A

A1
AA
A/A
AAA
AAA WIWL
AAAA

First class

Always Afloat, All After

All About

Association of Average Adjusters

Always Afloat Always within I.W.L(institute warranty limit)

Always Afloat Always Accessible

AAR
AARA
ABB, ABBR
ABDNT
AB-LOG
ABR
ABS
ABT
ABV
A/C
ACC, ACCPT
ACCOMM
ACCT, ACT, A/C
ACDG
ACDGLY, ACCRDGLY
ACK
ACKGT
ACOL
ACP
ACPT
ACS
ACS PAY
ACTRUS

Against All Risk, All and Any Risk

Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
Abbreviation
Abandonment
Abstract Log Book
Abreast
American Bureau of Shipping
About
Above
Account Current
Acceptance, Accepted
Accommodation
Account, Accountant
According
Accordingly
Acknowledge
Acknowledgement
After Completion Of Loading
Anchors and Chains Proved
Accept
Application for Cargo Shipment
Accounts Payable
Automatically Controlled Turbine Rung

ADCOM, ADD COMM

ADD, ADDR
ADDL, ADDTL
ADJ
ADV
ADVAL, A/V, ADV
AE
A/E
AF, ADVFRT
AFF

Address Commission
Address
Additional
Adjustment, Adjust
Advise
Ad Valorem, According to Value
After End
Auxiliary Engine, Accept/Except
Advanced Freight, Advance Freight
Affirmative

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Up System

AFFREIGHTMENT
AFIA
AFMT
AFRA
AFT
AG
AGCY
AGD
AGST, AGNST, AGT
AGMT, AGRMT
AGN
AGT
AGW
AGWI
AGW WP UCAE
excepted
AH
AHF
AHFDA
AHL
AI
AID
AIMU
AITH FORM
AK MARINE
ALLOC
ALRDY
ALT
ALW
AM
AM, TLO & EXS
AMA
AMAIL, ARML
AMDT
AMMI
AML
AMT
AMVER
A/N
ANAL
ANS
ANTE
A/O(AO), A/OR
AOA
AOB
AOL
AOO
AORF
AOTA
AOV
AOVOY

The hiring of a ship in whole or part

American Foreign Insurance Association
After Fixing Main Terms

Average Freight Rate Assessment

At or towards the stern or rear of a ship

Ace Group, Arabian Gulf, Agent General
Agency
Agreed
Against
Agreement
Again
Agent
All Going Well
Atlantic, Gulf, West lndia's Limit
All going well weather permitting unforeseen circumstances always
After Hatch, Antwerp/Hamburg range
American Hull Form(insurance policy)
American Hull Form, Deductible Average
Australian Hold Ladders
In the meantime
Agency for International Development
American Institute of Marine Underwriters
American Institute Time Hull Form of Policy
America Korea Marine
Allocation
Already
Altered, Altitude, Alternative, Alternatively
Allowance
Above Mentioned
American TLO disbursements clauses including excess liability
American Maritime Association
Airmail
Amendment
American Merchant Marine Institute
Absolute Maximum Loss
Amount
Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System
Arrival Notice
Analysis, Analytic, Analogy
Answer
Before
And Or
Any One Accident
Any One Bottom, Any Other Business
Any One Loss
Any One Occurrence
Aft Or Forward
Australia Overseas Transport Association
Any One Vessel
Any One Voyage

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AP
AP(APD)
AP(APA)
APBH
API
APL
APMT
APORT
APPD
APPLN
APPR
APPROX
APPT
APPTD
APR
APS
APT
AR
ARD(ARND)
ARGMT
ARP
ARRTL
ARVD
AS
AS, ACS
A/S
ASAP
ASBA TANK VOY
ASEAN
ASF
ASGD(ASG)
ASGMT
ASSN
ASSO
ASST
A/T
ATA
ATD
ATDNSHINC
ATL
ATRS
ATSBE
ATSOA
ATT
ATTD
ATTN
ATTY, ATTNY
ATUTC
ATWT
AUTH, AUTHY
AUXB

Additional Premium, After Part, Authority to Purchase, All Purpose

Account Paid
Account Payable
After Peak Bulkhead
American Petroleum Institute, Arbitrary Scale for Specific Gravity
As Per List
Appointment
Airport
Approved
Application
Apprentice, Approve
Approximate, Approximately
Appoint
Appointed
April
Arrival Pilot Station
After Peak Tank
All Risk, Arrival, Arrive, Arrival and Return
Around
Arrangement
All Risk Policy
Arranged Total Loss
Arrived
After Sight, Account Sales, Alongside
Application for Cargo Shipment
Alongside
As Soon As Possible
Association of Ship Broker & Agents Tanker Voyage charter party
Association of South East Asian Nations
As Follows
Assigned
Assignment
Association
Associate
Assistant
American Term(grain trade)
Actual Time of Arrival
Actual Time of Departure
Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included
Actual Total Loss, Atlantic
American Tanker Rate Schedule
All Time Saved Both Ends
American Tramp Ship Owner's Association
Attached
Attendant
Attention
Attorney
Actual Times Used to Count
Atomic Weight
Authority
Auxiliary Boiler

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AUXE
AV, AVRG
AVE
AV DISBTS(DISB)
AVLBL
AWIWL

Auxiliary Engine
Average
Avenue
Average Disbursements
Available
Always Within Institute Warranty Limit

B
B
BAF
BAL, Blnce
BALDRIA
BALTWOOD
Trade

Breadth, Bag, Bale

Bunker Adjustment Factor
Balance
Timber C/P from Baltic to Alexandra
Chamber of Shopping Baltic Wood Charter, 1926, Adopted For Leningrad

BAREBOAT CHTR

Bareboat Charter-Owners lease a specific ship and control its technical

management and commercial operations only.
Ballast Bonus, Below Bridge, Bill Book, Both-to-Blame
Before Breaking Bulk
Bare-Boat Charter
Bareboat Charter Hire Purchase
Both to Blame Collision Clause
Bunker C, Bale of Cotton
Because
Baltic Cape Size Index
Bale Capacity
Busan container terminal operation
Bank Draft, Bar Draft
Bond, Brought Down
Baltic Dry Index, Both Dates(Days) Inclusive
Boards
Bundles
Breakdown
Bill Of Exchanging, Bill Of Entry
Bill Of Exchanging Act 1882
Chamber of Shipping British North American (Atlantic) Wood Charter Party

BB
BBB
BBC
BBCHP
BBCL
BC
BCAUS
BCI
B/CPTY
BCTOC
B/D
BD
BDI
BDS
BDLS
B'DOWN
B/E
BEA
BEACON
1914
BEATS
BENDS
BEG
BENDS
BEP
BFI
B/FORE, B4,BFR
BFR
BFSL
BFWL
BG
B/G

Both Ends All Time Saved

Both Ends (Load & Discharge Ports)
Beginning
Both Ends
Break Even Point
Baltic Freight Index
Before
Belgium France
Being Full Signed Line
Being Full Written Line
Bag, Being
Bonded Goods

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BGE
B/H
BHD
BHF
BHI
BHP
BHPT
B & IMC
BI
BIA
BIBA
BIFFEX
BIG
BIMCO
BIS
BIZ, BNSS
BK
BKD
BKGD
BKGE
BKP
BKT
B/L
BL1
BL2
BLC
BLDG
BLNC
BLR
BLS
BEAM
BM
B/N
BN
B/O
BO
BOB
BOD
BOFFER
BOOKG, BKG
BOR
BOS
BO'SN(BOSUN)
BOT
B/P
BP
BPB
BR
B/R
BRAIL

Barge
Bill of Health, Bordeaux to Hamburg Inclusive, Breast/Hamburg Inclusive
Bulk Head
Bulk Harmless Fertilizer
Baltic Handy Index
Brake Horse Power
Broken Hills Proprietary Transportation
Baltic & International Maritime Conference
Both Inclusive
British Insurance Association
British Insurance Brokers Association
Baltic Future Freight Index
British Insurance Group
The Baltic and International Council
British Information Services
Business
Book, Backwardation, Bank
Booked
Background
Breakage
Book Post
Basket, Bracket
Bill of Landing
Bale
(Bill of Lading) A document signed by the carrier which acts as a
Contract of Affreightment, a receipt and evidence of title to the cargo.
Ben Line Container
Building
Balance
Boiler
Bales
The Maximum Breadth of a ship
Board Measure(Timber), Bosuns' Mate, Bending Moment
Booking Note, Boat Note
Been
Brought Over
Buyer's Option, Branch Office
Bunker On Board
Bunkers On Delivery
Best Offer
Booking
Bunkers On Redelivery
Bill Of Sight
Boat Swain
Board Of Trade
Bills Payable, Between Perpendiculars, Bill of Parcels
Booking Prospect
Bank Post Bill
Boiler Room, Builders Risks, Book of Reference, Bill Receivable
Bills Receivable
Bottom Rail

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BRITCONT
BRL
BRKGE
BROB
B/S
BS
BSA
BS/P
BSS
BSS 1/1
BST
BT
BTB
BTC RATE
BTHU
BTM
BTN
BTOB
BTO BLAME
BTU
BTWN
BUNDLING
unit.

Chamber of Shipping General Home Trade Charter 1928

Barrel
Brokerage
Bunkers Remaining on Board
Balance Sheet, Breaking Stress, Bill of Sale, Bill of Store
Boiler Survey
Basic Slop Allocation
Bills Payable
Basis
Basis 1 Port to 1 Port
British Standard Time
Berth Terms
Back To Back
Berth Term Charter Rate
British Thermal Unit
Bottom
Brussels Trade Nomenclature
British Transport Dock Board
Both To Blame
Boat of Trade Unit
Between
This is the assembly of pieces of cargo, secured into one manageable

This is relevant to items such as Structural Steel, Handrails, Stairways

etc. Whilst this is a very flexible description, a rule of thumb is to present cargo at a size
easily handled by a large (20 ton) fork lift truck.
BUNKERS
Name given for vessels Fuel and Diesel Oil supplies
(Originates from coal bunkers)
BV
Bureau Veritas
BW
Ballast Water/Brackish Water, Black & White, Both Wigs
BWAD
Brackish Water Arrival Draft
BWT
Boiler Water Treatment
BWTK
Bleeding Wing Tank

C
C/A
CACTLVO
CAD
CAF
CALC
CANC
CANCL
CANT, CNT
CAP
CAPT
CARE
CB, C/B
CBF
CBFT, CFT, CUFT

Correction Advice, Centiare, Court Of Appeal, Chartered Accountant

Compromised &/or Arranged &/or Constructive Total Loss of Vessel Only
Cash Against Documents
Currency Adjustment Factor, Cost And Freight
Calculate
Cancelled
Cancelling Date
Can Not
Captioned, Capsule
Captain
Cooperative for American Relief to Everywhere Inc.
Charter Base, Caustic Boiler, Centre of Buoyancy
Container Booking Forecast
Cubic Feet

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CBM
CBS
CBT
CBTM
CC
CCD
CCL
CCR
CCV
CCY
C/D
Density,
CD
CDD
CDT
CDV
C/E
CERT, CERTIF
CF
CFM
CFO
CFR (or C&F)
CFR
CFS
CG
CGA
CGACT
CGE
C.G.F PROCEEDS
C.G.F REC
CGME
CGO
CGFP
CGOH
CGUIDE
CHGS
CHNL
CHOP
CHOPT
CH.PPD
CHQ
CHRG
CHS
CHTRS
CI
CIB
CIE
CIE
CIF

Cubic Meter
Container Booking Summary, Chartered Shipbrokers
Clean Ballast Tank
Centre Bottom Tank
Carbon Copy, Cubic Contents, Cancellation Clause, Collecting Commission
Container Cargo Depot
Customs Clearance
Crown Cases Reserved
Carrier's Convenient Vanning
Convertible-Currency
Collection & Delivery, Carried Down, Certificate of Deposit, Current
Commercial Dock, Consular Declaration
Country Damage, Canadian Dollar, Container Deport
Certificate of Disability for Discharge
Centre Deep Tank
Current Domestic Value
Customs Entry, Chief Engineer
Certificate, Certification, Certify, Certified
Cost and Freight, Carried Forward, Cubic Feet, Carried Forward,
Clearing & Forwarding
Confirm, Cubic Feet Per Minute
Calling For Orders, Channel For Order, Coast For Orders
Cost and Freight
Code of Federal Regulation
Container Freight Station, Cubic Feet per Second
Coast Guard, Consul-General, Centre of Gravity
Cargo's Proportion of General Average
Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1924
Carriage
Credit Given For Proceeds
Credit Given For Recovery
China, Glass, Marble, Earthenware
Cargo
Credit Given For Proceeds
Cargo Hold
Cell Guide
Charges
Channel
Charterer's Option
Charterers Option
Charges Prepaid
Cheque
Charge
Continuous Hull Survey
Charterers
Consular Invoice, Cost and Insurance
Corporation of Insurance Brokers
Captain's Imperfect Entry
Cost, Insurance, Freight
Cost, Insurance & Freight. Seller pays all these costs to a nominated

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CIF & C
CIF & I
CIFCI
CIFLT
CII
CIR
CK
CKD
CL
CLD
CLMS
CLP
CLR
CM
CMD
CMDTY
CMPL
CMNT
CMR
Road
CMS
CN
CNCL
CNEE, CON(S)
CNFM
CNR
CNTR
C/O
CO
COA
tonne
COACP
COB
COC
COD
COFG ACT
COGSA,
CO-INS
COL
COLL DGE
COLLN
CLT, COLCT
COM, COMM
COMB
COMD
COML
COMM
COMP
COMPD

port or place of discharge.

Cost, Insurance, Freight and Commission
Cost, Insurance, Freight and Interest
Cost Insurance Freight London Terms
Cost Insurance Freight London Terms
Chartered Insurance Institute
Circular, Commissioners of Inland Revenue
Check
Completely Knocked Down
Craft Loss, Clause
Cleared Through Customs, Cleared, Called
Claims
Container Load Plan
Clear, Centre of Lateral Resistance of a Boat
Comma
Commissioned
Commodity
Complete
Cement
Convention In The Contract For The International Carriage Of Goods By
Combined Marine Surcharge, Continuous Machinery Survey
Credit Note, Consignment Note, Cover Note
Cancel
Consignee
Confirm
Charterers Not Reported
Container
Chief Officer, Cash Order, Certificate of Origin, Cost Of, Care Of
Cylinder Oil, Company
Contract of Affreightment - Owners agree to accept a cost per revenue
for cargo carried on a specific number of voyages.
Contract of Affreightment Charter Party
Closing of Business, Cargo On Board
Central Operations Committee
Cash On Delivery, Charge of Destination
Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act
Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act(U.S)
Co-insurance
Collision
Collision Damage
Collision
Collect
Commission
Combination, Combining
Commander
Commercial
Communication
Composit
Compromised, Compound

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COMPEN
COMPLD
COMBO
CON
CONCN
COND, CONDTN
CONF
CONN
CON ROD
CONS
CONSGT
CONSPIC
CONST
CONT
CONTACT DGE
CONTD
CONTR
CONTRA
CONTRIB
CONV
CONWOOD
COP
C ORE 7
C ORE 8
COS
COW
CP (or C/P)
CPA
CPD
CPFF
CPM
CPP
CPT
CQD
C/R
CR
CREADINESS, CRDNESS
CRISTAL
CRS
CROB
CRL
CRO
CRN
CRT
CS
C/S.C
CSCG
CSD
CSK

Compensation
Complete
Tokyo bay port port shifting
Contract
Concentration
Condition
Conference
Connecticut
Connecting Rod
Consumption
Consignment
Conspicuous
Constant
continent of Europe
Contact damage
Continued
Contracted
Opposing
Contribution, contributor
Conveyance, Conventional, Converted
The Baltic and International Maritime Conference Wood Chamber 1937
Custom Of Port
Iron Ore C/P From Mediterranean to U.K
Iron Ore C/P From North Spain to U.K
Chief Of Staffs, Cash On Shipment
Crude Oil Washing
Charter Party, Charter Party of Cargo Prospects, Candle Power
Clams Payable Aboard, Closest Position of Approach,
Certified Public Accountable
Charterers Pay Dues
Cost Plus Fixed Fee
Cycles Per Minute
Clean Petroleum Products
Carriage Paid To
Customary Quick Despatch
Chief Radio Operator
Current Rate, Credit, Crane, Carrier's Risk
cargo Readiness
Contract Regarding an Interim Supplemental to Tanker Liability for Oil
Pollution
Cranes
Cargo Remaining on Board
Craft Loss
Cancelling Returns Only
Crane
Crate
Continuous Survey, Casualty Station
Cases, Case
Container Service Consultative Group
Closed Shelter Deck ship
Cask

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CSM, CMS
CSO
CSP
CSSC
CST
CST
CST
CT
CTC
CTGE
CTL
CTLO
CTM
CTN
CTNS, COTNS
CTR
CTS
CUB
CUCM
CUD
CUFT
CUM
CUR
C/V/E
CVC
CW
CWO
CWT
CY
CYL
CZ

Continuous Survey Machinery

Cargo Shipping Order
Container Service Port
Consortium Standard Slot Consumption
Central Standard Time
Container Service Tariff
Centistoke
California terms, Cubic Tonnage
Corn Trade Clause
Cartage
Constructive Total Loss
Constructive Total Loss Only
Cash To Master
Carton
Cottons
Container Fitted
Crates
Cubic
Cubic Centimeter
Could
Cubic Feet
Cubic Meter
Currency, Current, Now
Cabling /Victualing /Entertainment
Consecutive Voyage Charters
Commercial Weight
Cash With Order
Hundredweight
Container Yard
Cylinder
Canal Zone

D
D
Depth, Draft
D, USD
Dollar(US dollar)
DA
Deductible Average
D/A
Disbursement Account
DAA
Document Against Acceptance
DAC
Deferred Attachment Clause
D/AF
Discharge Afloat
DAMFORDET
Damages for Detention. Penalty if cargo is not ready when ship arrives for
working (1st day of Laycan). This is not detention which is charged for ships time on delay. If
the cargo is ready there is no DAMFORDET.
DAP
Diammonium Phosphate
DAPS
Days all Purposes (Total days for loading & discharging)
DARC
Dangerous Awkward Reefer Container
DAS
Delivered Alongside Ship
DB
Debit, Donkey Boiler
D.B.
Day Book, Deals and Battens

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DBB
DBK
DBL
DBT
DBUE & B
D/C
D/D
DD
DDA
DDO
DDS
DD/S
DDU
DDP
DE
DEC
DED
DEF
DEG
DELY, DEL, DY, DLVRY
DERG, DEM
DEMS
DEPT
DERR
DES DEM
DESP
DESTN
DET
DET
DEU
DEVN, DEV
DF
DF L
DFL
DFT, DRFT
DG
DGA
DD
DHDATSBE
DHDWTSBE
DIC
DIOT
DIFF
DISB, DISBT, DISBS
DISC
DISCH
DISPT
DIST
DIV
DK
DKL

Deal, Battens and Boards

Draw Back
Double
Double Bottom Tank
Double Bottom Under Engines and Boiler
Deviation Clause, Detention Clause, Direct Current
Dry Dock
Delivered, Dated
Direct Discharge Additional, Dangerous Drugs Act
Despatch Discharging Only
Delivered In Sound Condition
Delivered Sound
Delivered Duty Unpaid.
Delivered Duty Paid.
Dent
Declaration, December
Deductible
Deferred Account
Degrees
Delivery
Demurrage
Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship
Department
Derricks
Despatch Money and Demurrage
Despatch
Destination
Detail, Determiner
Detention (See DAMFORDET)
Due To
Deviation
Dead Freight
Draft Full Load
Dutch Florin
Draft
Dangerous Good, Diesel Generator
Dangerous Good Anchorage
Despatch Half Demurrage
Despatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends
Despatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends
Delivered-In Charges
Daily Including Overtime
Difference
Disbursement
Discharge, Discussion
Discharge
Displacement
Distance
Division, Dividened
Deck
Deck Load, Deck Loss

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DK LONGY
DKS
DKR
DLA
DLO
D'LONG
DLOSP
DM
DMG
DMP
D/N
DNRCAOSLONL
DNV
DO
D/O
DOC
DOD
DOLSP
DOP
DOS
DOT
DOZ
DP
DPR
DPT
DPV
DR
D/R
DRC
DRK
D/S
DSO
DST
DT
DTBA
DTD
DTL
DTR, DRCTR
DUP
DUR
D/V, DV
DVLPMT
DVP
DW, DWT
DWC
DWCC
DWE
DWH
DWN
DWT

Deck Longitudinal
Decks
Danish Krone
Direct Loading Additional
Dispatch Loading Only
Difference In Longitude
Dropping Last Outwards Sea Pilot (Norway)
Deutch mark
Damage
Difference of Meridional Parts
Debit Note
Discountless and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost
Det Norske Veritas
Diesel Oil
Delivery Order
Document of Compliance, Document
Date Of Delivery
Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway)
Dropping Outward Pilot

Documents
Department of Transport, Department of Overseas Trade
Dozen
Documents Against Payment, Direct Port, Delivery Port
Daily Pro Rata
Discharging Port
Duty-Paying Value
Doctor, Double Reduction Gearing
Deposit Receipt, Dock Receipt, Deferred Relate
Damaged Received In Collision( or Condition )
Derrick
Days After Sight, Dry-Dock Survey
Deck Stowage Only
Daylight Saving Time
Deep Tank, Double Time
Date To Be Advised
Dated
Detail
Director
Duplicate
Duration
Dual Valuation, Despatch Vessel
Development
Duty-Paying Value
Dead Weight
Dead Weight Capacity
Dead Weight Cargo Capacity
Deck Watch Error
Waste Head Donkey Boiler
Down
Deck Watch Time

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E
EA
E&EL
E&EO
EANDOE
E/B
EC
ECCA
ECCP
ECGB
ECM
ECSC
ECT
ED
EDC
EDH
EDO
EDPS
EE
E/EA
EEC
EEE, ERR
EFF
EFTA
E.G
EGGS
EIR
EIU
EJFC
E.K.
EL
ELEC
ELECTRO
ELTCN
ELVENT
ELY
EMA
EMERG
EMPL
ENCL
ENG
ENTD
ENV
EOHP
EOM
EOHP
E/OR
EO SURVEY
EP

Each
Each and Every Loss
Each and Every Occurrence
Errors and Omission Excepted
East Bound
East Coast
East Coast Central America
East Coast Coal Port
East Coast of Great Britain
European Common Market
European Coal and Steel Community
European Container Terminus
Existence Doubtful, Extra Duty
Estimated Tim of Completion
Efficient Deck Hand
Equipment Despatch Order
Electronic Data Processing System
Errors Excepted
Each and Every Accident
European Economic Commission(or Community)
Error
Effective, Efficiency
European Free Trade Area (or Association)
Exempli Gratia(For Example)
Exhaust Gas Generating System
Equipment Interchange Receipt
Even if Used
Europe/Japan Freight Conference
Even Keel
Employer's Liability
Electric
Electronic
Electrician
Electric Ventilation
Early
European Monetary Agreement
Emergency
Estimated Maximum Probable Loss
Enclosure
Engine
Entered
Envelope
Except Otherwise Herein Provided
End Of Month
Except Otherwise Herein Provided
Error and Omissions Excepted
Engine Room and Zero Survey
Estimated Position

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EPC
EPI
EPT
EPU
EQUIPMT, EQMT
EQUIV
ER
E/R
ERV
ESD
EST
ESV
ETA
ETB
ETC
ETCD
ETD
ETL
ETS
ETY
EUR
EURATOM
EVAP
EX
EXCL, XCL
EXD
EXEC
EX FACIE
EX. DIV
EXHV
EXIM, EI
EXIM
EXMD
EXP
EXPLOS
EXPT, XPRT
EX Q
EXS
EXW

Export Price Control

Earned Premium Income
Excess Profits Tax
European Payments Union
Equipment
Equivalent
Equipment Receipt
Engine Room
Each Round Voyage
Echo Sounding Device
Estimate, Eastern Standard Time
Each Single Voyage
Estimated Time of Arrival
Estimated Time of Berthing
Estimated Time of Commencement
Estimated Time of completion of discharging
Estimated Time of Departure
Estimated Time of landing
Estimated Time of Sailing
Empty
Europe
European Atomic Energy Community
Evaporate
Example
Excluding
Examined, Exchanged, Excluded, Executed
Executive
In Accordance With The Documents
Without Dividend
Exhaust Value
Export Import
Export Import
Examined
Expense
Explosive
Export
Ex Quay
Expenses or Excesses, Ex Ship
Ex Works

F
FA
F/A
F/A
FAA
F & AP
FAA S/C
FAC
F&C

Freight Agent, Free Alongside

Forward/Afterward
Feeder Additional
Free of All Average
Fire and Allied Perils
Free of All Average but to Pay Salvage Charges
Facultative, facsimile, Forwarding Agents Commission
Full And Complete(cargo)

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FAC OBLIG
F&D
FAP
FAQ
FAS
terminal at

A Facultative Obligatory Cover

Freight and Demurrage
First Aid Post
First Average Quality
Free Alongside Ship. Seller delivers goods to appropriate dock or

port of embarkation and buyer covers costs and risks of loading.

FAS
First And Second
FB
Freight Bill
FBD
Freeboard
FBS
Franco Belgian Service
FC
Freight Rate Conference
FCA
Free to Carrier. A modern equivalent of FAS used in intermodal transport
where goods are transferred at a nominated forwarder premises, depot or terminal but not actually
put on board vessel.
FCC
First Class Charterer
FCH
Franchise
FCII
Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute
F.CHGS
Forwarding Charges
F'CLE DK
Forecastle Deck
FCL
Full Container Loads
FC/S
Free of Capture and Seizure
FCSAD
Free of Capture, Seizure, Arrest and Detainment
FCSRCC
Free of Capture, Seizure, Riots and Civil Commotions
FCSSRCC
Warranted Free of Capture, Seizure Etc, and Of Strike, Riots and Civil
Commotions
FCV
Full Contact Value
FD
Free Dock, Free Delivery, Free Discharge
FDD
Freight Demurrage Deadfreight
FDESP, F/DP
Free Despatch
FDF
Forced Draft Fan
F/DP
Free Despatch
FDIS
Free Discharge
FE
Far East, Forward End, Full/Empty
FEB
Foreign Exchange Bank, February
FEC
Far East Conference
FEFC
Far Eastern Freight Conference
FEPEM
Federation of European Petroleum Equipment Manufacture
FERM
Fermentation
FEU
Standard 40_ Container
FF,FFR
French Franc
FFA
Free Form Average, Free From Alongside, Free Foreign Agency
FFCS
Fixed Free Contact System
FFD
Free From Damage
FFL
Fixed & Flashing Light
FFO
Fixed and Floating Objects
F.FW
Fresh Water, Forward
FGA
Foreign General Average, Free of General Average
FGAN
Fertilizer Grande Ammonium Nitrate
FH
Fore Hatch
F & HE
Friday & holidays excepted

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FHEX
FHINC
FI
FIA
FIAS
FIATA
FIB
FIBT
FICS
FIH
FILO
the
FIN
FIO
loading /

Fridays/Holidays Excluded
Fridays/Holidays Included
Free In, For Instance
Full Interest Admitted
Free In and Stowed
International Federation of Forwarding Agent Associations
Free Into Barge
Free In Berth Terms
Fellow of the institute of Chartered Shipbroker
Free In Harbour
Free In/Liner Out. Seafreight with which the shipper pays load costs and
carrier pays for discharge costs.
Finnish
Free In/Out. Freight booked FIO includes the seafreight, but no

discharging costs, i.e. the charterer pays for cost of

loading/discharging cargo.
FIOS
Free In/Out Stowed. As per FIO, but includes stowage costs.
FIOSLS
Free In/Out Stowed and Lashed and Secured
FIOST
Free In/Out Spout Trimming.
FIOT
Free In/Out and Trimmed.
FIP
Fair In Place
FIR
For Your Reference
FIS
Freight Insurance and Shipping Charges
FIT
Free In Trimmed, Free of Income Tax
FIW
Free In Wagons
FIXING
Chartering a Vessel
FLATPACKING
Cargo to be presented stacked and secured as an integral unit.
F/L
Freight List
FLE
Fire Lightening and Explosion
FLG
Flag
FLN
Following Landing Numbers
FLWG
Following
FM
Frequency Modulation, Fathoms
FM, EX
From
FMC
Federal Maritime Commission
FMS
Fathoms
FMSWR
Flexible Mild Steel Wire Rope
FO (IFO)
Fuel Oil/Intermediate FO
FOB
Free on Board
FOBOT
Free On Board Owners Terms
FOC
Flag Of Convenience, Free Of Claims. Free Of Charge
FOD
Free Of Damage
FOD ABS
Free Of Damage Absolutely
FOFFER
Firm Offer
FOG
For Our Guidance
FOM
Flag, Ownership or Management
FOQ
Free On Quay
FOR
Free On Rail
FOR & CC
Free On Riots and Civil Commotions

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FORCE MAJEUR
FORT
FOS
FOT
FOW1
FOW2
FP
FPA
FPA ABS
FPA ABSOLUTELY
INCLUDING RDC
FPA UCB
FPA UNLESS ETC RDC
FPIL
FPIL IP
FPIL PIA
FPT
FR
FRATE
FRC
FRCC
FREE DESPATCH
FREE OUT
FREQ
FR NO
FRNT
FRO
FROF
FRT
FS
FSF
FSL
FST
FSW
FSWR
FT
FTD
FTH
FTR
FTW
FV
FW
FWAD
FWAD
FWD
FWDD
FWE
FWL

Clause limiting responsibilities of the charterers, shippers and

receivers of cargo.
Free Out Rye Terms
Free On Steamer
Free On Truck, Fuel On Treatment, Fuel Oil Tank
First Open Water
Free On Wharf
Free Port, Floating policy, Fore Part, Flash Port
Free of Particular Average
Free of Particular Average
Free from Particular Average Absolutrly But Including Running Down
Clause
Free from Particular Average Unless Caused By
Free from Particular Average Unless Caused By Sinking Stranding, Fire Or
Collision, With Running Down Clause
Full Premium If Lost
FPIL From An Insured Peril
FPIL From a Peril Insured Against
Forepeak Tank
Frame, Freight Release
Freight Rate
Free of Reported Casualty
Free of Riots and Civil Commotion
If loading/discharging achieved sooner than agreed, there will be no
freight money returned.
Free of discharge costs to owners. Includes seafreight only.
Frequent
Frame No
Front
Fire Risk Only
Fire Risk On Freight
Freight
Factors Of Safety, Forged Steel
Fellow of Institute Of Shipping and Forwarding Agents
Full Signed Line
Floating Storage Tank
Flexible Steel Wire
Flexible Steel Wire Rope
Free Trimming, Freight Ton, Foot/Feet
Fitted
Fathom
Footer
Free Trade Wharf
Fishing Vessel
Fresh Water
Fresh Water Arrival Draft
Fresh Water Atlantic Draft
Freshwater Damage, Forward, Fresh Water Draft
Fresh Water Departure Draft
Finish With Engine
Full Written Line

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FWT
FWT&GD
FXLE
FY
FYG
FYI
FYR

Fresh Water Tank

Fair Wear Tear and Gradual Deterioration
Forecastle
Fiscal Year
For Your Guidance
For Your Information
For Your Reference

G
GA
G/A
GAA
G/A CON
GADV
GAL
GALV
GAQ
GARMT
GARS
GA/S
GA/SC
GASV
GATT
GBB
GBO
GC
GCD
G/CPTY
GCT
GDS
GEC
GEM
GEN
GENCON
G/ENG
GESAMP
GFA
G/G DEP
GLS
GM
GMB
GMQ
GMT
GNCN
GN (or GR)

General Average
General Account, General Arrangement
General Average Agreement
General Average Contribution
Gross Arrived Damaged Value
General Average Loss
Galvanic, Galvanism, Galvanized
General Average Quality
Garment
Gulf of Aden & Redsea
General Average & Salvage Charge
General Average, Salvage & Special Charges
Gross Arrived Sound Value
General Agreement On Tariffs and Trade
Gross Ballast Bonus
Goods In Bad Order
General Cargo, Great Circle
Great Circle Distance
Grain Capacity
Greenwich Civil Time
Goods
General Electric Company
Ground Effect Machine
General, Geneva
Uniform General Charter of the Baltic and International Maritime
Conference
Generator Engine
Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution
Good Fair Average
General Average Deposit
Gearless
Transverse Meter Center Above Center of Gravity
Good Merchantable Brand
Good Merchantable Quality
Greenwich Mean Time
General Conditions
Grain (capacity)

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GO
G/O
GOB
GOM
GOV
GP
GR
GR/BALE
GRD
GRNTEE
GRT
GSB
GSM
GSP
GSW
GT
GTEE
GTV
GYRO, GYC, GY C
GZ

Gas Oil
General Overhead
Good Ordinary Brand
GM Deducted by Free Surface Effect
Government, Governor
Group
Gross or Grain
Grain Bale
Geared
Guarantee
Gross Register Tonnage
Good Safe Berth
Good Sound Merchantable
Good Safe Port
Gross Shipping Weight
Gross Term, Gas Turbine, Gross Ton
Guarantee
Gas Turbine Vessel
Gyro Compass
Righting Level

H
HA
HABN
HANDING
HB
HBR
HC
HCMC
HD
HDC
HDLTSBENDS
HDWE
HDWTS
HEY
HF
H/H(HO/HA)
HHD
HHDW
HKCL
HKD
HKG
HL
H/M
HMD
HMS
HO
H/O
H & O

Hatch
Have Been
Handling
Hire Base
Harbour
Held Covered
Ho Chi Min City
Head, High Density
High Density Cotton
Half Demurrage Lay Time Saved Both Ends
Hardware
Half Despatch Working (or Weather) Time Saved
Heavy
Half, High Frequency
Hold(s)/Hatch(es)
Hoys Head
Handy Heavy Deadweight(scrap)
H.K Container line
Hongkong Dollar
Hongkong
Hatch List, Heavy Lift
Hull And Machinery
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
Heavy Metal Scrap
Hold, Heavy Oil
Head Office
Hook and Oil Damage

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HOR
HOZ
HP
HPN
HQTRS/HQ
HR
HRC
HSD
HSS
HT
HTGC
HV
HVF
HVFO
HVY
HVING
HW
HW
HWD
HWF & C
HWM
HWVR(HEVER)
HYDROCHARTER

Horizon
Hazard
Horse Power, High Pressure, High Power
Horse Power Nominal
Head Quarters
Hour
Hot Rolled Coils
High Speed Diesel Oil
Heavy Grain Sorghum, Soybeans
Half Time Survey, Hired Transport, Height, Heat, High Tension
High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
Have
High Viscosity Fuel
High Viscosity Fuel Oil
Heavy
Having
Heavy Weather
High Water
Heavy Weather Damage
High Water Full and Charge
High Water Mark
However
Nitrate Charter Parts From Norway To All Places

I
IADB
IAGW
IAW
IB
IBC
IBID
IBRD
IC OR I/C
I/C
ICC
IC & C
ICGB
IGHCA
ICS
ICU
IE
IF
IFC
IFEC
IFO
IGA
IGC
IGS
IHP

Inter-American Development Bank

If All Going Well
In Accordance With
In Bond, Internal Bond, Invoice Book
Institute Clauses For Builder's Risk
In The Same Place(Ibidem)
International Bank For Reconstruction And Development
In Commission
Interchange, Initial Course
Institute Cargo Clause, International Chamber of Commerce
Invoice Cost and Charges
International Cargo Gear Bureau
International Cargo Handling Coordinational Chamber of Shipping
Institute Of Chartered Shipbrokers
May I Come To See You?
That Is
In Full
Institute Freight Clause
Italy Far East Conference
Intermediate Fuel Oil
Inter-Group Agreement
International Grain Code
Inert Gas System
Indicated Horse Power

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ILA
International Longshoremen's Association
ILL CERT
International Load Line Certification
ILO
International Labours' Organization
ILOHC
In Lieu Of Hold Cleaning
ILS
Instrument Landing System
ILU
Institute London Underwriters
ILWU
International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Unions
IMCO
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization
IMDG
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
IMF
Intermediate Fuel, International Monetary fund
IMM
Immediate
IMO
International Maritime Organization
IMOL
Molasses Charter Party
IMM
Immediate
IMPSBL
Impossible
IN
Inch(es), Insurance
IN&/OR OVER
Goods Carried Below Or On Deck
INC
Incorporation, Inclose, Including, Inclusive, Increase
INCE
Insurance
INCL
Including
IND, INDIC
Indication
INDEF
Indefinite
INF, INFO
Information
INM
Incidental Non Marine
INS
Insurance
INSP
Inspection
INST
Instant
INSTR
Instruction
INSTRMT
Instrument
INST WTIES
Institute Warranties
INT
Interest
INTA-SCALE
International Tanker Freight Scale Association
INTL
International
INTERMODAL
Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport, i.e. sea, road,
rail and air within a single journey. INCOTERMS (Refer comments in covering letter)
INT.QK.FL
Interrupted Quick Flashing Light
INV
Invoice
I/O
In Lieu Of, Instead Of
IO, I & /OR O
In and/or over-dock
IOP
Irrespective of percentage
IOU
I Owe You
IOW
In Other Words
IPA
Including Particular Average
IPC
Institute Time Clauses Hulls Port Risks
IPRC
Institute Port Risk Clause
IS
Intermediate Survey, Iron and Steel
ISO
International Organization For Standardization
IST
International Shipping Trusteeship
IT
In Transit
ITC
Institute Time Clause
ITF
International Transport-Worker's Federation

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IU
IUAI
IUHTAUTC
IUMI
IV
IVC
I/W
IWL
IWT
IYC

If Used
International Union Of Aviation Insurers
If Used, Half Time Actually To Count
International Union of Marine Insurance
Invoice Value, Increased Value
Institute Voyage Clauses Hulls
Idle Working
Institute Warranty Limits
A method of Measuring the Space Capacity of Ro/Ro Ships
Inland Water Transport
Institute Yacht Clause

J
J
JA
JAN
J. AND/OR L.O
JBO
JCS
JEFC
JETT
JHC
JHU
JKAG
JKT
JMC
JP
JPN
JUL,JLY
JUN
J & WO, JOWB
JWOB

Judge, Justice
Justice of Appeal, Joint Account
January
Jettison And/Or Loss Overboard
Jute Batching Oil
Japanese Shippers Council
Japan/Europe Freight Conference
Jettison
Joint Hull Committee
Joint Hull Understanding
Japan, Korea, Atlantic & Gulf Freight
Jakarta
Joint Maritime Commission
Justice of The Peace
Japan
July
June
Jettison & Washing Overboard
Jettison Washing Overboard

K
KC/S
KD
KDC
KDIN
KHI
KMPA
KNT
KOFMIA
KOR
KOSCIA
KR
KSA
KSCT

Kilocycles Per Second

Knock Down
Knocked Down Condition
Kuwait Diner
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Korea Maritime and Port Administration
Knot
Korea Flour Mills Industries Association
Korea
Korea Super Cereal Industries Association
Korean Register of Shipping Classification, Krone
Korea Shipowners Association
Korea Shipping Container and Trucking Co., Ltd

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KS LINE
KST
KT

Korea Shipping Corporation

Korea Standard Time
Kilo ton

L
L
L/A
L.A
LANBY
LASH
LANE METER
deck
LASH
LAT
LBP
LBS
LC
L/C
LCB
LCD
LCF
LCG
LCL
L/D
L/D
LD
LDD
L/DEF
LDG
LDG/DELY
LDN
LDO
LDR
LDS
LDT
LEG CHGS
L/G
LH, LHD
L/I, LOI
LIAB
LIBA
LIFO
LJA
LKGE
LKG(E) & BKG(E)
LKR
LLA
LLC

Lumber, lloyd
Landing Account, Letter of Authority
Los Angeles
Large Automatic Navigation Buoy
Lighter Aboard Ship
whereby Each Unit of Space (Linear Meter) is represented by an area of
1.0 meter in length x 2.0 meters in width.
To hold goods in position by use of Ropes, Wires, Chains or Straps etc.
Latitude
Length Between Perpendicular
Pounds
London Clause
Letter Of Credit, Lay/can
Longitudinal Center of Buoyancy from A.P.
Leasing Company Clause
Longitudinal Center of Floatation From A.P.
Longitudinal Center Of Gravity
Less Than a Container Loads
Loading/Discharging
Loss and Damage
Load Draft. Light Displacement
Loss During Discharge
Latent Defect
Loading
Landing & Delivery
London
Light Diesel Oil
Leader
Loads
Loss During Transit
Legal Charge
Letter of Guarantee
Lower Hold
Letter of Indemnity
Liability
Lloyd's Insurance Brokers' Association
Last in First Out, Liner In Free Out
Line's Joint Account
Leakage
Leakage & breakage
Laker( VSL)
Line's Local Agent
London Lighterage Clause

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LLDS
LLL. REP
LM
LMAA
LMC
LMC CS
LMG
LMT
LNG
LNYD
LO
LOA
LOC
LOH
LOL
LONG
LONG BHD
LONGL
LONG MT
LOW
L/P
LPG
LPO
LPS
LPSM
LPT
LRMC
L/R, L.R
L/S
L/S
LSCLS
LSHW LIAB
LT
L/T
LTD
LT/D
LTDW
LTGE
LTL
LTR
LT SHP
LTS
LT-V
L/U
L/U AGRMT
LS (or LUMPS)
LSD
LT
L/UW
LUA
LUCO

Lloyd's
Lloyd's List Law Report
Last Month
London Maritime Arbitrators' Association
Lloyd's Machinery Certificate
Lloyd's Machinery Certificate continuous survey
Liquified Methane Gas
Local Mean Time
Liquified Natural Gas
Liability Not Yet Determined
Lubricating Oil
Length Overall Of The Vessel
Local Operations Committee
Loss Of Hire
Loss Of Life
Longitude
Longitudinal Bulkhead
Longitudinal
Longitudinal Moment
Last Open Water
Low Pressure
Liquified Petroleum Gas
Lloyd's Policy Office
Loading Port Survey
Lump Sum
Loading Port
Lloyd's Refrigerating Machinery Certificate
Loading Report, Loss Ratio
Lump sum or Lump sum Charter
Longshoreman
Livestock Clause
Longshoremen's and Harbour Worker's Liability
Liner Traffic, Landed Terms
Long Term, Long Ton
Limited
Lower Tween Deck
Long Ton Dead Weight
Lighterage
Less Than Trailer Load
Lighter, Letter
Light Ship
Lay Time Saved
Light Vessel
Laid Up
Leading Underwriter Agreement
Lumpsum
Lashed Secured Dunnaged
Liner Terms
Leading Underwriter
Lloyd's Underwriter's Association
Lloyd's Underwriter's Claim Office

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LVL
LW
LWL
LWOST
LWR
LYCN

Level
Low Water, In Lieu Weighing
Load Water Line, Low Water Level
Low Water, Ordinary Spring Tides
Lower
Laycan (Layday Cancelling Date)

M
MA
M/A
MACH
MAJ
MAL D
MARPOL 1973
MALPRA
MAR
MAX
M/F
MB
MBD
M/C
MCHY DGE
MD
M/D
MDO (DO)
MDNT
MDSE
M/E
MEC
MEAST
MED
MEDCON
MEDITORE
MEM
MEMO
M/F
MFG
MFO
MGO
MGR
MGT
MH
MHI
MHWS
MI
MIA
MID
MIC

Mechanical Advantage
My account
Machinery
Major
Malicious Damage
International Convention For The Prevention of Marine Pollution from
Ship 1973
Malpractice
Marine, March
Maximum
Manifest
Merchant Broker, Motor Boat
Machinery Breakdown
Metalling Clause, Machinery Certificate
Machinery Damage
Mean draft, Months After Date, Midship Draft
Memorandum of Deposit
Marine Diesel Oil
Midnight
Merchandise
Main Engine
Marine Extension Clause
Measurement Tons
Mediterranean Sea
Chamber of Shipping East Coast Coal C/P 1921
Timber C/P From White Sea to U.K
Member
Memorandum
Manifest
Manufacturing
Marine Fuel Oil
Marine Gas Oil
Manager
Management
Main Hatch
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mean High Water Spring Tide
Marine Insurance
Marine Insurance Act 1906
Middle
Man In Charge

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MIN/MAX(M/M)
MIN DEP
MIN. WT
MIP
MISC
MITE
MIXT
M/L.MOL, MOLES
MLB
MLD
MM
M/M
MNTIME
MOA
MODIF
MOA
MOD
MODIF
MOLCO(MOLCHOP)
MOLOO
MOM
MOP
MPACk
MPC
MPG
MPH
MPL
MPPS
MR
M/R
MRU
MS
M/S
MSA
MSC
MSD
MSG
MST, MSRMT
M/T
MT
MTC
MTG
MTGOR
MTIME, MT
MTL
MTM
MTR
M/V, MV
MVSSL
M & W
MWHILE

Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)

Minimum And Deposit premium
Minimum Weight
Marine Insurance Policy
Malaysian International Shipping Cooperation, Miscellaneous
Might
Mixture
More or Less
Mini Land Bridge
Moulded
Merchant Marin
Made Merchantable
Meantime
Memorandum Of Agreement
Modification
Memorandum Of Agreement
Modern
Modification
More or Less Charterer's Option
More or Less Owner's Option
Middle Of Month
Muriate Of Potassium
Missing Package
Manifesto Policing Committee
Miles Per Gallon
Miles Per Hour
Maximum Probable Loss
Multipurpose
Master Receipt
Mean Rate, Mate's Receipt
Much Regret, I Am Unable
Machinery Survey, Merchant Shipping
Motor Ship
Merchant Shipping Act
Manchester Ship Canal
Marine Sanitation(Sanitary) Device
Message
Measurement
Metric Tonne (i.e. 1,000 kilos)
Measurement Ton, Moment, Empty, Midship Tank
Moment to Change Trim One Centimeter
Meeting
Mortgagor
Meantime
Mean Tidal Level
In The Meantime
Matter
Motor Vessel
Mother Vessel
Marine And War Risks
Meanwhile

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MXD
MYN

Mixed
Minimum

N
N
NA
N/A
NAA
NAABSA
NAD
NAUT
NAV
NB
NB
NBR(NR)
NC
NCAR
NCAD
NCB
NCB
NCC
N-CONE
NCV
ND
NDAS
NDB
NDW
NE
NEG
NEGO
NEI
NEP
NES
NESTING
shaped

And
No Acceptance
Not Applicable
Not Always Afloat
Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground
No Apparent Defect
Nautical
Navigating Or Navigation
Neutral Body, Nota Bene(take note)
New Building
Number
No Combo(combination port), New Charter
No Claim For Accident Reported
Notice Of Cancellation At Anniversary Date
No Cargo On Board
National Cargo Bureau
No Collecting Commission
Non Conference
No Commercial Value
Non Delivery
No D.O at Sea
New Donkey Boiler
Net Deadweight
No Effects
Negligence
Negotiation
Not Elsewhere Included
Not Elsewhere Provided
Not Elsewhere Specified
Implies that cargo is presented stacked in the contour of similarly

cargo, it may be likened to a stack of plates. This is particularly

relevant in the presentation of tankage strakes for transport.
NFA
No Further Action
NFB
No Fuse Braker
NHP
Nominal Horse Power
NIL
Nothing, Zero
NITE
Night
NK
Not Known
NKR
Norway Krone
NLUR
No Lying Up Returns
NM
Non Marine or No Mark
N/M
No Mark
NMA
Lloyd's Non Marine Association
NN, N/N
Not North of, No Name, No Number

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NNSS
Navy Navigation Satellite System
NO B.N.A
Warranted the Vessel is not Calling at British North American Ports or
Places
NOE
Not Otherwise Enumerated
NO I/C
Naval Officer-In-Charge
NOL
Neptune Orient Liner
NOM STD
Nominal Standard
NOND
Non Delivery
NON-REVERSIBLE
(Detention). If loading completed sooner than expected, then saved days
will not be added to discharge time allowed.
NOP
Not Otherwise Provide
NOR
Notice Of Readiness
NORDER
In Order To
NOS
Not Otherwise Specified
NO S.I
No Short Interest
NOV
November
N/P
Net Proceeds
NP
Notary Public
NPF
Not Provide For
NR
Notice of Readness
NR
No Risk
NRAD
No Risk After Discharge
NRAL
No Risk After Landing
NRAS
No Risk After Shipping
NRT
Net Restricted Tonnage, Net Gross Tonnage
NRTOR
No Risk Until On Rail
NRTWB
No Risk Until Waterborne
NS
Nuclear Ship
NSPE
Not Specially Provided For
NT
Net Ton
N/T
New Terms, No Terms
NTD
Noted
NU
Name Unknown
NUBALTWOOD
Chamber of Shipping Baltic Wood Charter party 1951
NUR
not under repair
NV
Norske Veritas Classification, Nuclear Vessel
NVOCC
Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier
N/WMN
Night Watchman
NY
New York
NYK
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
NYPE
New York Produce Exchange

O
OA
O/A
O/A
OAP
O/B
OB

Overall(measurement)
On/About, On or Around
Outer Anchorage
Over Age Premium
On Board, On or Before
Oil Bulk Ship

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OBL
OBO
OBTN
OC
OCA
OC B/CL, OBL
OCCASL
O.CGO
OCIMF
OCL
OCP
OCSC
OCT
OD
ODR
OECD
CEEC
O/F
OFF
OFR
OG
OGP
OGPI
OGR
OM
OMR
OMROK
ON
ONP
ONPI
ONR
ONRPI
ONR TO HO
OO
OP, O/P
OPEC
OPL
OPN
OPP
OPT
OR
O/R
ORB
ORC
ORD
ORDET
ORF
ORFR
ORIG, ORIGNL
ORL
ORS

Ordered Bill Of Lading, Original Bill of Landing

Ore Bulk Oil Carrier
Obtain
Old Charter, Open Charter, Over Charge
Outstanding Claims Advice
Ocean Bill of Landing
Occasional
Damage Caused by Other Cargo to the Insured Cargo
Oil Companies' International Marine Forum
Overseas Container Line
Overland Common Point
Outside Competition Sub Committee
October
Over Draft, Office of Destination, On Deck, On Demand
Order
Organization For European Cooperation And Development
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Ocean Freight
Offered, Officer, Office
Off Fair and Refit
On Gross, Oil Grand
Original Gross Premium
Original Gross Premium Income
Original Gross Rate
Oil Mooring
Organic Liquid Moderated Reactor
Office Of Monopoly ROK
On Net
Original Net Premium
Original Net Premium Income
Original Net Rate Owner
Original Net Retained Premium Income
Original Net Rate to Head Office
Owners Option
Open Policy, Over Paid, Optional
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Out Port Limit
Open
Opposite
Optional, Option
Owner's Risk, Original Rate
Overriding Commission or Overrider
Owner's Risk of Breakage
Owner's Risk of Chafing
Owner's Risk of Damage, Order, Ordinal, Ordinary
Owner's Risk of Deterioration
Owner's Risk of Fire
Owner's Risk of Freezing
Original
Owner's Risk of leadage
Others

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OS
O/S
OSD
OSD/CSD
OS & D
OSH
OSL
OSROK
O/T
OTC
OTR
OTLX
O/W BASE
O'WISE
OWS
OZ

Owners, Ordinary seaman

On Sale or Return, On Sample, Out of Stock, Outstanding
Open Shelter Deck Ship
Open/Closed Shelter Deck Ship
Over Short and Damage
Open Shelter Deck
On Signed Lines
Office of Supply ROK
overtime, Old Terms, On Truck
ocean transshipment cargo
Out-Tern Report
OUT Telex
One Way Base
Otherwise
Owners
Ounce

P
PA
PAC
PANAMAX
PANSTONE
PARA(PAR)
PART
PAS
PASS
PASSIM
PASTUS
PAYT
PB
PBH
PC
P/C
PCC
PCDS
PCGO
PCL
PCS
PCT
PD
PDPR
PER
PERDIEM
PERF
PERH
PER.INJ
PERM
PER PRO
PERS, ACC

Particular Average
Pacific Coast Ports, Pacific
Panama Canal Transit Maximum Size Ship
Chamber of Shipping Charter Party 1920
Paragraph
Particular, Participle
Permanent Administrative, Secretarial
Passage, Passenger
Throughout The Book
Past Us
Payment
Permanent Bunkers
Partial Bulkhead
Period of Charter, Particular Charge or Profit Commission
Percent, Petty Cash
Pure Car Carrier
Proceeds
Part Cargo
Parcel
Pieces
Percent
Paid, Port Dues, Per Diem, Property Damage
Per Day Pro Rata
Statement By, Period, Person
By the Day
Perfect
Perhaps
Personal Injury
Permanent
On Behalf Of(per Procuration)
Personal Accident

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PER SE
PFD
PFSA
PFV
PHO
PHOSCON
PHPD
P & I(P/I)
PI
P.I.
PIA
PICO
PILF
PITWOODCON
PKG, PKAG
PKT
PL
P/L
PLA
PLD
PLS
PLSD
PM
PML
PMO
PNC
PND
P/O
POC
POD
POLCON
POLL
POR
POST
PP
P'P
P/P
PPC
PPD
PPI
PPP
PPT
PR
P.R
PRATIQUE
PRC
PREC
PRED
PREF
PREM
PRM.RED

By Itself
Preferred
To Say Goodby(pour fairs sea adieux)
To Make a Call(pour faire visit)
Port Health Office
Phosphates Charter-Party From Belgium To North Sea Ports And Baltic
Per Hatch Per Day
Protection and Indemnity
Personal Injury
Philippine Islands
Peril Incurred Against
Port In Charterer's Option
Pilferage
Chamber of Shipping Pitwood Charter 1924
Package, Packing
Packet
Partial Loss, Public Liability, Plate
Profit or Loss, Plain Language
Port of London Authority
Plat Form Deck
Please
Pleased
Premium, After Noon
Possible Maximum Loss
Passing MUSCAT Outbound
Private and Confidential
Pound
Peninsular & Oriental Steamship
Port Of Call
Paid On Delivery, Port Of Delivery
The baltic and International Maritime Conference Polish Coal Charter 1950
Pollution
Port of Refuge
After
Picked Port, Particular Port, Parcel Post
Pump
Between Perpendiculars
Pour Prendre Conge, To Take Leave
Prepaid, Postpaid
Policy Proof of Interest
Polluter Pays Principle
Prompt
Pro Rata
Port Risk
Licence or Permission to Use a Port
People's Republic of China
Preceeding
Predicate
Preferred, Preference, Preface
Premium
Premiums Reducing

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PRES
PRIM
PRIN
PRO
PROB, PBLM
PROF
PROPCON
PRORATA
PROV
PSA
PSC
PST
PSTN, POSTN
P.SETT
PT
PTO
PUB
PUS
PWR
PWSS

President
Primary, Primitive
Principle
Protest
Problem
Professor
The Baltic and International Maritime Conference Prop and Pulpwood
Charter 1937
In Proportion
Provision
Port of Singapore Authority
Port State Control
Pacific Standard Time
Position
Previous Settlement
Panama Canal Tonnage, Penalty Time, Pint, Port
Please Turn Over
Public, Publication
Past Us
Power
Port War Signal Station

Q
QC
QLTY
Q/M
QN
QTE
QTINE
QTY, Q'TY, QTTY, QNTY

Quantity at Captain's Option

Quality
Quarter Master
Quotation
Quote
Quarantine
Quantity

R
RBCT
RBR
R & CC
RC
RCC & S
RCD
RCL
RCP
RCPT
RCVD
RCVR
RD
R/D
RDC
RDF

Richard Bay Container Terminal

Rubber
Riots and Civil Commotions
Return Clause
Riots Civil Commotions and Strikes
Received, Reasonable Cost Down
Ramped Cargo Lighter
Rules for Construction of Policy
Receipt
Received
Receivers
Running Lay Days, Reserve Decoration, Running Days
Refer to Drawer
Running Down Clause
Radio Direction Finder

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RDK
Raised Deck
RDLY
Redelivery
RDVOY
Round Voyage
RE
Referring To, Regarding, Rate of Exchange, Reference
RECAP
Recapitulation
RECHECK
Check Again
RECOMM
Recommend
RECONFIRM
Confirm Again
RECTA
A Bill of Landing Which Specifies The Name of The Consignee
REDEL
Redelivery
REDN
Reduction
REFER
Refrigerated Vessel Or Refrigerated Space
REF
Reference, Ship Fitted With Refrigerated Cargo Installation
REG
Regulation
REGT
Registered Tonnage
REG.P
Registered Port
REM
Remainder, Remittance
REMCE, REMT
Remittance
REP
Representative
REQD, RQ
Required
RES
Researcher, Reserve
RET
Return of Premium
RETRO
Retroactive
REUR
Refer Tour
REV
Revenue
REVERSIBLE
(Detention).If loading completed sooner than expected at load port, then
days saved can be added to discharge operations.
RF
Reefer
RGDS
Regards
RGE
Range
RI
Reinsurance
RICC
Reinsurance of Common Account
RLN
Running Landing Number
RM
River Moorings
RMC
Reference My Cable
RMKS
Remarks
RML
Reference My Letter
RMS
Royal Mail Ship
RMT
Reference My Telegram
RNR
Renewal Not Required
ROB
Remaining On Board
ROC
Regional Operations Committee
ROD
Refused On Delivery
RO/RO
Roll On Roll Off(Out)
ROJA
Reinsurance Of Joint Account
ROT
Reference (to) Our Telegram
ROTN NO
Rotation Number
RP
Return Premium
RPM
Revolution Per Minute
RPT
Repeat, Report
RQ, RQST
Request

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RQMT
R/R
RSA
R/SCH
RSIDE
RT
The

Requirement
Railroad
Republic Of South Africa
Regional Schedule
Right Side
Revenue Tonne(i.e. 1 metric Tonne or 1 cubic meter, whichever greater).

overall RT is calculated on a line by line basis of the Packing List

using the largest amount. The overall freight liability is calculated on the total RT amount,
multiplied by the freight rate.
RT
Revenue Ton, Rye Terms
RTA.CL
Rubber Trade Association Clause
RTBA
Rate To Be Arranged
RTFO
Rye Terms Full Outturn
RTRN
Return
RTSD
Rye Terms Sound Delivery
RUSSCON
Chamber of Shipping Black Sea Berth Contract 1912
RUSSWOOD
Chamber of Shipping White Sea Wood Charter 1933
R/V
Round Voyage
RVRTG
Reverting
RYC
Reference Your Cable
RYL
Reference Your Letter
RYT
Reference Your Telegram

S
S
SA
S/A
SA A/C
SAH
S/A L/U
underwriter only
S AND/OR ND
SALTCON
SALVL
SANR
SAPL
SARAH
SAS
SASHEX
SATPM
SATPMX
SB
SBE
SBH
SBJ
SBS

Summer
Safe Arrival, Shipping Application
Sub-agent, Subject to Approval
Salvage Association Account
Sun Above the Horizon All Day
Subject to Acceptance by the assured, to be advised to the Leading
Shortage and/or Non Delivery
Salt Charter Party from Mediterranean to Norway
Salvage Loss
Subject to Approval No Risk
Sailed as Per List
Search and Rescue Homing
Special Ammunition Stowage
Saturday afternoon Sunday Holiday Excluded
Saturday PM
Saturday PM Excluded
Safe berth
Standby Engine
Sun Below The Horizon All Day
Subject
Survey Before Shipment

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SBT
S/C
SCA
SCAN
SCB
SCCERT
SCH
SCHDL
SCN
SCQ
SD (or SID)
S/D
SDBC
SDHF
SDK
SDNR
SDNRV
SDR
SE
SEAFREIGHT
any
SEC
SE CERT
SECT
SECUS
SEL
SEMBLE
SELFD
SEMI-TRAILERS
SEPT
SEVEN MAJORS
SF
S/F
S & FA
S/FEE
SFR
S.G.
SG
SH
SHD
SHEX
SHEXEIU
SHEXUU
SHINC
SHP
SHPG
SH. PMT, SHPT
SHPR
SHTG
SHS

Segregation Ballast Tank, Survey Before Shipment

Salvage Charges, Supplementary Call
Suez Canal Authority
Scandinavian
Safe Charterer's Berth
Safety Construction Certificate
Schooner
Schedule
Show Cause Notice
Special Commodity Quotation
Single Decker, Singapore Dollar, Scandutch
Steel diesel or Short Delivery
Single Deck Bulk Carrier
Standard Dutch Hull Form
Shelter Deck
Screw Down Non Return
Screw down non return value
Special Drawing Right
Stock exchange
Costs charged for transporting goods over the sea.

This does not cover

haulage or loading/discharging costs but the sea transport only.

Second
Safety equipment certificate
Section
Otherwise
Seoul
It Appears That
Self Discharging
Are Usually 12.0 Meter Flatbed Road Trailers
September
BP, EXXON, GULF, MOBIL, SHELL, SOCAL, TEXACO
Stowage Factor, Shearing Force
Stowage Factor
Shipping & Forwarding Agent
Survey Fee
Swiss France
Specific Gravity of Liquid
Ship And Goods
Shipper
Shelter Deck
Sunday And Holiday Excluded
Sunday And Holiday Excluded Even If Used
Sunday And Holiday Excluded Unless Used
Sundays/Holidays Included
Shaft Horsepower
Shipping
Shipment
Shipper
Shortage
Shippers

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SHUD
SI
SIBOR
SIG
SINGL DKRS
SK
S/K'LER
SKIDS

Should
Sum Insured, Short Interest
Singaporian Inter-Bank Offered Rate
Signature
Single Deckers
Sack
Store Keeper
Are bearers (timber or steel) positioned under cargo to enable fork lift
handling at port, and for ease of rigging and lashing on board ship.
SKR
Swedish Krone
SL
Salvage Loss, Sue and Labour Charges
S/L
Sue and Labour
SLB
Siberian Land Bridge
SL/NL
Ship Lost Or Not Lost
SLC
Shipper's Load & Count
S/L CH
Sue and Labour Charges
SLD
Sailed
SLD A.P.L
Sailed As Per List
SL/NL
Ship Lost or Not Lost
SMC
Safety Management Certificate
SMT
Ship's Mean Time
SN
Shipping Note
SNO
Senior Naval Officer
SNR
Ship Not Responsible For
S/O
Shipowner
SO
Ship Operation, Ship's Order, Ship's Option
SOA
Ship Operating Agent, State of Account
SOL
Ship Owner's Liability, Solicitor
SOC
Shipper Owned Container
SOF
Statement Of Facts
SOP
Sulphate Of Potassium, Ship Operating Agent
SOS
Service Of Suit, Save Our Souls
SP
Safe Port, Shipping Port
S & P
Sale And Purchase
SP CHGS
Special Charges
SPA
Subject to Particular Average
SPANERUCON
Fruit Charter-Party From Spain to UK and Continent
SP CHGS
Special Charges
SPCL
Special
SPD
Speed, Sparred, Steamer Pay Due
SPEC
Specification
SPIDERING
Is the internal strengthening of circular tanks for transport, this
prevents the tanks becoming warped. The tanks are strengthened with steel or wood crossbeams
giving a _spider_ appearance.
SPP
Small Packet Post
SPS
Safety Ports, Summer Tanks, Port and Starboard
SPT
Shipper Pays Taxes
SR
Shipping Request
SRBL
Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading
SRCC
Strikes, Riot & Civil Commotion
SRCERT
Safety Radio-Telegraphy Certificate

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SRL
SR & O
SRS
S/S
SS
SS&C
SSA
SSBC
SSE
SSHEX (or SSHINC
SATSHEX)
SSHINC (or SATSHINC)
SSMUA
SS OR B
SSO
SSW
ST
STA
STABCAL
STBD
STCW
STD
STEM
STERN
STERCOM
STEVLIAB
STER, STG
STGE,STOR
STH
STMT
STOS
STP
STS
STTN
SU
SUB
SUBT
SUB U/WRS APP
SUN EXCT
SUPER ECO
SUPRA
SV
SVC
SVC SPD
SW
SWAD
SWD
SWDD
SWL
SWR
SX

Ship Repairs' Liability

Statutory Rules and Orders
Shipping Research Service
Special Survey
Steamship
Same Sea and Coast, Same Sea and Country
Stand Still Agreement
Sinking, Stranding, Grounding, Burning and Collision
South-South-East
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included
Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Ltd
Stranded, Sunk or Burnt
Struck Submerged Object
South-South-West, Summer Salt Water
Short Ton, Straighten, Straight Time
Station
Stability Calculation
Starboard
Standard of Training, Certification and Watch-Keeping For Seafares 1978
Stranded, Standard
Subject To Enough Merchandise (Availability of Cargo)
The After most Part of a Ship
Steering Committee
Stevedores' Liability
Sterling
Storage
South
Statement
Station To Station
Stop
Stevedores
Situation
Set Up
Subject (to), Subscription
Substitute
Subject To Underwriters' Approval
Sunday Excepted
Super Economical
Above
Sailing Vessel
Service
Service Speed
Seawater, Salt Water
Salt Water Arrival Draft
Seawater Damage, Salt Water Draft
Salt Water Departure Draft
Safe Within Limit, Safe Working Load,
Steel Wire Rope
Sacks

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SYND, SYN

Syndicate

T
T
TAFHEX
TAN
TAR
TARV
T/ATL
T AND/OR CTL
T & S
TAX. CAS
TB
TBA
TBCCO
TBL, THROBL
TBN
TC
T/C
TCATLVO
TCI
T/CH
TCL
TCM
TCRVS
TCT
T/D
TDO
TDW
TDWCC
TDY
TE
TECH
TEL
TELY
TELCOM
TEMP
TEU
TEX
TF
TFO
TFORE, TH4
TFR
TFW
T/G
TGM
TGWU
THR
THRU

Tropical
Thursday Afternoon Friday Sunday holiday excluded
Twilight All Night
Tariff
Tans-Atlantic Round Voyage
Trans Atlantic
Total and/or Constructive Total Loss
Touch And Stay
Taxation Cases
Trial Balance
To be Advise
Tobacco
Through Bill of Lading
To be Nominated, To Be Named
a set Length of Time and Provide Technical Management, Crewing Etc.
Time Charter, Till Countermanded
Total or Constructive or Arranged Total Loss of Vessel Only
Time Charterer's Interest
Time Charterer
Time Charterers' Liability
Transports Combine of Merchandise
Trip Charter Round Voyage
Time Charter Trip
Tween Deck
Transshipment Delivery Order
Tonnage Deadweight
Tons Deadweight Cargo Capacity
Today
Trade Expense
Technical
Telephone, Telegram, Telegraph
Telegraphy
Telecommunication
Temperature
Twenty-Footer Equivalent Unit, Standard 20_ Container
Textile, Texas
Tropical Fresh Water
Thin Fuel Oil
Therefore
Transfer
Tropical Fresh Water
Tongued and Grooved
Telegram
Transport And General Workers Union
Thunderstorm With Rain
Through

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THS
TKS
T/L
TLO
TLO BY TLV
TLO EXCS
TLO/GA
TLVO
TLX
TMNL
TMW
TOB
TOD
T/OPRTN
TOR
TOTCOM
TOVALOP
TP, T/P
TPC
TPF & T
TPHONE, TEL
TPI
TPL, TPLIAB
TPND
TPNSD
TR
TRANS
TRANSP, TPT
TRANS BHD
TRC
TRDG
TRF
TRFD
TROP
TRM
TS
T & S
T/S
TSKT
TSR
TT
TTL
TTF.CLAUSE
TW
TWA
TWMC
TWN DKR
TWPH
TX

Thunderstorm With Snow

Thanks
Total Loss
Total Loss Only
Total Loss Only By Total Loss of Vessel
Total Loss Only and Excess Liability
Total Loss Vessel Only & General Average
Total Loss Vessel Only
Telex
Terminal
Tomorrow
Total Amount On Board
Time Of Despatch
Terminal Operation
Time On Risk, Time Of Receipt
Total Commission
Tanker Owner's Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability For Oil Pollution
Theft & Pilferage, Third Party, Teleprinter
Tons Per Centimeter Immersion
Third Party, Fire and Theft
Telephone
Tons Per Inch Immersion
Third Party liability
Theft, Pilferage and Non Delivery
Theft, Pilferage, Non and/or Short Delivery
Transfer
Transverse
Transportation
Transverse Bulkhead
Terminal Receiving Charge
Trading
Tariff
Transferred
Tropical, Tropic
Transverse Meter-center Above Base Line
Tailshaft Survey, Tough-Stay, Tween Screw Ship/Transship
Touch and Stay
Transshipment, Transship
Top Side Tank
Trans Siberian Railroad
Telegraphic Transfer
Total
Timber Trade Federation Clause
Tween Decker
Taiwan
Transport, Wage, Maintenance And Care
Tween Decker
Tons Water Per Hour
Tax

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U
U
UA
U/A
U&O
UBC
U/C
UCB
UCE
UCM
U/D
U DK
UK CLUB
UL
ULCC
ULL
ULT
UMV
UNACCTBL
UNAVLBL
UNDSTND, USTAND
UNECE
UNL
U & O
UOM
UP
UPR
UP.FEE
UPS
UP.TAX
U/R
U/R S
UR
USA. ATL
USC
USCG
USD
UT
UT/D
UTM
UU
UUIWCTAUTC
UW, U/W

You
Underwriter Account
Underwriting Account
Use and Occupancy
Universal Bulk Carrier
Under Construction
Unless Caused by
Unexpected Circumstances Excepted
Can You Come and See Me
Under-Deck
Upper Deck
United Kingdom Mutual Steamship Assurance association
Unlimited During The Currency Of The Insurance
Ultra Large Crude Oil Carrier
Ullage
Ultimate
Unpacked Mother Vehicle
Cannot Accept, Unacceptable
Unavailable
Understand
United Nation Economic Commission For Europe
Ultimate Net Loss
Use And Occupancy
Unless Otherwise Mentioned
Under Proof
Upper
Underwriters Pay Fee
Underwriters Pay Policy Stamp Duty
Underwriters Pay Tax
Under Repair
Underwriters
Your(Yr), Uruguay Round
Port or Places On the Atlantic Seacoast of the United States of America
Unless Sooner Commenced
United States Coast Guard
Unite States Dollar
Unlimited Transshipment
Upper Tween Deck
Utmost
Unless Used
Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count
Underwriter

V
V/A
VAT
VC

Voyage Account
Value Added Tax
Valuable Cargo

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VCG
VCR
VD
VENT
VERT MT
VHF
VIZ
VLCC
VL/F
VMT
VOP
VOY
VOY NO
VS, VSL
V/S
VPD
VTD
VTOL
VTS

Vertical Center of Gravity Above Base Line

Vancouver
Valued
Ventilator
Vertical Moment
Very high Frequency
As Specified Below, Namely
Very Large Crude Oil Carrier
Very low Frequency
Very Many Thanks
Valued As Original Policy
Voyage
Voyage No.
Vessel
Visual Signalling
Vessel Pays Dues
Vertical Take Off
Vertical Take Off and Landing
Vessel Traffic System

W
W
WA
WA B/C
W&S
W&W
WB
WBD
WBS
WBT
WC
WCA
WCB
WCCON
WCSA
WCYP
W/D
WDF
WEF
WELCON
WFTU
WG
WHF
W/HOUSE, WHSE
WHWD
WHZ
W/I
WIBON
WICCON

Winter
Water Borne Agreement, With Average, Western Australia
With Average With Both Crafts
War and Strikes
Wind and Weather
Water Ballast, Word Before, West Bound, Warehouse Book, Way Bill
Will Be Done
Without Benefit or Salvage to the Insurer, Without benefit of Salvage
Wing Ballast Tank
West Coast
Workmen's Compensation Act
With Cargo On Board
Whether Customs Cleared Or Not
West Coast of South America
What Can you Propose
Warranted, Well Deck, Working Days
Wireless Direction Finder
With Effect From
Chamber of Shipping Coasting Coal Charter Party 1913
World Federation of Trade Unions
Water Gauge, Weight Guaranteed
Wharf
Warehouse
Weather Half-Working Day
Whether
Within
Whether In Berth Or Not
Whether In Custom Clearance Or Not

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WIFPON
WIPON
WL,WIL
WK
WLTOHC
W/M, WORM
WM.FEES
WMT
WNA
WNWD
W/O
W/O,W/OB
WOC
WOG
WOL
WORMS
WP
WPA
WPD
WPD
WPP
WR
WRI
WRK
WRO
WRRC
WS
WT
WTE,CL
W'TIES
W.TK
WTS
WTY
WUD
WVNS
WW
W/W
WWD
WWDSHEX
WWDSHINC
WWDSHEXUU
WWDSSHEX
WRIC
WWF
WWR
WZ,WTH

Whether In Free Pratique or not

Whether In Port Or Not
Will
Week
(distance) Water Line-To-Hatch Coaming
Weight or Measurement
Winter Mooring Fees
Wet Metric Tonnage
Winter North Atlantic
Weather Non-Working Day
Without
Washing Overboard
Without Compensation
Without Guarantee
Wharf-Owner's Liability
Weight, Measurement or Space
Weather Permitting, Without Prejudice
With Particular Average
Weather Permitting Day
With Particular Date
Water Proof Paper Packing
War Risk
War Risk Insurance
Wreck
War Risk Only
War Risks Rating Committee
World Scale
Weight
Wartime Extension Clause
Warranties
Wing Tank
Working Time Saved
Warranty
Would
Within Vessel's Natural Separation/Segregation
Worldwide
Warehouse to Warehouse
Weather Working Day
Weather Working Day Sunday Holiday Excluded
Weather Working Day Sunday Holiday Included
Weather Working Laydays, Sunday and, Holidays Excepted Unless Used
Weather Working Laydays, Saturday Sunday and Holidays Excepted
Wire Rods In Coils
Waterfront Worker's Federation
When, Where Ready
With

X
XD

Ex Dividened

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XGE
XI,XIN
XMBT
XN
X NEW
XS
XS LOSS
XS OF
XTRA

Exchange
Ex Interest
Exclude Motor Block Turning
New Share
Ex New Issue
Excess
Excess Loss Reinsurance
Excess of
Extra

Y
Y
YAR
YAR 1974
YR, UR
YRLET
YRS
YT
YTD,YESTDY
YTLX

And
York-Antwerp Rules
York-Antwerp Rules 1974
Your
Your Letter
Yours, Years
Yacht
Yesterday
Your Telex
Z

UTC = GMT

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