AGW, All Going Well

ASPW, Any Safe Port in the World

A/S, AlongSide

BAF, Bunker adjusting factor (freight)

BDI, Both Dates Inclusive

BE, Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

BENDS, Both Ends ( Load and discharge ports)

BI, Both Inclusive.

B/N, Booking Note

B S S 1/1, Basis 1 port to 1 port

BT, Berth Terms

CAF, Currency adjusting factor (freight)

CFT, Cubic FeeT

CFR

Cost and Freight

CIF, Costs Insurance and Freight

CIP, Carriage and Insurance paid to.....

C/P, CharterParty

CPT, Carriage Paid To

CPD, Charterers Pay Dues

CQD, Customary Quick Despatch

COD, Cash On Delivery

COP, Custom Of Port

D/A, Disbursement Account

DAF, Delivered At Frontier

DC, Discharge Capacity

DDP/(U), Delivered Duty Paid (Unpaid)

DEM,Demurrage

ES, Delivered Ex Ship

DEQ, Delivered Ex Quay

DESP, Despatch

DK, Deck

DO, Diesel Oil

DOT, Department Of Transport

EC, East Coast

ETA, Expected Time of Arrival

ETC, Expected Time of Completion

ETD, Expected Time of Departure

ETS, Expected Time of Sailing

EXCL, Exclusive

EXW, Ex Works

FA, Free Alongside

FAC, Fast As Can

FAS, Free Alongside Ship

FCA, Free Carrier

FD, Free Despatch

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

F/N, Fixing Note

FO, For Orders

FO (IFO), Fuel Oil

FOB, Free On Board

FOG, For Our Guidance

FOR, Free On Rail

FOQ, Free On Quay

FOT, Free On Truck

FOW, Free On Wharf

Free Ex Ins, Free of any Extra Insurance (Owners)

FYG, For Your Guidance

FYI, For Your Information

GA, General Average

GASBEND, Good And Safe (Port) Both ENDs

GENS, General or general cargo

GEOROT, Geographical ROTation

GLESS, Gear less

GNS, German North Sea

GMDSS, Global Maritime Distress Safety Syst

GRD, GeaRed

GTEE, GuaranTEE

HA, Hatch

HDLTSBENDS, Half Lay Time Saved Both Ends

HBF, Harmless Bulk Fertilizes

HMS, Heavy Metal Scraps

HO, Cargo Hold

HR, Hour

HRS, Hours

HV, Heavy

HVFL, Heavy Fuel

HW, High Water

IMDG, Interna Maritime Dangerous Code

IU, If Used

IMO, International Maritime Organisation.

ISM(C), Interna Safety Management Code

IUHTAUTC, Half Time ActUally To Count

KMC, cargo refrigerating system

KN, K Nots

KTM, Keel To top of Mast

LASH, Light Aboard SHip

LAT, Latitude

LAYCAN, Lay day Cancelling date

LC, Loading Capacity

LCR, Lowest Current Rate

LDN, Laden

LGT, LenGThened

LNG, Liquefied Natural Gas

LOA, Length Over All

Lo Ho, Lower Hold

LOI, Letter Of Indemnity.

LOLO, Lift On Lift Off ship

LPG, Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LPS, LumPSum

LR, Lloyds Register of Shipping

LR, Large Range

L.S., LumpSum.

LSD, Lashed Secured Dunnage

L.T., Liner Terms

LT (LTONS), Long TONS.

LW, Low Water

MB, Merchant Broker

MDO (DO), Marine Diesel Oil

MDWT, Metric DeadWeight tons

MIN/MAX, Minimum/Maximum (cargo qty)

MO, Managing Owner

MOLCHOP, More Or Less Charterers Option

MOLOO, More Or Less Owners Option

MOT, Monthly OverTime

MR, Medium Range

m/r, Mates receipt

MT, Metric Tonnes

MTONS, Metric Tonnes

NAABSA, Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground

NCB, National Cargo Bureau

n.E., not East of

NOR, Notice Of Readiness

n.S, not South of

n.W, not West of

o.a., Over All

OA, Over Aged

OBO, Oil Bulk Ore

ONW, On Wards

OO, Owners Option

OP, Operator

OSH, Open Shelter deck

OT, On Truck

OW, Owners

P & I, Protection & Indemnity

P.P., PerPendicular

Pax, Passenger Vessel

PDPR, Per Day Pro-Rata

P/E, Purchase Enquiry

PGH, Per Geard Hatch

PHPD, Per Hatch Per Day

POT (able), Potable water

PPT, Prompt

PSV, Platform Supply Vessel

PU, Pumps

PWH, Per Workable Hatch

PWWD, Per Weather Working day

REEF, Refrigerated

RGDS, Regards

RGE, Range

ROB, Remaining On Board

RORO, Roll On Roll Off ship

RPM, Revs. Per Minute

RYC, Reference Your Cable...(date)

RYTLX, Reference Your TeLeX...(date)

SATSHEX, Sat, Sun, Holidays Excepted

SATSHINC, Sat, Sun, Holidays Included

SBS, Safe Berth

SBT, Segregated Ballast Tanks

SELFDISCH, Self Discharger

SF, Superficial Feet

SHEX, Sundays, Holidays Excepted

SHINC, Sundays, Holidays Included

SID, Single Deck

SLPTA, Slop Tanks

SOF, Statement Of Facts.

SP, Safe Ports

S/R B/L, Signing and Releasing BL

SSHEX, Sat, Sun, Holidays Excepted

SSHINC, Sat, Sun, Holidays InCluded

ST, Short Tons.

STEM, Subject To Enough Merchandise

SWAD, Salt Water Arrival Draft

SWDD, Salt Water Departure Draft

TA, Tanks

TBN, To Be Named

TBR, To Be Renamed

TC, (T/C)Time Charter

TCT, Time Charter Trip

TCP, Time Charter Party

TEU, Standard 20' container

THC, TerminalHandling Cost

THR, Thruster

TL, Total Loss

TOBENA, To Be Named

TS, Tons

TTL, Total

UU, Unless Used

VPD, Vessel Pay Dues

VSL, VeSseL

WA, Water

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

WOG, Without Guarantee

WP, Weather Permitting

WWD, Weather Working Days

WWR, When, Where Ready

YC, Your Cable

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