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a Ampere or Area or Aft
a.d.f automotive diesel fuel
a.o.e Any one event
a.o.r. Any one risk
a/e Accept / except
A/F All Fast
a/f Also for (referring to port/s to be touched by ship)
a/o and/or; Account of
a/r All risks or Against all risks
a/s Alongside or After sight or Account sales
a1 First class condition
aa Always afloat or Always accessible or Apparent altitude
aaaa Always afloat always accessible
AAPA American Association of Port Authority
aar Against all risks or All and any risk
AASO Association of American Shipowners
ab From
ABCU Automated Bridge Control System For Unattended Engine Room
abs American Bureau of Shipping
abt About
acct or a/ Account
acot Advisory Committee of Offshore Technology
ACS American Chemical Society
ACS Arab Classification Society
ad After date
ad.val. According to value (ad valorem)
adcom Address commission
add'l additional
ADEC Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
adf automotive diesel fuel
af Advance freight
afaa as far as applicable
AFRA Average Freight Rate Assessment
afsps Arriving first sea pilot station
ag Arabian Gulf
agw All going well
ah Antwerp-Hamburg range or Aft hatch
AHS Annual Hull Survey
aht Anchor handling tug
aid Agency for International Development
aims American Institute of Merchant Shipping
ALLI Annual Load Line Inspection
alt Altered or Altitude
AMS Annual Machinery Survey
ANSI American National Standards Institute
aoh After office hours
ap Additional premium or All purposes or Auto pilot
APF Afloat Prepositioning Force

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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
ARPA Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
artd After right and true delivery
AS Annual Survey
asa Always safely afloat
ASBA Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (U.S.A.) Inc.
asf Asian Shipowners'' Forum
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ata Actual time of arrival
atc Actual time counting
atd Actual time of departure
atdn Any time day or night
atdnshinc Any time day or night sundays and holidays included
Atl Atlantic Ocean
ats All time saved
aussie Australia
aux Auxiliary
av Ad valorem
awb Air way bill
awes Association of Western European Shipbuilders
awtsbe All working time saved both ends
awtsdo All working time saved discharging only
awtslo All working time saved loading only
b Beam
b to b Both to blame (collision clause)
b.d.s. Brokers daily statement
b/d Bar draught or Banker's draft or Barrels per day
b/e Bill of exchange or Bill of entry (customs)
b/f Brought forward
b/h Bill of health or Bordeaux/Hamburg range of ports or Barrels per
hour
b/l Bill of lading
b/n Booking note
b/p Bill payable or Between perpendiculars or Brake power
b/s Bill of sale or Balance sheet or Bill of store or Boiler survey
b4 Before
ba British Admiralty or Buenos Aires or Bale (cap. of vessel) or
Breathing apparatus
bactap but as close to as possible
baf Bunker adjustment factor
bal Balance
baltime Time charter party
bb Ballast bonus or Back to back or Bulbous bow or Breakbulk or
Bahia Blanca or Below bridges or Bill book
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

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bhp Brake horse power

BIA Best Information Available
biac Business and Industry Advisory Committee
bifa British International Freight Association
biffex Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange
bimco Baltic and International Maritime Council
bisco British Iron and Steel Corporation
bk Bank or Book or Backwardation or Bar keel
bkrpt Bankrupt
blading Bill of lading or Bleeding (wing tanks)
bldg Building
blk Bulk
bls Bales or barrels
blt Built
bly Barley
bm (Beam) breadth moulded or Board measurement
bmf Board measurement feet = 1' x 1' x 1''
bo Bad order or Buyer's option or Branch office
boc Bulk Oil Carrier
bod Board of Directors
boffers Best offers
bor Bunkers on redelivery
bord.arb. Bordeaux arbitrary
boro Bulk, oil and ro/ro vessels
bosp beginning of sea passage
box Box shaped holds
bpb Bank post bill
bpc British Phosporous Commission
br Brazil or Bill receivable or Bordeaux/Rouen or Builder's risk
brkrs Brokers
BRM Bridge Resources Management
brt Brutto register tons
BS Boiler Survey or Balance sheet or Bill of sale or Bill of store
bs/l Bills of lading
bsa British Shipbrokers Association
bsc British Shippers Council
bsea Black Sea
bsi British Standards Institution
BT Bow Thruster
BTU British Thermal Unit - 0.252 kcal or Bow thrust unit
bu Bushel
bv Bureau Veritas
bwad Brackish water arrival draft
bwsc Baltic and White Sea Conference
bwt Bleeding wing tanks
bx box
c ore 7 Ore charter party
c&f Cost & Freight
c.i.s Commonwealth Independent States (ex Soviet Republics)
c/p (CP) charterparty
cabaf Currency and bunker adjustment factor
caf Currency adjustment factor
cancl cancelling
CAP Condition Assessment Program
CAS Condition Assessment Survey
CBFS Carbon black feed stock
cbm Cubic meters
cbs Cyprus Bureau of Shipping
ccc Customs Cooperation Council
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

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cip Carriage and insurance paid to

CLC Civil Liability Convention (And 1992 Protocols)
CMF Composite Meter Factor
cmi Committee Maritime International
cmpl Completed
CMS Continuous Survey of Machinery
CNG Compressed Natural Gas
coa contract of affraightment
cob Closing of business
COB Close of Business
cod Cash on delivery
COFR Certificate of Financial Responsibility (OPA 90)
cogsa Carriage of goods by sea act
coh Cuba, Orinoco River and Haiti
coms Commissions
cont Continent
cop Custom of the port
COW Crude Oil Washing
cp Charter party
cpp Clean petroleum product
cpt Captain
cqd Customary quick despatch
crns Cranes
csc Container safety convention
csh Cargo ship
CSO Company Security Officer
ct Chemical tanker
ct Combined transport
CT Cargo Tank
ctl Constructive total loss
cuft Cubic feet
CWA Clean Water Act
cyl Cylinders
d Depth
da Disbursement accounts
daf Delivered at frontier
dap Dia-ammonium sulphate
DB Double-Bottom
dd Dry dock
ddp Delivered duty paid
ddu Delivered duty unpaid
del Delete
dely Delivery
dem Demurrage
deq Delivered ex-quay
des Delivered ex-ship
df or d.f. Dead freight
dims Dimensions
DIS Danish International Ship Register
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

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egy Egypt
eiu Even if used
epirb Emergency position indicating radio beacon
er Engine room
ESP Enhanced Survey Program
eta Estimated time of arrival
etc Expected time of commencement (or completion)
etd Estimated time of departure
ets Estimated time of sailing
excl Excluding
exw Ex-works
f&c Full and complete
f&d Freight and demmurrage
f/n Fixing Note
f/r Freight release
fac Fast as can
faccop As fast as ship can load/discharge according to custom of port
faf Fuel adjustment factor
fak Freight all kinds
faop full away on passage
faq Fair average quality
fas Free alongside ship
fb Ferry boat
fbm Foor board measure
fbt Flatbed trailer
fc/lcl One shipper/more than one receiverFrowa
fca First carrier
fcar Free of claim for accident reported
fcc First class charterers
fcc First call charterers
fcl Full container load
fcr Floating crane
fcr Forwarder's certificate of receipt
fcsrcc Free of capture seizure riots and civilcommotions
fd Free despatch
fd Free discharge (cost) or Free delivery or Free dispatch
fd&d Freight deadfreight & demurrage
fdd Freight demurrage defence (P&I)
fdeocl Freight deemed earned on completion loading
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

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fixture Agreement of contract for transportation

flg Flag
flwg Following
flws Follows
fm Fine-measurement or From
fmc Federal Maritime Commission
fmc Federal Maritine Commission (USA)
fms Fathoms
fo Fuel oil
fo Fuel oil
fo Fuel oil or Free overside or Firm offer or For orders or Full our
terms
foa Fob airport
fob Free on board
fob Free on board (Incoterms)
fobs Free on board and stowed
fobt Free on board and timmed
foc Free of charge of Flag of convenience
fod Free of damage
fol Free on lighter
fonsaba The Federation of National Shipbrokers abd Agents
foq Free on quay
foq Free on quay
for Free on rall
for Free on rail (named points=Incoterms)
fos Free on ship
fot Free on truck
fot Free on truck or train
fow First open water or Free on waggon
fpa Free of particular average
fpa Free of particular average
FPSO Floating Production Storage and Offloading
fpt Fore peak tank
fpt Fore peak tank
fr Freight
fr France
fr Francs or Flat rack (container)
fr&cc Free of riot and civil commotion
frc Free carrier (Incoterms)
freq Frequency
frght Freight
frisco San Francisco
frt Freight
frt fwd Freight forward
frt ppd Freight prepaid
fso Fleet safety officer (ism)
ft Foot or Feet or Full terms
fta Free Trade Agreement or Freight Transport Association
ftc Free transferable currency
ftd Fitted
ftrr&i For their respective rights and interests
fw Fresh water
fwa Fresh water allowance
fwad Fresh water arrival draft
fwad Fresh water arrival draft
fwc Fully loaded weight and capacity
fwd Forward
fwdd Fresh water departure draft
fxd Fixed
fyg For your guidance
fyi For your information
g Grain capacity or Gram
g-h Ghent/Hamburg (range)
ga General average
ga(p) General agreement (plain)
ga.con. General average contribution
ga.dep. General average deposit
ga/(arb) General average/(arbitration)

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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
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
gns German North Sea
go Gas oil
go Gas oil
GOM Gulf of Mexico
gop Gross operating profit
gp General Purpose Crew
gp General Purpose Crew
gr Grain (Capacity of vessel)
gr/bl Grain/bale
grainvoy Grain charter party
grd Geared
gri General rate of increase
grt Gross register tons
grt Net register tons
grt Gross tonnage / Gross ton or Gross register ton
gsaaaab Good safe always afloat always accessible berth
gsbaa Good and safe berth always afloat
gsm Good sound merchantable
gspd Good safe port berth
GSV Gross Standard Volume
gt Gross tons
gt Gross tonnage / Gross ton or Gross register ton
gtee Guarantee
gvw Gross vehicle weight
h hour
h+m Hull and machinery
h-type Hakodate (vessel) type
h.a. or d. Havre, Antwerp or Dunkirk
h.h. Havre to Hamburg (inclusive)
h.s.a. Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
h/c Held covered
h/h Hold/hatch
ha Hatch
HBL Hydrostatically Balanced Loading
hd Half despatch or Per hatch per day
hdl Hatch delivery
hdwtsbends Half despatch working time saved both ends
HF High Frequency
hf Half
hfo Heavy fuel oil
hfo Heavy fuel oil
hg Heavy grain
hg Heavy goods vehicle
hh Hold hatches
hhd Hogshead
hhdw Handy heavy deadweight (e.g. scrap)

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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
hsd Half shelter decker
HSFO high sulphur fuel oil
hss Heavy grain, soya beans, sorghum
ht Height
hvf Heavy fuel
HW High Water
hw High water
hwm High water mark
hwont High water on neap tides
hwost High water, ordinary spring tide
I.m.c. Lloyd''s Machinery Certificate
i/f Insufficient funds
i/o Instead of
i/o In and/or over (stowage of cargo under or on deck)
IACS International Association of Classification Societies
IAW In Accordance With
ib. Ibidem (in the same place)
ibnr Incurred but not reported
ic&c Invoice cost and charges
ica Inter Club Agreement
icc International Chamber of Commerce
icc International Chamber of Commerce or Institute Cargo Clause or
Interstate Commerce Commision
icd Inland clearance depot
ices International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ichca International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association
ics International Chamber of Shipping
ics Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
ics International Chamber of Shipping
icw In connection with
id Import duty or Inside diameter
iff Institute of Freight Forwarders
ifo Intermediate fuel oil
ifo Intermediate fuel oil
IGS Inert Gas System
igs Inert gas system
ihp Indicated hourse power
ihp Indicated horse power
ila International Longshoremen's Association
ilo International Labour Office
ilohc In lieu of holds cleaning
ilow In lieu of weight
imco Intergovernment maritime commission
imdg International Maritime Dangerous Goods (Code)
imdg code International maritime dangerous goods code
imf International Monetary Fund
imo International Maritime Organization
imo International Maritime Organization
in liq In liquidation
in. Inch (-es)
incl Including
inclot Indcluding overtime
inco terms Internaitonal commercial terms
ind Independent
info Information
innngwb If New York, not north of George Washington bridge

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ins Insert
insp Inspection or Inspector
inst. Instant or Present month
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 Pollution Federation
iv Invoice value or increased value
iwl Institute Warranties Limits
iwl Institute Warranty Limits
jcc Joint Cargo Committee
jcra Joint Common Risks Agreement
jet Jet fuel
jpn Japan
jpn Japan
jsa Japanese Shipowners' Association
jst Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)
JV Joint Venture
k Kilo or Knot
k.d. Knocked down
k.d.f. Knocked down flat
kero Kerosene
kg Kilogram
kn Knott(s)
kos Kilos
kph Kilometres per hour
kr Korea
kt Knott(s)
kt Kilo ton
ktm Keel To Mast
l&d Loss and damage
l&r Lake and rail
l.b.h. Length / breadth / height
l.t Long tons
l/c Lay can
l/c Letter of Credit
l/c or lc Letter of credit
l/d Loading / discharging
la Los Angeles (USA)
la Los Angeles or Letter of: Authority or Appointment
lakes Great Lakes (US/CA)
lash Lighter aboard ship
lat Latitude
lat Latitude
laycan Laydays/cancelling
lb pounds
lb.(s) Pound(s)
lbp Length between perpendiculars
lbp Lenght between perpendiculars

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LC Lay Can
lc Laycan or Last cargo
lcl Less than full containerload
lcl/fcl More than one Shipper/one Consignee
lcm Least common multiple
ld Load
ldd Leaded
ldg Loading
ldg Loading
lf Low frequency
lgc Liquified gas carrier
lh Lower hold
lhar London, Hull, Antwerp, Rotterdam range
liba Lloyd's Insurance Brokers Association
lifo Liner in free out or Last in first out
lkg&bkg Leakage and breakage
ll Load lines or Long Lenghts
lmc Lloyd's machinery certificate
lmt Local mean time
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
lng Liquified Natural Gas
lo-lo Lift-on, lift-off or Load-on, load-off
loa Length over all
loa Lenght overall or Letter of Appointment
loh Loss of hire
loi Letter of Indemnity
loi Letter of Indemnity
long Longtitude
long Longitude
lop letter of protest
LOT Load On Top
lpg Liquified petroleum gas
lpg Liquified Petroleum Gas
lpgc Liquified petroleum gas carrier
lps Lumpsum
lr Lloyds Register
lr Long range
lr Lloyd's Register
lrg Large
ls Light ship
ls Lump sum
ls Lumpsum
lsd Lashed, secured and dunnaged
lst Local standard time
lt Long ton (2240 lbs)
lt.v. Light-vessel
lta Long term agreement
ltbends Liner terms both ends
ltge Lighterage
lts Laytime saved
lubs Lubricants
lwh Length, width, height
lwm Low water mark
lwost Low-water ordinary spring tides
lwr Lower
m Measurement (ton of 35,3 cubic feet)
m. Metres
m.e. or me Main engine
m/d Months after date or Malicious damage
m/m Minimum/Maximum
m/s Motor ship
m/s Mate's Receipt
m/s Motor ship or Months after sight
m/v or mv Motor vessel
m/y Motor yacht
MARPOL Marine Pollution Prevention (International Convention) MARS
Nautical Institute Marine Accident Reporting System
max Maximum

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maxbactap max but as close to as possible

mbt Moterblocks turnings
mco Maximum continous output
MCS Maritime Security Code
mdo Marine diesel oil
mdo Marine diesel oil
mdse Merchandise
mdwt Metric tons dead weight
mech Mechanical
med Mediterranean
meg Middle East Gulf
memo Memorandum
messrs Messieurs or Gentlemen or Sirs
mfg Manufacturing
mfrs Manufactures
mg/r Managing/Manager
mga Master''s general account
mgo Marine gas oil
mgt Management
mh Main hatch
mhe Materials handling equipment
mhws Mean high water spring tides
mic Man in charge
mic Man in charge
mid Middle
min Minute or Minimum
min/max or Minimum / maximum
mip Marine insurance policy
MISC Miscellaneous
miti Ministry of International Trade & Industry (JP)
mkt Market
mlb Mini-landbridge
mld Moulded
mlws Mean low water spring tides
moa Memorandum of Agreement (S&P)
moa Memorandum of Agreement
mod Ministry of Defence
moh Medical Officer of Health
mol More or less
mol More or less
molchopt More or less in charterers'' option
molchopt More or less in Charterers option
molco More or less Charterers option
moloo More or less in owners'' option
moloo More or less Owners option
mom Moment
mop Muriate or potash
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)
mpp Multi purpose
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
mths Months
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

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approach or Not availabe or Not applicable or No account or No

advice
na or n/a Not applicable / Not acceptable / Not available
naa Not always afloat
naabsa Not always afloat but safely aground
naabsa Not always afloat but safely aground
nap Naphta
nb Newbuilding or Northbound or Nota bene
ncb National Cargo Bureau
ncb National Cargo Bureau
ncr Non-conformance report (ism)
ncsa North Coast South America
ncv No commercial value
ncv No commercial Value
ndfcapmqs No deadfreight for Charterers account provided minimum quantity
supplied
ndv Net deadweight
ne Not east (of) or Not exceeding
nei Not elsewhere included
neobig Not east of but including Greece
neobigeayf Not east of but including Greece and excluding Albania, Yoguslavia
and former Yoguslavia
neobigeyfy Not east of but including Greece and excluding Yoguslavia and
former Yoguslavia and Albania
nep Not elsewhere provided
nes Not elsewhere shown (or specified)
newci Not east of West Coast Italy
ng Nigeria
ngl Natural gas liquid
nhc No heat crude
nhp Nominal horse power
nkk Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
nkorl No known or reported loss
NM Nautical Mile
nn Not north
nnogwb not north of george washington bridge
no Number
no Number
noa Not overaged
nobl Not On Banned List
noc Notice of cancellation
noe Not otherwise enumerated
nograin Grain Charter Party
nohp Not otherwise herein provided
noibn Not otherwise indicated by number, not otherwise indexed by name
nola New Orleans (Louisiana)
non mech Non mechanical
non rev Non reversible
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

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nwobi not west of but including

ny New York
nype New York Produce Exhange (charter party)
nype New York Produce
nysa The New York Shipping Association
o&r Ocean and rail
o&s Ocean and air
o/a Open account or On account of or Over all
o/a Open account or On account of or Over all
o/c Open charter or Overcharge
o/n Order notify
o/o Order of or Oil-Ore carrier or Ocean/ocean (movement)
o/s On sale or Out of stock
oa Over aged
oa Over age
obo Oil bulk ore
obo Oil/bulk/ore (carrier)
OBQ On0Board Quantity (before loading)
occ On-carriage charges or Occupied
OCD olio combustibile denso (Fuel oil)
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum
od Outside diameter
od On deck or Outer diameter
oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ogsb One good safe berth
onw Onwards
oo Owner's option
ooc Ore oil carrier
op Open policy or Option
OPA 90 Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (U.S.)
opec Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPL Outside Port Limits
opt Option
opt Option
or Owner's risk
orb Owner's risk of breakage
orc Owner's risk of chafing
ord Owner's risk of damage
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

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pandi Protection and indemnity (club)

pandi Protection and Indemnity
pb Permanent bunkers
pb Permanent Bunkers
pbl Parallel Body Length
pc Product carrier
pc Per container or Part cargo
pc Percentage or %
pcc Pure car carrier or Pre-carriage charges
pcl Parcel
pcnt panama canal net tonnage
pco Port, charterers' option
pcs Pieces
pct Percentage or %
pctc Pure car/truck carrier
pd Per day or port dues
pd Per diem (per day) or Port dues or Paid or Passed
pd stg£ British Pound Sterling (GBP)
pdaopr Per day and/or pro rata
pdopr Per diem or pro rata
pdpr per day pro rate
pds Pound Sterling
PFSA Port Facility Security Assessment
PFSO Port Facility Security Officer
PFSP Port Facility Security Plan
pg Persian Gulf (now AG)
phil Philippines
phpd Per hatch per day
pi Protection and Indemnity
pic Person in charge
pkd Partially knocked down
pkge Package
plc Public Limited Company
pls Please
pls Please
plt Per long ton
pltc Port liner term charge
pm Per month or Afternoon
pmo Passing muscat outbound
pmo Passing Muscat outbound
pmqs Provided minimum quantity supplied
pmt Per metric ton
pmt Per metric ton
po-po Push-on/push-off
pob Pilot on board, or port office box
poc port of call
pod Paid on delivery
pod Pay on delivery or Port of discharge or Proof of Delivery
por Port of refuge or Port of registry
posn Position
pp Picked ports or On behalf of (per procurationem)
pp(d) Prepaid
ppi Policy proof of interest
PPM Parts Per Million
ppm Parts per million
ppse Propose
ppt Prompt
ppt Prompt
pr Polski Rajestr Statkow
prc People's Republic of China
pref Prefer/Preferable/Preferably
probo Product/bulk/ore carrier
prt Port
ps Port side
psc Port state control
psg Passing
PSI Pounds Per Square Inch
pt Product tanker

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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
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

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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 Sociéte Anonyme or Safe arrival or Subject to approval
sae Stamped and addressed envelope
SAR Search And Rescue
SatCom Satellite Communication
satcoms Sattelite communications
SatNav Satellite Navigation
satshex or Saturdays Sundays Holidays excluded
sb Safe berth
sb Safe berth or Southbound
sbm Single buoy mooring
sbm Single Buoy mooring or Soy bean meal
sbp Safe berth-port
sbt Bow to Centre Manifold
SBT Segregated Ballast Tanks
sbt Segregated ballast tanks
sc&s Strapped, corded and sealed
SCAC Standard carrier alpha code
scnt Suez canal net tonnage
sd Single deck or Sight draft or Short delivery
sdbl Sight draft, B/L attached
sdd Store door delivery
sdg Siding
SDWT Summer Deadweight
See-Bee Sea Barge carrier
sf Stowage factor or Single factor
sfb Summer free board
sg Specific gravity
shex Sundays Holidays Excluded
shex Sundays and holidays excepted
shinc Sundays Holidays included
shinc Sundays and holidays included
shmt Shipment
shp Shaft horse power
si/tw Single/tweendeck
sid Single decker
sit Stopping in transit
sl Salvage loss
sl&c Shipper's load and count
sl&t Shipper's load and tally
sld Sailed
sls&c Shipper's load, stow and count
slsd Stowed, lashed, secured, dunnaged
smc Safety Management Certificate (ism)
smm Safety Management Manual (ism)
sms Safety Management System
so Ship's option or Shipping order
sob Shipped on board
soc Shipper's own container
SoCPF Statement of Compliance for Port Facility
sof Statement of facts
sol Shipowner's liability or Shipper owned/leased
solas Safety of Life At Sea
solas Safety of Life at Sea
sopep Shipboard oil pollution emergency plan (ism)
souspalan Under hook discharge
sp safe port
sp Safe port
spd Steamer pays dues
SPM Single Point Mooring System
spm Saturday p.m. or Single point mooring
spore Singapore
spt spot

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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, 1978
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 vessel
svp Single voyage permit
swad Salt water arrival draft
swad Salt water arrival draft
swd Salt water draft
swdd Salt water departure draft
swl Safe working load
swl Safe working load or Statutory water level
syna Synacomex
t Ton of 1000 Kilos
t&p Theft (petty) and pilferage
t/c Time Charter or Till countermanded or Temperature controlled
container
t/l Total loss
ta Transatlantic
tac Transatlantic Carrier Association
tarps Tarpaulins
tarv Trans atlantic round voyage
tba To be advised / agreed
TBN To Be Nominated
tbn To be named / nominated / narrowed
tc Time charter
tc Time Charter or Till countermanded or Temperature controlled
container
tch Time Charter hire
tcl tankcleaning
tct Time Charter trip
TCV Total Calcuated Volume
tdw Tons deadweight
teu Twenty feet equivalent unit
teu Twenty foot equivalent unit

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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
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
ttl Total
tv Time volume
tw Tween (deck)
twd Tweendecker
tx Telex or Transmitter (Radio)
u.d. Under deck
u/c Undercharge
uae United Arab Emirates
uh Upper hold
uk United Kingdom
uk United Kingdom
uk/cont United Kingdom / continent range
ukc United Kingdom Continent
ukc United Kingdom / Continent
ukfo United Kingdom for orders
ulbc Ultra Large Bulk Carrier
ulcc Ultra large crude 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
usac United States Atlantic Coast
USCG United States Coast Guard
usd United States Dollars
usd United States dollar
usda United States Department of Agriculture
usec United States East Coast
usec United States East Coast
usg United States Gulf
usnh United States North of Cape Hatteras
usnopc United States North Pacific
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

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VAT Value Added Tax

vat Value Added tax
vatos Valid or value - at time of shipment
vc Valuation clause
VCF Volume Correction Factor
VEF Vssel Experience Factor
veg Vegetable oil
vegoil Vegetable oil
vip Very Important Person or Volume incentive program
viz Videlicet (=namely)
vlcc Very large crude carrier
vlcc Very Large Crude Carrier
vlpc Very Large Products Carrier
vol Volume
VPQ Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
VRP Vessel Response Plan
vsl Vessel
w Weight per 1000 kilos
w&f Water and feed
w&i Weighing and inspection
w&m War and Marine
w&r Water and rail
w/m Weight/Measurement
wa With average
waf West Africa
wb Water ballast
wb Water ballast
wb Westbound, or Waybill or Water ballast
wc West coast
wccon Whether customs cleared or not
wci West Coast India
wci West Coast India
wcmex West Coast Mexico
wcsa West Coast South America
wcsa West Coast of South America
wcuk West Coast United Kingdom
wcus West Coast United States
wcyo What can you offer?
weccon Whether entered customs clearance or not
wechon Whether entered customs house or not
welcon Coal charter party
wg Weight guaranteed
wgt Weight
whd Working hatch per day
whf Wharf
whse Warehouse
wibon Whether in berth or not
wibon Whether in berth or not
wiccon Whether in cargo clearance or not
wifpon Whether in free pratique or not
wifpon Whether in free practique or not
wipon Whether in port or not
wipon Whether in port or not
wiwl within institute warrant limit
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
wog Without guarantee or With other goods
wp Weather permitting
wp Weather permitting or Without prejudice
wpa With particular average
wr War risks
wr Without responsibility
wr Warehouse receipt

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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 Worldwide
ww World Wide or Weather working
wwd Weather working days
wwf Australian Waterside Workers Federation
wwr When where ready
y/a York Antwerp (rule)
y/a York/Antwerp (rules)
yar York-Antwerp Rules
yday Yesterday
yr Your of Year
yugo Yugoslavia

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