A.P.

All Purposes
A.S. Alongside
A.T.D.N. Any Time Day or Night
A.T.S All Time Saved
B.A.F. Bunker Adjustment Factor
B.B. Below Bridges
B/N Booking Note
B/S Bunker Surcharges
B/L Bill of Lading
Bs/L Bills of Lading
C.A.B.A.F. Currency and Bunker Adjustment Factor
C.A.D. Cash against Documents
C.A.F. Currency Adjustment Factor
C.B.R. Commodity Box Rate
C. & F. Cost and Freight
C.F.S. Container Freight Station
C.I.F. Cost, Insurance and Freight
C.I.F.C. Cost, Insurance, Freight and Commission
C.I.F.F.O. Cost, Insurance and Freight, Free out
C.I.P. Calling-in-Point
C.O.P. Custom of the Port
C/P Charter-Party
C.P.D. Charter Pays Dues
CR. (1) Crane
CR. (2) Credit
C.S.D. Closed Shelter Deck Ship
C.T. Conference Terms
C.T.L. Constructive Total Loss
Cu. Ft. Cubic Feet
C.Y. Container Yard
DLY Delivery
D.W.A.T. Deadweight all Told
D.W.C.C. Deadweight Cargo Capacity or Deadweight Carrying Capacity
D.W.T. Deadweight
E.t.a. Estimated Time of Arrival
E.t.c. Estimated Time of Completion
E.t.d. Estimated Time of Delivery
E.t.r. Estimated Time of Readiness
E.t.s. Estimated Time of Sailing
FAC Forwarding Agent's Commission
F.A.F. Fuel Adjustment Factor
FAK Freight All Kinds
F.A.S. Free Alongside or Free Alongside Ship
F. & C.C. Full and Complete Cargo
FCL Full Container Load
F.D. (1) Free Discharge
F.D. (2) Free Despatch
F.D. & D. Freight, Demurrage and Defence
F.O.S. Fuel Oil Surcharge
FRT Freight
G.A. General Average
GP General Purpose
GRI General Rate Increase
G.R.T. Gross Registered Tonnage
I.A.F. Inflation Adjustment Factor
I.C.D. Inland Container Depot
I.F.O. Intermediate Fuel Oil
Kg(s) Kilogramme(s)
Kt. Knot
L/C Letter of Credit
LCL Less Than Container Load
LIFO Last in First out
Lo-Lo Lift-on Lift-off
L.S. Lump Sum
L.S. & D. Landing, Storage and Delivery
M (1) Metre
M (2) Measure
Max. Maximum
Min. Minimum
MOL More or Less
M/R Mate's Receipt
M.S. Motor Ship
Mt Empty (refer to shipping containers)
M.T. Metric Ton
N.O.S. Not Otherwise Specified
N.R.T. Net Registered Tonnage
N.V.O.C. Non-vessel Owning Carrier
N.V.O.C.C. Non-vessel Owning Common Carrier
O.S. & D.
report or Over, Short and Damage Report
O.S.D. report
O.S.P. One Safe Port
O/T Overtime
P.F.T. Per Freight Ton
P.L.T.C. Port Liner Term Charges
R.O.B. Remaining on Board
Ro-Ro Roll-on Roll-off
S.C.Q. Special Commodity Quotation
S.E. Subject to Enquiry
S.H.E.X. Sundays and Holidays Excepted
S.H.I.N.C. Sundays and Holidays Included
S.P. Safe Port
S.S.H.E.X. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays Excepted
S.S.I.N.C. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays Included
S.T.C. Said to Contain
T Tonnes (metric tons of 1,000 kilogrammes)
T.A. Round Trans-Atlantic Round Voyage
T.B.A. To be Advised
T.B.N. To be Nominated
T.D.W. Total Deadweight
TEU Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit
T.L.O. Total Loss Only
U.B.C. Universal Bulk Carrier
VAT Value Added Tax
V/C Voyage Charter
W Weight
With Effect From
W.E.F. This is said for example, of the date when a new amended
surcharge of shipping takes effect.
W/M Weight or Measure
A.P. All Purposes
A.S. Alongside
A.T.D.N. Any Time Day or Night
A.T.S All Time Saved
B.A.F. Bunker Adjustment Factor
B.B. Below Bridges
B/N Booking Note
B/S Bunker Surcharges
B/L Bill of Lading
Bs/L Bills of Lading
C.A.B.A.F. Currency and Bunker Adjustment Factor
C.A.D. Cash against Documents
C.A.F. Currency Adjustment Factor
C.B.R. Commodity Box Rate
C. & F. Cost and Freight
C.F.S. Container Freight Station
C.I.F. Cost, Insurance and Freight
C.I.F.C. Cost, Insurance, Freight and Commission
C.I.F.F.O. Cost, Insurance and Freight, Free out
C.I.P. Calling-in-Point
C.O.P. Custom of the Port
C/P Charter-Party
C.P.D. Charter Pays Dues
CR. (1) Crane
CR. (2) Credit
C.S.D. Closed Shelter Deck Ship
C.T. Conference Terms
C.T.L. Constructive Total Loss
Cu. Ft. Cubic Feet
C.Y. Container Yard
DLY Delivery
D.W.A.T. Deadweight all Told
D.W.C.C. Deadweight Cargo Capacity or Deadweight Carrying Capacity
D.W.T. Deadweight
E.t.a. Estimated Time of Arrival
E.t.c. Estimated Time of Completion
E.t.d. Estimated Time of Delivery
E.t.r. Estimated Time of Readiness
E.t.s. Estimated Time of Sailing
FAC Forwarding Agent's Commission
F.A.F. Fuel Adjustment Factor
FAK Freight All Kinds
F.A.S. Free Alongside or Free Alongside Ship
F. & C.C. Full and Complete Cargo
FCL Full Container Load
F.D. (1) Free Discharge
F.D. (2) Free Despatch
F.D. & D. Freight, Demurrage and Defence
F.O.S. Fuel Oil Surcharge
FRT Freight
G.A. General Average
GP General Purpose
GRI General Rate Increase
G.R.T. Gross Registered Tonnage
I.A.F. Inflation Adjustment Factor
I.C.D. Inland Container Depot
I.F.O. Intermediate Fuel Oil
Kg(s) Kilogramme(s)
Kt. Knot
L/C Letter of Credit
LCL Less Than Container Load
LIFO Last in First out
Lo-Lo Lift-on Lift-off
L.S. Lump Sum
L.S. & D. Landing, Storage and Delivery
M (1) Metre
M (2) Measure
Max. Maximum
Min. Minimum
MOL More or Less
M/R Mate's Receipt
M.S. Motor Ship
Mt Empty (refer to shipping containers)
M.T. Metric Ton
N.O.S. Not Otherwise Specified
N.R.T. Net Registered Tonnage
N.V.O.C. Non-vessel Owning Carrier
N.V.O.C.C. Non-vessel Owning Common Carrier
O.S. & D.
report or Over, Short and Damage Report
O.S.D. report
O.S.P. One Safe Port
O/T Overtime
P.F.T. Per Freight Ton
P.L.T.C. Port Liner Term Charges
R.O.B. Remaining on Board
Ro-Ro Roll-on Roll-off
S.C.Q. Special Commodity Quotation
S.E. Subject to Enquiry
S.H.E.X. Sundays and Holidays Excepted
S.H.I.N.C. Sundays and Holidays Included
S.P. Safe Port
S.S.H.E.X. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays Excepted
S.S.I.N.C. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays Included
S.T.C. Said to Contain
T Tonnes (metric tons of 1,000 kilogrammes)
T.A. Round Trans-Atlantic Round Voyage
T.B.A. To be Advised
T.B.N. To be Nominated
T.D.W. Total Deadweight
TEU Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit
T.L.O. Total Loss Only
U.B.C. Universal Bulk Carrier
VAT Value Added Tax
V/C Voyage Charter
W Weight
With Effect From
W.E.F. This is said for example, of the date when a new amended
surcharge of shipping takes effect.
W/M Weight or Measure