Abbreviations in shipping:
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
ATDNSHINC 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
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
DHDATSBE Despatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends.
DHDWTSBE 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
F.DESP (FD) Free DESPatch.
F.DIS Free DIScharge.
FDEDANRSAOCLONL 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
HDLTSBENDS 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.
IUHTAUTC 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
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.
UU Unless Used.
UUIWCTAUTC 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 (c) RIMSHIP/AWCO
Mail us if you have any additional abbreviations or comments.
E-mail: rimship@rimship.no
This page was last updated on 05.05.98 by Lasse Jenssen GrafiConn ...
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