Abbreviations in shipping

Abbreviations in shipping These texts will help explain abbreviations or terms that should be known and understood about the status or information related to transportation.

Abbreviations in shipping

AA

AAAA

AAPA

AARA

ABS

ABT

ADCOM

AFSPS

AGW

A/H

AHT

ALU

ANTHAM

APS

ARAG

ASPW

ATDNSHINC

ATUTC

A/S

B

BAF

Bb

BBB

BDI

BE

BEG

BENDS

BI

BIMCO

BL

B/N

BOB

Box

Br

BHP

BMM

Br.ld.

BRGDS

BROB

Brt

B S S 1/1

BT

BV

BWAD

CAF

CAP

Cap

CBFT

C/C

ce Ta

CFT

CFR

Chem

CHABE

CHOPT

CIF

CIP

CIRR

CLC

COA

COACP

COBLDN

COGSA

CONT

COW

C/P

CPT

CPD

CQD

COD

COP

CR

Cr

CROB

CST

CUFT

Cy

C/X

D/A

DAF

DAP

Dbl

DBL SKIN

DC

DDP/(U)

DELY

DEM

DES

DEQ

DESP

DHDATSBE

DHDWTSBE

DK

DLOSP

DNV

DO

DOLSP

DOP

DOT

DP

DPT

DSV

DYNPOS

E0

EC

EIU

ETA

ETC

ETD

Eth

ETS

EXCL

EXW

FA

FAC

FAS

FCA

FD

FDD

F.DESP (FD)

F.DIS

FDEDANRSAOCLONL

 

FHEX

FHINC

FiFI

FIO

FIOST

FIOT

FIT

FIW

FM

FMC

FMS

F/N

FO

FO (IFO)

FOB

FOG

FOR

FOQ

FOT

FOW

FOW

Fr. wa.

Free Ex Ins

FPSO

FTD

FWAD

FWDD

FYG

FYI

G

GA

GASBEND

GD/GD

GENS

GEOROT

GL

GLESS

GO

GNS

GR

GMDSS

GRD

GTEE

HA

HDLTSBENDS

HBF

HDWTS

HELDK

HHDW

HMS

HO

HR

HRS

HV

HVFL

HW

IFO

IMDG

IU

IMO

ISM(C)

IUHTAUTC

KMC

KN

KTM

I.W.L.

LASH

LAT

LAYCAN

LC

LCR

LDN

LGT

LNG

LOA

LOF

Lo Ho

LOI

LOLO

LOW

LPG

LPS

LR

LR

L.S.

LSD

L.T.

LT (LTONS)

LW

MB

MDO (DO)

MDWT

MIN/MAX

MO

MODU

MOLCHOP

MOLOO

MON

MOT

MOT

MR

m/r

MT

MTONS

NAABSA

NCB

NCS

n.E.

NIS

NK

n.N.

NMD

NOKUS – company

 

NOR

n.S

n.W

o.a.

OA

OBO

OILREC

ONW

OO

OP

OPA 90

OSH

OT

OW

P & I

P.P.

Pax

PDPR

P/E

PGH

PHPD

POT (able)

PPT

PSV

PU

PWH

PWWD

REEF

RGDS

RGE

RNR

ROB

ROC

RORO

ROTLX

RPM

RYC

RYTLX

S.THR.

SBM

SATSHEX

SATSHINC

SBS

SBT

SELFDISCH

SF

SHEX

SHINC

SID

SLPTA

SOF

SOM

SP

SPB

S/R B/L

SS and C

SSHEX

SSHINC

ST

STEM

SWAD

SWDD

TA

TBN

TBR

TC

TCT

TCP

TEU

THC

THR

TIP

TL

TOBENA

TOP

TS

TTL

UKCS

ULCC

USC

UU

UUIWCTAUTC

VEG

VLCC

VPD

VSL

WA

WC

WCCON

WIBON

WIFPON

WIPON

WITA

WLTOHC

WOG

Working Copy

 

WP

WRD

WRIC

WWD

WWR

WWWW

X/C

X/X

YAR

YC

ZUTC =

Always Afloat

Always Afloat Always Accessible

the American Association of Port Authorities

Amsterdam-Antwerpen-Rotterdam Area

American Bureau of Shipping

ABouT

ADress COMission

Arrival First Sea Pilot Station ( Norway)

All Going Well

Anchor Handling

AnchorHandling Tug

ALUminium

ANTwerp-HAMburg range

Arrival Pilot Station

Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent range

Any Safe Port in the World

Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays INCluded

Actually Time Used To Count

AlongSide

Bale (cargo capacity)

Bunker adjusting factor (freight)

Bareboat

Before Breaking Bulk

Both Dates Inclusive

Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

BEGinning

Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

Both Inclusive.

The Baltic and International Maritime Conference

BaLe

Booking Note

Bunker On Board

everyday term for container (or boxed vessel)

Breadth

Brake Horse Power

British Marine Mutual

Break load

Best ReGarDS

Bunkers Remaining On Board

Gross tonnage

Basis 1 port to 1 port

Berth Terms

Bureau Veritas

Brackish Water Arrival Draft

Currency adjusting factor (freight)

Condition Assessment Programme

Capacity

CuBic FeeT

sshinC/sshinC

Center Tank

Cubic FeeT

Cost and FReight

Chemical

CHarterers Agent Both Ends

CHarterer’s OPTion

Costs Insurance and Freight

Carriage and Insurance paid to…..

Commercial Interest Reference Rate

Civil Liability Convention

Contract Of Affreightment

Contract Of Affreightment Charter Party

Closing Of Business LoDoN

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

CONTainer

Crude Oil Washing

CharterParty

Carriage Paid To

Charterers Pay Dues

Customary Quick Despatch

Cash On Delivery

Custom Of Port

Current Rate

Crane

Cargo Remaining OnBoard

CentiSToke

CUbicFeeT

Cylinders

sshinC / ssheX

Disbursement Account

Delivered At Frontier

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

Double

DouBLe SKINned

Discharge Capacity

Delivered Duty Paid (Unpaid)

DELiverY

DEMurrage

Delivered Ex Ship

Delivered Ex Quay

DESPatch

Despatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends

Detpatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends

DecK

Dropping Last Outwards Sea Pilot (Norway)

Det Norske Veritas

Diesel Oil

Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot ( Norway)

Dropping Outward Pilot

Department Of Transport

Dynamic Positioning

DePTh

Diving System

Dynamic Positioning

Unattended engine room

East Coast

Even If Used.

Expected Time of Arrival

Expected Time of Completion

Expected Time of Departure

Ethylene

Expected Time of Sailing

EXCLusive

EX Works

Free Alongside

Fast As Can

Free Alongside Ship

Free CArrier

Free Despatch

Freight Demurrage Deadfreight

Free DESPatch

Free DIScharge

Freight Deemed Earned Discountless &

Non-Refundable Ship and Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost

Friday Holidays EXcluded. (Muslim Countries)

Friday Holidays INCluded. (Muslim Countries)

Fire Fighting

Free In and Out

Free In and Out Stowed and Trimmed

Free In and Out Trimmed

Free In Trimmed

Free in Wagon

FroM

Federal Maritime Commission

FathoMS

Fixing Note

For Orders

Fuel Oil

Free On Board

For Our Guidance

Free On Rail

Free On Quay

Free On Truck

First Open Water

Free On Wharf

Fresh water

FREE of any EXtra INSurance (Owners)

Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit

FiTted

Fresh water Arrival Draft

Fresh Water Departure Draft

For Your Guidance

For Your Information

Grain (cargo capacity)

General Average

Good And Safe (Port) Both ENDs

GDynia/GDansk

GENeralS or general cargo

GEOgraphical ROTation

Germanischer Lloyd

GearLESS

Gas Oil

German North Sea

GRain

Global Maritime Distress Safety System

GeaRed

GuaranTEE

HAtch

Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends

Harmless Bulk Fertilizer

Half Demurrage Weather Time Saved

HELicopter DecK

Handy Heavy d.w. (scrap)

Heavy Metal Scraps

Cargo HOld

HouR

HouRS

HeaVy

HeaVy Fuel

High Water

Intermediate Fuel Oil

International Maritime Dangerous Code

If Used

International Maritime Organisation.

International Safety Management Code

If Used, Half Time ActUally To Count

cargo refrigerating system

KNots

Keel To top of Mast

Institute Warranty Limits

Light Aboard SHip

LATitude

LAYday CANcelling date

Loading Capacity

Lowest Current Rate

LaDeN

LenGThened

Liquefied Natural Gas

Lenght Over All

Lloyd’s Open Form

Lower Hold

Letter Of Indemnity.

Lift On Lift Off ship

Last Open Water

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LumPSum

Lloyds Register of Shipping

Large Range

LumpSum.

Lashed Secured Dunnage

Liner Terms

Long TONS.

Low Water

Merchant Broker

Marine Diesel Oil

Metric DeadWeight tons

Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)

Managing Owner

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units

More Or Less CHarterers OPtion

More Or Less Owners (Masters) Option

MONitors (fire)

Ministry Of Transpory

Monthly OverTime

Medium Range

Mates receipt

Metric Tonnes

Metric Tonnes

Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground

National Cargo Bureau

Norwegian Continental Shelf

not East of

Norwegian International Shipsregister

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

not North of

Norwegian Maritime Directorate

NOrsk Kontrollert Utenlandsk Selskap i lavskatteland

Norwegian controlled foreign company in lowtax country

Notice Of Readiness

not South of

not West of

Over All

Over Aged

Oil Bulk Ore

OIL RECovery

ONWards

Owners Option

OPerator

The US Oil Pollution Act of 1990

Open SHelter deck

On Truck

OWners

Protection & Indemnity

PerPendicular

Passenger Vessel

Per Day Pro-Rata

Purchase Enquiry

Per Geard Hatch

Per Hatch Per Day

POTable water

PromPT

Plattform Supply Vessel

PUmps

Per Workable Hatch

Per Weather Working day

Refrigerated

ReGarDS

RanGE

Rate Not Reported

Remaining On Board

Reference Our Cable….(date)

Roll On Roll Off ship

Reference Our TeLeX …(date)

Revs. Per Minute

Reference Your Cable…(date)

Reference Your TeLeX…(date)

Side Thruster

Soya Bean Meal

SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays Excepted

SATurdays, Sundays, Holidays INCluded

Safe Berth

Segregated Ballast Tanks

SelfDischarger

Superficial Feet

Sundays, Holidays EXcepted

Sundays, Holidays Included

Single Deck

SLop TAnks

Statement Of Facts.

Swedish Official Measure

Safe Ports

St. PetersBurg

Signing and Releasing Bill(s) of Lading

Same Sea and Country coast

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays EXcepted

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays INCluded

Short Tons.

Subject To Enough Merchandise

Salt Water Arrival Draft

Salt Water Departure Draft

TAnks

To Be Named

To Be Renamed

(T/C)Time Charter

Time Charter Trip

Time Charter Party

Standard 20′ container

TerminalHandling Cost

THRuster

Taking Inward Pilot

Total Loss

To Be Named

Taking Outward Pilot

TonS

ToTaL

United Kingdom Continental Shelf

Ultra Large Crude Carrier

Unless Sooner Commenced

Unless Used

Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count.

VEGetable oil

Very Large Crude Carrier

Vessel Pay Dues

VeSseL

WAter

West Coast

Whether Custom Cleared Or Not

Whether In Berth Or Not

Whether In Free Praqtique Or Not

Whether In Port Or Not

WIng TAnk

WaterLine-TO-HatchCoaming (distance)

WithOut Guarantee.

(Copy of Charter Party – not being signed

and may contain unchecked errors

Weather Permitting

Wide Range Destillate

Wire Rods in Coils

Weather Working Days

When, Where Ready

Wibon Wccon Wifpon Wipon

ssheX / sshinC

ssheX / ssheX

York Antwerp Rules

Your Cable

GMT

 

Abbreviations in shipping These texts will help explain abbreviations or terms that should be known and understood about the status or information related to transportation.