r.o.b.

RA

RAM

RCC

RDF

RED

RF

RINA

RNR

ROB

ROB

ROCRom

Ro-ro

ROTLX

ROTN

RPM

RS

RT (R/T)

RYC

- Running days (Chartering).

- Remaining on board (Chartering).

- Range additional

- random access memory

- rescue coordination centre

- radio direction finder

- Rate extras demurrage

- range finder, radio frequency

- Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Registro Italiano Na

(classification society)

- Rate Not Reported

- Remaining On Board.

- remain on board (cargo, bunkers)

- Reference Our Cable....(date).

- read only memory

- roll on/roll off

- Reference Our TeLeX ...(date).

- rotation

- Revs. Per Minute.

- Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (classification soci

- radio telegraph, telegraphy, telephone

- Reference Your Cable...(date).


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S.B.

S.R. Ports

SART

SAS

SB

S/R B/L

SAC

Sam

SAR

SDW

SELFDSES

SF

SHEX

Shex.

SHEXEIU

SHEXUU

SHinc

SHINC

- Short Bill; Sales Book; Safe Berth (Chartering).- Southern Range ports (U.S. Atlantic ports south of Norfolk

(Chartering).

- Signing and Releasing Bill(s) of Lading.

- Reference Your TeLeX...(date).

- safety at sea

- Safe Berth.

- summer dead weight

- special area of conservation

- surface to air missile

- search and rescue

- search and rescue radar transponder

- SELFDischarger

- satellite earth station, Seafarers' Education Service

- Superficial Feet

- Sundays, Holidays Excluded.

- Sundays and Holidays excepted (also SHEX).

- Sundays and Holidays excepted Even if Used.

- Sundays and Holidays excepted Unless Used.

- Sundays and Holidays included (also SHINC).

- Sundays, Holidays Included.

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SID

Sire

SMarT

SMC

SMS

SOF

SPA

SPI

SPM

Solas

SOM

SOP `

SP

SS and C

SSHEX or SATSHEX

SSHINC or SATSHINC

ST

STCW

STEM

SUBC

SWAD

- Single Deck

- ship's inspection report: a database system of the OCIMF

- Support for Maritime Training scheme (UK)

- Swedish Official Measure

- standard operating procedure

- Safe Port.

- safety management certificate (as per ISM Code)

- safety management system

- Statement Of Facts.

- International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, IMO

- special protection area

- ship-port interface, IMO

- single point mooring

- Same Sea and Country coast

- Subject To Enough Merchandise.

- self-unloading bulk carrier

- Salt Water Arrival Draught (Chartering).

- SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays EXcluded.

- SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays INCluded.

- Short Tons.

- International Convention on Standards of Training, Certific


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UTC

ULBC

ULCC

UN

Unclos

VDR

UU

UUIWCTAUTC

V.V.

VDU

UPS

USC

USCG

USEC

USG

VIA

VLBC

- Unless Used.

- ultra large bulk carrier

- ultra large crude carrier

- United Nations

- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

- uninterrupted power supply

- voyage data recorder

- visual display unit

- Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count.

- vice versa

- value added tax

- Unless Sooner Commenced.

- United States Coast Guard

- United States East Coast.

- United States GuIf (of Mexico).

- universal time (coordinated)

-

- very large bulk carrier

V

- vertical center of buoyancy

VAT

VCB

- vertical center of gravityVCG


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VLCC

VP

VPD

VPP

VRP

W.O.G.

W.W.D.

VTIS

VTMS

VTS

VTSS

W.W.R.

WARP

WARRANTY

WC

WCCON

WDU

WHO

WIBON

- very large crude carrier

- vapour pressure

- Vessel Pay Dues

- variable pitch propeller

- vessel response plan

- vessel traffic information system

- With other goods; Without Guarantee (Chartering).

- Weather working days (also w.w.d.) (Chartering).

- When, where, ready (Chartering).

- vessel traffic management services

- vessel traffic service/system

- vessel traffic separation scheme

-

- West Coast

- Whether Custom Cleared Or Not.

- would you

- World Health Organisation

- Whether in berth or not (Chartering).

W- With following alteration (Chartering).W.F.A.


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WIBON

WIFPON

WIFPON

WIPON

WIPON

WIRON

WIWL

WL

Working CopyWP

WRD

WLTOHC

WMO

WMU

WOG

WRIC

WRU

WS

WSHTC

WSNP

WT

- Whether In Berth Or Not.

- wheather in free practique or not

- Whether In Free Praqtique Or Not.

- Whether in port or not (Chartering).

- Whether In Port Or Not.

- wheather in roads or not

- Within Institute Warranty Limits.

- water line

- (distance) WaterLine-TO-HatchCoaming.

- Weather Permitting.

- Wide Range Destillate.

- Wire Rods in Coils.

- World Meteorological Organisation

- World Maritime University

- WithOut Guarantee.

- (Copy of Charter Party - not being signed and may contain unchecked e

- who are you

- World Scale.

- World Scale Hours Terms and Conditions.

- Weather and Safe Navigation Permitting.

- watertight


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WVNS

WWD

WWR

WTS

WTSBE

ZD

WWW

WWWW

- weather working day

- When, Where Ready.

- world wide web (Internet facility)

- Working Time Saved (Chartering).

- DESPATCH HALF DEMURRAGEON WORKING TIM

BOTH ENDS

- Within Vessel's Natural Segregation.

- zone description

- Wibon Wccon Wifpon Wipon.

Z- UTC = GMT.

- York Antwerp Rules

- Your Cable.

Z

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AA Always Afloat

AAAA Always Afloat Always Accessible

AFSPS Arrival First Sea Pilot Station ( Norway)

AGW All Going Well

ANTHAM ANTwerp-HAMburg range

APS Arrival Pilot Station

AARA Amsterdam-Antwerpen-Rotterdam Area

ARAG Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent range

ASPW Any Safe Port in the World

ATDNSHI

NC Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays INCluded

A/S AlongSide

BAF Bunker adjusting factor (freight)

BBB Before Breaking Bulk

BDI Both Dates Inclusive

BENDS Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

BI Both Inclusive.

BIMCO The Baltic and International Maritime Council

BL BaLe

BOB Bunker On Board.

BROB Bunkers Remaining On Board.

B S S 1/1 Basis 1 port to 1 port

BT Berth Terms.

BWAD Brackish Water Arrival Draft.

CAF Currency adjusting factor (freight)

CFT Cubic FeeT.

CFR Cost and FReight

CHOPT CHarterer's OPTion

CIF Costs Insurance and Freight

CIP Carriage and Insurance paid to.....

COA Contract Of Affreightment.

COACP Contract Of Affreightment Charter Party.

COBLDN Closing Of Business LoDoN.

COGSA Carriage of Goods by Sea Act.

C/P (CP) CharterParty.

CPT Carriage Paid To

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CPD Charterers Pay Dues

CQD Customary Quick Despatch

COD Cash On Delivery

COP Custom Of Port

CR Current Rate

CROB Cargo Remaining Onboard.

CST CentiSToke.

CUFT (or

CFT) CUbicFeeT

D/A Disbursement Account

DAF Delivered At Frontier

DAP Days All Purposes (Total days for loading and disch.).

DBL SKIN DouBLe SKINned

DDP/(U) Delivered Duty Paid (Unpaid)

DEM DEMurrage

DES Delivered Ex Ship

DEQ Delivered Ex Quay

DESP DESPatch

DHDATSB

E Despatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends.

DHDWTSB

E Detpatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends.

DK DecK

DLOSP Dropping Last Outwards Sea Pilot (Norway).

DO Diesel Oil.

DOLSP Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot ( Norway).

DOP Dropping Outward Pilot.

DOT Department Of Transport.

EC East Coast

EIU Even If Used.

ETA Expected Time of Arrival.

ETC Expected Time of Completion.

ETD Expected Time of Departure.

ETS Expected Time of Sailing.EXW EX Works

FA Free Alongside

FAC Fast As Can.

FAS Free Alongside Ship

FCA Free CArrier

FDD Freight Demurrage Deadfreight


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F.DESP

(FD) Free DESPatch.

F.DIS Free DIScharge.

FDEDANR

SAOCLON

L

Freight Deemed Earned Discountless & Non-Refundable Ship and Or

Cargo Lost Or Not Lost

FHEX Friday Holidays EXcluded. (Muslim Countries)

FHINC Friday Holidays INCluded. (Muslim Countries)

FIO Free In and Out.

FIOST Free In and Out Stowed and Trimmed.

FIOT Free In and Out Trimmed.

FIT Free In Trimmed.

FIW Free in Wagon

FMC Federal Maritime Commission.

FMS FathoMS

FO For Orders

FO (IFO) Fuel Oil/Intermediate FO.

FOB Free On Board

FOG For Our Guidance.

FOR Free On Rail

FOQ Free On Quay

FOT Free On Truck

FOW First Open Water

FOW Free On Wharf

Free Exins (owners) FREE of any EXtra INSurance.

FWAD Fresh water Arrival Draft.

FWDD Fresh Water Departure Draft.

FYG For Your Guidance.

FYI For Your Information.

GA General Average

GASBEND Good And Safe (Port) Both ENDs.

GD/GD GDynia/GDansk

GLESS GearLESS

GO Gas Oil.GNS German North Sea

GR GRain

GMDSS Global Maritime Distress Safety System

GRD GeaRed

GTEE GuaranTEE.

HA HAtch


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HDLTSBE

NDS Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends

HBF Harmless Bulk Fertilizer.

HDWTS Half Demurrage Weather Time Saved

HHDW Handy Heavy d.w. (scrap)

HMS Heavy Metal Scraps.

HO HOld

HW High Water

IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Code.

IU If Used

IMO International Maritime Organisation.

C If Used, Half Time ActUally To Count.

I.W.L. Institute Warranty Limits.

LAT LATitude

LAYCAN LAYday CANcelling date.

LCR Lowest Current Rate

LOI Letter Of Indemnity.

LOW Last Open Water

L.S. Lump Sum.

LSD Lashed Secured Dunnage.

L.T. Liner Terms.

LT

(LTONS) Long TONS.

LW Low Water

MB Merchant Broker

MDO (DO) Marine Diesel Oil.

MIN/MAX Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity).

MOLCHOP More Or Less CHarterers OPtion.

MOLOO More Or Less Owners (Masters) Option.

MOT Ministry Of Transport

MOT Monthly OverTime

MT

(MTONS) Metric Tonnes.

NAABSA Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground.NCB National Cargo Bureau.

n.E. not East of

n.N. not North of

NOR Notice Of Readiness.

n.S not South of

n.W not West of


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OO Owners Option

OSH Open Shelter Deck

OT On Truck

PDPR Per Day Pro-rated

PHPD Per Hatch Per Day

PWWD Per Weather Working day

RNR Rate Not Reported

ROB Remaining On Board.

ROC Reference Our Cable....(date).

ROTLX Reference Our TeLeX ...(date).

RPM Revs. Per Minute.

RYC Reference Your Cable...(date).

RYTLX Reference Your TeLeX...(date).

SSHEX or

SATSHEX SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays EXcluded.SSHINC or

SATSHINC SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays INCluded.

SB Safe Berth.

SELFD SELFDischarger

SF Superficial Feet

SHEX Sundays, Holidays Excluded.

SHINC Sundays, Holidays Included.

SID Single Deck

SOF Statement Of Facts.

SOM Swedish Official Measure

SP Safe Ports.

S/R B/L Signing and Releasing Bill(s) of Lading.

SS and C Same Sea and Country coast

ST Short Tons.

STEM Subject To Enough Merchandise.

SWAD Salt Water Arrival Draft.

SWDD Salt Water Departure Draft.

TC ( T/C) Time Charter.

TCP Time Charter Party.

TEU Standard 20' container

TIP Taking Inbound Cargo.

TL Total Loss

TOP Taking Outbound Pilot.

USC Unless Sooner Commenced.


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UU Unless Used.

UUIWCTA

UTC Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count.

VPD Vessel Pay Dues

WC West Coast

WCCON Whether Custom Cleared Or Not.

WIBON Whether In Berth Or Not.

WIFPON Whether In Free Praqtique Or Not.

WIPON Whether In Port Or Not.

WLTOHC (distance) WaterLine-TO-HatchCoaming.

WOG WithOut Guarantee.

Working

Copy

(Copy of Charter Party - not being signed and may contain unchecked

errors.

WP Weather Permitting.

WRD Wide Range Destillate.

WRIC Wire Rods in Coils.

WWD Weather Working Days.

WWR When, Where Ready.

WWWW Wibon Wccon Wifpon Wipon.

YAR York Antwerp Rules

YC Your Cable.

Z UTC = GMT.

Copyright RIMSHIP/AWCO

have any additional abbreviations or comments.

E-mail: [email protected]

pdated on 05.05.98 by Lasse Jenssen GrafiConn Norge AS
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