SHIPPING ACRONYMS
AAAA Always Accessible Always Afloat
AAOSA Always Afloat or Safe Aground
AD Accidental Damage
AES - Automated Export System
AFRA Average Freight Rate Assessment
AFRAMAX Average Freight Rate Assessment Maximum
AHF American Hull Form
AIS Automatic Identification System
AML Absolute Maximum Loss
ANF Arrival Notification Form
ANL Above Normal Loss
AO voy. Any One Voyage
AOA Any One Accident
AOL Any One Loss
AOO Any One Occurrence
AOV Any One Vessel
APL As per list
AR All Risks
Arr. TL Arranged Total Loss
ASPW Any Safe Port in the World
ATL Actual Total Loss
Av Average
AWIWL Always Within Institute Warranties Limits
AWO All Weather Operations
B/G Bonded goods
B/L Bill of Lading
BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor.
BB Ballast Bonus
Bd Bond
BI Both Inclusive
BL Bill of Lading
BT Berth Terms
C&F (or CFR) Cost and Freight
C/N Credit Note
C/snee Consignee.
CB/L Clean Bill of Lading
CFR Code of Federal Rules
CFS Container Freight Station
CIF Cost Insurance And Freight
CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid
CKD Completely Knocked Down
Cl. Clause
CLT Constructive Total Loss
CN Cover Note
COB Close of Business
COD Cash On Delivery
COI Certificate of Inspection
COP Customs Of the Port
COT Customers Own Transport
CP Charter Party
CPD Charterers Pay Dues
CPT Carriage Paid To
CR Current Rate
CTL Constructive Total Loss
CTR Container Fitted
CWE Cleared Without Examination
CWO Cash With Order
D/D Damage Done
DAMFORDET Damages for Detention
DAPS Days all Purpose
DC Direct Costs
Dd Delivered
DDP Delivered Duty Paid
DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid
DEM Demurrage
DEMDES Demurrage/Dispatch money
DEQ Delivered EX-Quay
DES Delivered Ex-ship
DESP Dispatch
DET Detention
DHDATSBE Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends
DHDWTSBE Dispatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends
DNO Debit Note Only
DNRCAOSLONL Discountless and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost
DOC Document of Compliance
DOL Date Of Loss
DRC Damage Received in Collision
DSC Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers
DV Declared Value
E&EA Each and Every Accident
E&EL Each and Every Loss
E&EO Each and Every Occurence
ECG Export Credits Guarantee
EMI Estimated Maximum Loss
EMPL Estimated Maximum Probable Loss
EmS Emergency Schedule
EOHP Except as otherwise herein provided
EPS IMO performance standard for ECDIS
EXW Ex Works
f.a.a. Free of all average
F.C.O.D "Fire, collision, overturning and derailment"
F.C.R Forwarding agents' certificate of receipt
F.C.S.S.R.C.C. "Free of capture, seizure, strikes, riots and civil commotions"
F.C.T. Forwarding agents' certificate of transport
F.C.V. Full contract value.
F.O.D.abs. Free of damage absolutely
F.O.M. Flag, ownership or management
F.R.O Fire risk only
F.Supp Federal Supplement
F/A Fire and accident (Insurance)
F1B Radio transmission designator.
FAS Free Alongside Ship
FC & S Free of Capture and Seizure Clause
FCA Free to Carrier
FCC First Class Charterers
FCL Full Container Load
FCO Financed, Constructed and Operated
FD Free Discharge
FDD Freight Demurrage Dead freight
FDEDANRSAOCLONL Freight Deemed Earned, Discountless And Non-Returnable (Refundable) Ship And Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost
FDESP Free Dispatch
FFI For Further Instructions
FG or FGN Foreign
FHEX Fridays/Holidays Excluded
FHINC Fridays/Holidays Included
FILO Free In/Liner Out
FIO Free In/Out
FIOS Free In/Out Stowed
FIOST Free In/Out Stowed and Trimmed
FIOT Free In/Out and Trimmed
FIT Free in Trimmed
FLE Fire, lighting and explosion
FLG Flag
FLT Full Liner Terms
FO1 For Orders
FO3 Free Out
FOB Free on Board
FOC Flag Of Convenience or Free Of Claims
FOFFER Firm Offer
FOQ Free On Quay
FOR Free on Rail
FOT Free on Truck
FOW1 First Open Water
FOW2 Free on Wharf
FPA Free of Particular Average
FR First Refusal
FREE EXINS Free of any Extra Insurance
FREE OUT Free of discharge costs to owners. Includes sea freight only.
FSA Formal Safety Assessment
FWC Fully-loaded weight and capacity.
FWD Fresh Water Damage
GA General Average
GENCON General Conditions
GIT Goods in Transit
GNCN General Conditions
GOC General Operators' Certificate
GOR Gross Original Rate
GP Grain Capacity
GR Geographical Rotation
GSP Good Safe Port
GTEE Guarantee
GTP General Third Party
GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
H&M Hull and Machinery
H&O Hook and Oil Damage
H/C High Cube
H/H Half Height
HAZMAT Hazardous Material
HBL Hydrostatic Balanced Loading
HDLTSBENDS Half Dispatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends
HDWTS Half Dispatch Working (or Weather) Time Saved
HNS Hazardous and Noxious Substances
HSE Health Safety and Environment
IAR Industrial All Risks
IBNR Incurred But Not Reported
IBNRPR Incurred But Not Properly Reported
IN &/OR OVER Goods carried below and/or on deck
IOP Irrespective of Percentage
IPRC Institute Port Risk Clause
ISDP Integrated Ship Design and Production
IU If Used
IUHTAUTC If Used, Half Time Actually To Count
IWL Institute Warranty Limits
IYC Institute Yacht Clause
J&WO Jettison and washing overboard
L/C or LOC Letter of Credit
L/D Load / Discharge
LAT Local Apparent Time
LAYCAN Lay day Canceling Date
LCL- Less Than a Container Load
LDPI Incurred But Not Reported
LDT Lost During Transshipment
LLMC Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims
LMT Local Mean Time
LNYD Liability not yet determined
LOI Letter of Indemnity
LOL Limitation of Owner's Liability
LOL Loss Of Life
LOP Line of Position
LOR Letter of Readiness
LOS Law of the Sea
LOS Line of Sight
LOW Last Open Water
LS Lump Sum
LSD Lashed Secured Dunnaged
Ltge. Lighterage
LTHH Liner Terms Hook/Hook
LUMPS Lump Sum Paid to Shipper
M&W Marine and War risks
MA Malicious Damage
MAC Maximum Acceptable Concentration.
MB Merchant Banker
MGNe Marine Guidance Notice
MNI Member of The Nautical Institute
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOLCHOPT More or Less Charterers Option
MOLOO More or Less Owners Option
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
N/E Not Exceeding
NA Not Applicable
NAABSA Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground
NCD No Claims Discount
NCNP No Cure No Pay
NCOB No Cargo On Board
ND Non-Delivery
NE Not Entered
NGAD Notice Given Arrival Date
NOR Notice of Readiness
Nr. Coastal Near Coastal
NRAD No Risk After Discharge
NRAL No Risk After Landing
NRAS No Risk After Shipment
NRDA Natural Resources Damage Assessment
NRTB No Risk Until Onboard
NRTOR No Risk Until On Rail
NRTOR No Risk To Attach Till After Landing
NRTWB No Risk Until Waterborne
NSPF Not Specially Provided For
NSW Natural Sea Water
NTU Not Taken UP
NUR Not Under Repair
NVOCC Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier
O/W Overwidth
OD On Deck
O/H Overheight
OO Owners Option
OPRC Oil pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation.
OSH Open Shelter Deck
OT Open Top
OWS Owners
PC Period of Charter
PCGO Part Cargo
PDI Pre-Delivery Inspection
PDPR Per Day Pro Rata
PHPD Per Hatch Per Day
PIA Peril Insured Against
PM Post Meridian
POA Place Of Acceptance
POD Proof of Delivery
POD Pay on Delivery
POR Place of Receipt
PR Port of Refuge
PR Port Risks
Pr Pro Rata
PROFORMA Estimated Account
PUS Plus us
PWWD Per Weather Per Day
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
RACE Radioactive containment exclusion clause
RCVR Receiver
RDC Running Down Clause
RECAP Recapitulation
RGE Range
RN Release Note
ROD Rust, Oxidation, Discoloration
RTBA Rate to be agreed
RTSATMP Return Saturday PM
S to S Station to Station
s/a Subject to Approval
S/D Short Delivery
SA Subject to Approval
SATSHINC Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included
SD Sea Damaged
SDHF Standard Dutch Hull Form
SG Ships and Goods
SHEX Sundays/Holidays Excluded
SHINC Sundays/Holidays Included
SMP Single Mooring Point
SMS Safety Management Code
SOB Shipped Onboard
SOC Shipper Owned Container
SOF Statement of Facts
SPA Special Protection Area
SRBL Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading
SRCC Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotions
SRL Ship Repairers Liability
SS or B Stranded, stunk or burn
SSHEX Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded
SSHINC Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included
SSO Struck submerged object
STC Said To Contain
STUFT Ships Taken Up From Trade
STW Stowage
SUB Subject (to)
Suezmax Suez Maximum
SWD Sea Water Damage
T/C or TC Time Charter
TB Twisting and Bending
TBN To Be Nominated
TCE Time Charter Equivalent:
TCP Time Charter Party
THC Terminal Handling Charge
TLM Tolerance Limit Median
TLO Total Loss and Excessive Liability
TLVO Total Loss of Vessel Only
TOB Time On Risk
TPND Theft, pilferage and non-delivery
U/R Under Repair
U/W Underwriter
UCB Unless Caused By
UNICON Uncontainerable Goods
UU Unless Used
UUIWCTAUTC Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count
VPD Vessel Pays Dues
W/W Warehouse to Warehouse
WA Without Average
WBS Without benefit of salvage to the insurer
WCCON Whether Customs Cleared Or Not
WFC&S Warranted Free of Capture and Seizure
WLTHC Water Line Top of Hatch Coaming
WLTOHC Water Line-To-Hatch Coaming
WOG Without Guarantee
WP Weather Permitting.
WP Without Prejudice
WPD Weather Permitting Day
WRO War Risk Only
Wtd Warranted
WWD Weather Working Day
WWR When, Where Ready
XBE Excluded Both Ends
XL Excess of Loss
Xs Loss Excess of loss reinsurance