| A.A.R. |
Against All Risks |
| A.F. |
Advanced Freight |
| A/S |
After Sight, Alongside |
| AA |
Always Afloat |
| AAAA |
Always Afloat Always Accessible |
| AD.VAL. |
Ad Valorem – According To Value |
| ADCOM |
Address Commission |
| AGW |
All Going Well |
| APS |
Arrival Pilot Station |
| ASPW |
Any Safe Port In The World |
| ATDNSHINC |
Any Time Day/Night Sundays And Holidays Included |
| B S S 1/1 |
Basis 1 Port To 1 Port |
| B.V. |
Bureau Veritas |
| B.V. |
Bonded Warhouse |
| B/L |
Bill Of Lading |
| B/L MIN |
Bill Of Lading Minimum |
| BAF |
Bunker Adjusting Factor (Freight) |
| BBB |
Before Breaking Bulk |
| BDLS |
Bundels |
| BENDS |
Both Ends ( Load And Discharge Ports) |
| BI |
Both Inclusive. |
| BIMCO |
The Baltic And International Maritime Council |
| BKGE |
Brokerage |
| BOB |
Bunker On Board. |
| BRL |
Barrel |
| BROB |
Bunkers Remaining On Board. |
| BT |
Berth Terms. |
| BTH |
Berth |
| BXS |
Boxes |
| C.S. |
Congestion Surcharge |
| C.Y. |
Container Yoard |
| C/P (CP) |
Charterparty. |
| CAD |
Cash Against Documents |
| CAF |
Currency Adjusting Factor (Freight) |
| CAN |
Cancelling |
| CBM |
Cubic Meter |
| CFR |
Cost And Freight |
| CFT |
Cubic Feet. |
| CH.FWD. |
Charges Forward |
| CH.PPD. |
Charges Prepaid |
| CHOPT |
Charterer’s Option |
| CIF |
Costs Insurance And Freight |
| CIP |
Carriage And Insurance Paid To….. |
| CLS |
Clauses |
| COD |
Cash On Delivery |
| COGSA |
Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act. |
| CPD |
Charterers Pay Dues |
| CPT |
Carriage Paid To |
| CR |
Current Rate |
| CUFT (or CFT) |
Cubicfeet |
| D.F. |
Dead Freight |
| D.W. |
Dead Weight |
| D.W.A.T. |
Dead Weight All Told |
| D.W.C.C. |
Dead Weight Cargo Capacity |
| D.W.C.T. |
Dead Weight Cargo Tons |
| D/A |
Disbursement Account |
| DAF |
Delivered At Frontier |
| DAP |
Days All Purposes (Total Days For Loading And Disch.). |
| DDP/(U) |
Delivered Duty Paid (Unpaid) |
| DEM |
Demurrage |
| DEQ |
Delivered Ex Quay |
| DES |
Delivered Ex Ship |
| DESP |
Despatch |
| DEST |
Destination |
| DFT |
Draft |
| DHDATSBE |
Despatch Half Demurrage On All Time Saved Both Ends. |
| DHDWTSBE |
Detpatch Half Demurrage On Working Time Saved Both Ends. |
| DK |
Deck |
| DWT |
Dead Weight Tonnage |
| EIU |
Even If Used. |
| ENCL. |
Enclosed |
| EQPT. |
Equipment |
| EST |
Estimated |
| ETA |
Expected Time Of Arrival. |
| ETC |
Expected Time Of Completion. |
| ETD |
Expected Time Of Departure. |
| ETS |
Expected Time Of Sailing. |
| EXW |
Ex Works |
| F.A.A. |
Free Of All Average |
| F.A.V. |
First Available Vessel |
| F.B.L. |
Fiata Combined Transport Bill Of Lading |
| F.C.L. |
Full Container Load |
| F.C.R. |
Forwarder’s Certificate Of Receipt |
| F.DESP (FD) |
Free Despatch. |
| F.G.A. |
Free Of General Average |
| F.I. |
Free In |
| F.I.A.T.A. |
Federation Internationalde Transitaires Et Assimilés |
| F.I.B. |
Free Into Barge |
| F.I.O.L. |
Free In And Out And Lashed |
| F.I.O.S. |
Free In And Out And Stowed |
| F.O.B.S. |
Free On Bord And Stowed |
| F.O.B.T. |
Free On Bord And Trimmed |
| F.P.A. |
Free Of Particular Average |
| FAC |
Fast As Can. |
| FAS |
Free Alongside Ship |
| FCA |
Free Carrier |
| FCL/LCL |
Full Container Load/Less Than Container Load |
| FDD |
Freight Demurrage Deadfreight |
| 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 |
Free Out |
| FO (IFO) |
Fuel Oil/Intermediate Fo. |
| FOB |
Free On Board |
| FOG |
For Our Guidance. |
| FOQ |
Free On Quay |
| FOR |
Free On Rail |
| FOT |
Free On Truck |
| FOW |
First Open Water |
| FRT |
Freight |
| FRT.FWD. |
Freight Forwarded |
| FRT.PPD. |
Freight Prepaid |
| FWAD |
Fresh Water Arrival Draft. |
| FWDD |
Fresh Water Departure Draft. |
| FYG |
For Your Guidance. |
| FYI |
For Your Information. |
| G.C. |
General Cargo |
| G.C.R. |
General Cargo Rate |
| GA |
General Average |
| GASBEND |
Good And Safe (Port) Both Ends. |
| GENCON |
Uniform General Charter |
| GLESS |
Gearless |
| GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress Safety System |
| GO |
Gas Oil. |
| GR |
Grain |
| GRD |
Geared |
| H.D. |
Harbour Dues |
| HA |
Hatch |
| HBF |
Harmless Bulk Fertilizer. |
| HDLTSBENDS |
Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends |
| HDWTS |
Half Demurrage Weather Time Saved |
| HO |
Hold |
| HW |
High Water |
| I.A.T.A. |
International Association Air Transport |
| IMDG |
International Maritime Dangerous Code. |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organisation. |
| IN. |
Inch |
| INCL. |
Included, Inclusive |
| IU |
If Used |
| IUHTAUTC |
If Used, Half Time Actually To Count. |
| KN. |
Knot |
| L.C.L. |
Less Than Container Load |
| L.O.A. |
Lenght Overall |
| L.S. |
Lump Sum. |
| L.T. |
Liner Terms. |
| L/C |
Letter Of Credit |
| LAT |
Latitude |
| LAYCAN |
Layday Cancelling Date. |
| LCR |
Lowest Current Rate |
| LO.LO. |
Lift-On/Lift-Off |
| LOI |
Letter Of Indemnity. |
| LOW |
Last Open Water |
| LSD |
Lashed Secured Dunnage. |
| LT |
Long Ton |
| LW |
Low Water |
| M.DK. |
Main Deck |
| MB |
Merchant Broker |
| MDO (DO) |
Marine Diesel Oil. |
| MED. |
Medium |
| MIN/MAX |
Minimum/Maximum (Cargo Quantity). |
| MKT. |
Market |
| MOLCHOP |
More Or Less Charterers Option. |
| MOLOO |
More Or Less Owners (Masters) Option. |
| MORT. |
Mortgage |
| MT |
Metric Ton |
| N.B. |
Note Well |
| N.D.W. |
Net Dead Weight |
| N.O.R.A. |
Notice Of Readiness Accepted |
| N.O.R.T. |
Notice Of Readiness Tendered |
| N.O.R.T.A. |
Notice Of Readiness Tendered And Accepted |
| NAABSA |
Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground. |
| NO. |
Number |
| NOR |
Notice Of Readiness. |
| O.A. |
Over All |
| O.R. |
Owner’s Risk |
| O.T. |
Overtime |
| OO |
Owners Option |
| OPT. |
Optional |
| OSH |
Open Shelter Deck |
| OT |
On Truck |
| P.O.B. |
Post Office Box |
| P/A |
Particular Average |
| PANDI CLUB |
Protection And Indemnity Club |
| PDPR |
Per Day Pro-Rated |
| PHPD |
Per Hatch Per Day |
| PKG |
Package |
| PWWD |
Per Weather Working Day |
| QLTY |
Quality |
| QTY |
Quantity |
| R.D. |
Running Days |
| RNR |
Rate Not Reported |
| RO/RO |
Roll On/Roll Of |
| ROB |
Remaining On Board. |
| S.S. |
Short Shipped |
| S/A |
Subject Approval |
| SATAFEX |
Sunday Afternoon Excluded |
| SB |
Safe Berth. |
| SELFD |
Selfdischarger |
| SHEX |
Sundays, Holidays Excluded. |
| SHINC |
Sundays, Holidays Included. |
| SID |
Single Deck |
| SOF |
Statement Of Facts. |
| SOM |
Swedish Official Measure |
| SP |
Safe Ports. |
| SSHEX |
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded. |
| SSHINC |
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included. |
| ST |
Short Tons. |
| STEM |
Subject To Enough Merchandise. |
| SWAD |
Salt Water Arrival Draft. |
| SWDD |
Salt Water Departure Draft. |
| TBN |
To Be Named |
| TC ( T/C) |
Time Charter. |
| TCP |
Time Charter Party. |
| TEU |
Twenty Equivalent Unit |
| THRU B/L |
Through Bill Of Lading |
| TL |
Total Loss |
| TOP |
Taking Outbound Pilot. |
| USC |
Unless Sooner Commenced. |
| UU |
Unless Used. |
| UUIWCTAUTC |
Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count. |
| VAL |
Value |
| W.B. |
Water Bellast |
| W.D.W.P. |
Working Days Weather Permitting |
| W.P. |
Weather Permitting |
| W.P.A. |
With Particular Average |
| W.W.D.SHEX |
Weather Working Days Shex |
| W/M |
Weight/Misure |
| WCCON |
Whether Custom Cleared Or Not. |
| WHF. |
Wharf |
| WHSE |
Warehouse |
| WIBON |
Whether In Berth Or Not. |
| WIFPON |
Whether In Free Praqtique Or Not. |
| WIPON |
Whether In Port Or Not. |
| WOG |
Without Guarantee. |
| Working Copy |
(Copy Of Charter Party – Not Being Signed And May Contain Unchecked Errors. |
| WP |
Weather Permitting. |
| WT |
Weight |
| WWD |
Weather Working Days. |
| WWR |
When, Where Ready. |
| WWWW |
Wibon Wccon Wifpon Wipon. |
| YAR |
York Antwerp Rules |
| YD |
Yard |
| Z.T. |
Zone Time |
