AGW
(agw)
|
All
going well. |
| AGW
WP |
All
going well weather permitting. |
| AH.
|
Range
of ports between and including Antwerp and Hamburg. |
| Ah
(AH) |
After
hatch |
| AhL.
|
Australian
hold ladders. |
| AIMS.
|
American
Institute of Merchant Shipping. |
| ANTHAM
|
Antwerp-Hamburg
Range |
| AOG
|
Act
of God. |
| AOB |
As
On Board |
| AMWELSH |
Americanised
welsh coal charter party== for Coal Trade)=== |
| Ap
or A/P;AP |
Aft
perpendicular (of ship); after peak; all purposes; additional
premium. |
| API. |
American
Petroleum Institute. |
| APS
(aps) |
Arrival
Pilot Station or At Pilot Station. |
| APT. |
After
peak tank. |
| AR
. |
Antwerp
– Rotterdam range |
| AR
|
Arrived. |
ARA
|
Antwerp
– Rotterdam – Amsterdam range of ports. |
| ARAG.
|
Amsterdam-Rotterdam--Antwerp-Gent
Range |
| ARAGH.
|
Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Ghent. |
| ARAZ |
Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Zeebrugge |
| ARB |
Arbitration. |
| ARH
|
Antwerp
– Rotterdam – Hamburg range. |
| ARHB
|
Antwerp
– Rotterdam – Hamburg – Bremen range. |
| ARND(arnd) |
Around. |
| ASA
|
Always
safe(ly) afloat. |
| ASAP
(asap) |
As
soon as possible. |
| ASBA
|
Association
of Shipbrokers and Agents. |
| ATA
|
Actual
Time of arrival |
| ATDN
|
Any
time day and night. |
| ATDON
(atdon) |
At
day or night |
| ATDNSHINC
|
Any
Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays included. |
| ATN
|
Aids
to Navigation |
| ATRS
. |
American
Tank Rate Schedule. |
| ATSB/ATSBE
|
All
time saved both ends. |
| ATSDO
|
All
time saved discharging only. |
| ATUTC
|
Actual
Times Used to Count |
| AWH
|
Available
workable hatches. |
| AWTSDO
|
All
working time saved discharging only. |
| AWTSLO
|
All
working time saved loading only. |
| AWIWL
(awiwl) |
All
within Institute Warranty Limits. |
AWIWL
(awiwl)
|
Always
Within Institute Warranty Limits. |
| ATS.
(ats) |
Actual
time saved or All time saved. |
| AVCAT |
Aviation
Category--High flashpoint aviation fuel |
| AVGAS |
Aviation
Gasoline |
| AWTSBE |
All
working time saved both ends. |
| AWRI |
Additional
War Risk Insurance |
| B
(Bl) |
Bale
capacity; bale; ballast. |
| BSS.(bss) |
Basis |
| B
S S 1/1; bss 1/1. |
Basis
1 port to 1 port |
B.H.(range)
|
Range
of ports between and including Bordeaux & Hamburg |
| b.o.
|
Buyer’s
option; broker’s order. |
| B.P.(bp/b.p.)
|
Between
perpendiculars; boiling point (gases) |
| B.S.
|
Boiler
survey; bunker surcharge. |
| B.S.
& W. |
Bottom
(or base) sediment and water. |
| b/d
|
Barrels
per day. |
| B/E
|
Break
even; (customs) bill of entry; bill of exchange. |
| B/E
(Bends) (BENDS) |
Both
ends.(i.e. Load & Discharge Ports) |
| b/h
|
Barrels
per hour. |
| B/L;
b/ lading; b/l; (Bs/L) |
Bill
of Lading (plural of B/L). |
| B/N
(b/n) |
Booking note. |
B/O
(b/o)
|
Bulk/oil
carrier. |
| B/R
|
Bordeaux
of Rouen. |
| BA/BB;
BA |
Buenos
Aires/Bahia Blanca Range; British Airways |
| BACAT
|
Barge
aboard catamaran |
| BAF
|
Bunker
Adjustment Factor |
| Bar
(brl);BBL or bbl |
Barrels. |
| BB,BBHP
|
Ballast
bonus; bar bound; below bridges; bulbous bow; bareboat,bareboat
hire Purchase |
| BBB |
Before
Breaking Bulk.(ie before discharging a ship) |
| BB
CGO |
Break
Bulk Cargo.( ie General Cargo). |
| BBCD. |
Bareboat-cum-demise |
| BC.
|
Bulk
Carrier; British Columbia; British Channel. |
| BCI |
Baltic
Cape Index |
| BCS(bcs) |
Because. |
| BCM |
Bow
to Centre Manifold. |
| BD.
|
Bar
draft, below deck. |
BDI
|
Both
dates (days) inclusive (or included). |
| BDL(bdl) |
Bundle. |
| BEAM
|
The
maximum breadth of a ship |
| BEAUFORT |
A
measure of wind speed |
| BENDS |
Boths
Ends (ie At load and discharging port) |
| BENELUX
|
Belguim,
the Netherlands and Luxembourg |
| Bext.
|
Breadth
extreme. |
| BGD
(bgd) |
Bagged
(i.e bagged product e.g Rice. |
| BFI
|
Baltic
Freight Index |
| BFO
|
Bunker
fuel oil. |
| B/G |
Bank
Gurantee. |
| BH
(B/H) |
bulkhead,
Bill of health; |
| BHF.
|
Bulk
harmless fertilizers. |
| Bhp
(BHP) |
Brake
horse power (oil engines). |
| Bi/Bl
|
Both
inclusive. |
| Blt. |
Built. |
| BIBO |
Bulk in, bag out. |
| BIFFEX
|
The
Baltic International Freight Futures Index |
| BIMCO
|
Baltic
& International Maritime Council |
BK
|
Bar
keel. |
| BL. |
Bale. |
| BARRATRY |
Fraudulent
of Master/Crew against ship/cargo |
| BLK
(blk) |
Bulk. |
| BLSEA
|
Baltic
Sea. |
| BLST
(BST) |
Ballast. |
| BM |
Beam; Breadth Moulded. |
| BOA
|
Berthing
on arrival. |
| BOB
|
Bunker
on Board |
| BOFFER(S)(boffer);
BO(bo) |
Best
Offer(s) |
| BOD |
Bunkers on delivery. |
| BOD
APP |
Board
of directors approval. |
| BOR
|
Bunkers
on re-delivery. |
| BORO
|
Bulk,
Oil and roll-on, roll-off vessel. |
| BRGDS |
Best
Regards. |
| BROB
|
Bunkers
Remaining on Board |
| BPI |
Baltic
Panama Index. |
| BR |
Bulgarian
Register of Shipping-- Bulgarian Classification Society
-- |
| BS |
Broken Stowage |
BST
|
British
Summer Time, British Standard Time. |
| B
TO B |
Both
to blame collision Clause |
| BT
(bt) |
Berth
terms. |
| BTD |
Butadiene (cargo for gas carrier). |
| BTU
|
British
Thermal Unit. |
| BV |
Bureau
Veritas---French Classification Society--- |
| BW/BWA
|
Brackish
water/ brackish water allowance. |
| BWAD
|
Brackish
Water Arrival Draft(i.e Density between fresh water(1000kgs/cum)
and salt water(1025) |
| BWDD
|
Brackish
water departure draft. |
| BZNSS |
Business. |
| C
of B |
Centre
of Buoyancy |
| CBFT(cbft) |
Cubic
feet. |
| CBM(cbm) |
Cubic
metres. |
| C/E/V;C/V/E
|
Communication/Entertainment/Victualling;Cable,
victuals and entertainment. |
| C
and/or J |
China
and/or Japan |
| C&F(CFR) |
Cost and Freight |
| C&F
FO. |
Cost
& Freight Free Out |
| c.f.g
|
cubic
feet of gas |
c.f.g.d./hr./min
|
cubic
feet of gas per day / hour / minute |
| c.f.hr./sec. |
cubic feet per hour/second |
| C.I.F.
|
Cost,
insurance and freight. |
| C.I.F.
& E. |
Cost,
insurance, freight and exchange. |
| C.I.F.C.I.
|
Cost,
insurance, freight, commission and interest. |
| C.I.F.F.O.
|
Cost,
insurance, freight, and free out. |
| C.I.F.I.
& E. |
Cost,
insurance, freight, interest and exchange. |
| c.i.f.l.t.
(CIFLT) |
Cost,
insurance and freight, London terms. |
| c.m.p.s
|
centimetres
per second |
| C.O.
|
Country
of origin; cargo oil; case oil |
| c.o.d.
|
Cash
on delivery. |
| C/N
|
Credit
Note |
| C/P
(c/p orCP) |
Charter
party. |
| CABAF.
|
Currency
and bunkering adjustment factors. |
| CAF.
|
Currency
adjustment factor. |
| CAN.
|
Calcium
ammonium nitrate (cargo). |
| CAR
(CARIB) |
Carribean
Islands. |
| CB
& H Cont. |
(BH) Continent between Bordeaux and Hamburg. |
| CBFT
(or CFT) |
Cubic
Feet |
| CBM,(Cbm) |
Cubic
Meter |
| CBT.
|
Clean
ballast tanks |
| CBL
(cbl) |
Cable. |
| cc.hr./min
|
Cubic
centimeter per hour/minute |
| CD.
|
Customary
Despatch; Chart Datum |
| CENSA
|
Council
of European National Shipowners Associations. |
| cgo. |
Cargoes. |
| CH
& H |
Continent
between Le Havre and Hamburg |
| CHA
|
Customs
house agent. |
| CHABE
(chabe);cabe |
Charterer’s agents both ends. |
| CHINPO |
China
Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans. |
| CHN
|
China. |
| CHOPT(chopt) |
Charterers Option(As opposed to owner's option) |
| CHRTS
(Chts) |
Charterers |
| CI/CLS
(ci/cls) |
Clause. |
| CIF |
Cost, Insurance & Freight. |
| CIM |
International Convention Concerning the Carriage of Goods
by Rail. |
| CIP
|
Carriage
and insurance paid to. |
| CKD
|
Completely
or Cars knocked down |
CLC
|
Convention
on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969. |
| CMI
|
Comite
Maritime International. |
| CMR
|
Convention
on the Contract for Intrntnl Carriage of Goods by Road. |
| CNR;
cnr |
Charterers not reportered; Charter not reported |
| COA
|
Contract
of Affreightment. |
| COACP
|
Contract
of Affreightment Charter Party |
| COB
|
Cargo
on board; close of business. |
| COD |
Cash On Delivery |
| COFR
. |
Certificate
of Financial Responsibility |
| COGS
(COGSA) |
Carriage
of Goods by Sea (Act). |
| COMBO |
Combination
Carrier. |
| COMP |
Completing. |
| CONF(conf) |
Confidential. |
| COFFERDAM
(cofferdam) |
Void
space in a vessel to separate cargo tanks from each other
or from the engine room. |
| CONCS(concs) |
Concentrates. |
|
CONS (cons); Consec |
Consecutive
voyages;.consumption, |
| Cont.
(Cont.) |
Continent
or Europe. |
| COP
(cop) |
Custom
Of the Port |
| COOP(coop) |
Co-operation. |
| COW
(cow) |
Crude
Oil Washing(of Vessel) |
CP
(or C/P)
|
Charter
Party |
| CPD
|
Charterers
Pay Dues |
| CPP
(c.p.p.) |
Clean petroleum products. |
| CPT
|
Carriage
paid to. |
| CQD
(cqd) |
Customary
Quick Despatch |
| CRC |
Cold
Rolled Coils. |
| CR
or CRN (cr) |
Cranes;
Current rate; carrier’s risk. |
| CRD
|
Current
rate discharge. |
| CRISTAL
|
Contract
Regarding an Interim Settlement to Tanker Liability for
Oil Pollution Damage. |
| CRL
|
Current
rate of load. |
| CROB
|
Cargo
Remaining on Board |
| CSC
|
International
Convention for Safe Containers |
CSD
|
Closed
shelter deck |
| CST
(c/s) |
Centistokes.--viscosity
measurement of bunkers. |
| CT
|
Centre
tank; cargo tank; cubic tonnage of a ship. |
| CTO
|
Combined
transport operator |
CVO
|
Certificate
of value and origin |
| CTR
|
Container
Fitted |
| CVs;
CVS; C/V (consec) |
Consecutive
voyages. |
| CUFT(cuft) |
Cubic
feet |
| CUM(cu
m) |
Cubic
Meters |
| Cwt.
|
Hundred
weight. |
| CY
|
Country
yard |
| D
½ D (DHD) |
Despatch money payable at half demurrage rate. (Also demurrage,
half dispatch). |
| D
1/2 D (d 1/2 D) |
Despatch
money payable at half demurrage rate |
| D.O
|
Delivery
Order |
| d.p. |
Direct port. |
| DT
|
Deep
Tank. |
| D/A
(DA, da) , FREE D/A |
Disbursement Account,Discharge afloat, Free disbursement
Account at the Loading and or discharging port (often given
by charterers to the shipowners) |
| D/C
|
Deviation
clause; (in) direct continuation. |
| D/P
(d/p) |
Discharging Port, Documents against payment |
| D/R/D
|
Dunnage,
removal and disposal. |
|
DAA(daa) |
Discharge
always afloat. |
DAF
|
Delivered
at frontier. |
| DAMFORDET
|
Damages
for Detention. |
| DAP
(DAPS) |
Days
all purpose; |
| DAP |
Diamonium
Phosphate. |
| DB
(db) |
Double
bottom. |
| DBB
(d. b. b) |
Deals, battens and boards (timber). |
| DBE |
Despatch payable both ends |
| DBEATS
|
Despatch
(payable) both ends, all time saved |
| DBEWTS |
Despatch (payable) both ends, working time saved. |
| DBT
s |
Double
Bottom Tank |
| DD(dd) |
Dry docking, Dry Dock, Daily discharge; |
| DDO
(ddo) |
Despatch
discharging only. |
| DDP |
Delivered duty paid. |
| DDU |
Delivered duty unpaid. |
| DEC
|
De-ratting
exemption certificate. |
| D/E
(d/e) |
Deemed/Earned |
| DEF(def) |
Definitely |
| DEL
, DELY(dely) and REDLY(redly) |
Delivery and Re-delivery----on Time charter or Bareboat
Charter business. |
| DEM(dem) |
Demurrage (Quay Rent). |
| DEM-DES(P) |
Demurrage and dispatch. |
| DEQ |
Delivered ex-quay |
Der
(DR)
|
Derricks.(of
a Ship) |
| DES
(des) |
Despatch;
Delivered ex-ship |
| DET
|
Detention |
| DTLS;(dtls);
DETS(dets) |
Details. |
| DF
(df) |
Dead
Freight or Direction Finder. |
| DFD
(dfd) |
Demurrage,
free dispatch. |
| Dft
|
Draft
(also spelt, draught). |
| dh
|
Double hull. |
| DHD(dhd) |
Demurrage/Half
Despatch |
| DHDATSBENDS
|
Demurrage
Half Dispatch on All Time Saved Both Ends. |
| DHDLTSBENDS
|
Demurrage
Half Dispatch on Laytime Saved Both Ends. |
| DHDWTSBENDS
|
Demurrage
Half Dispatch on Working TIme Saved Both Ends. |
| DIRTY
|
Crude
black oil. |
| DIM
(dim) |
Dimension |
| DISCH
(dish) |
Discharge |
| DISPORT
(disport) |
Discharge
port. |
| DISPONENT
OWNER |
Company
that control the commercial operation of a vessel under
a bareboat or Time charter party |
| DK
|
Deck |
| DLOSP;
DLOP. (dlosp) |
Dropping
last outward sea pilot, Dropping last outward pilot. |
| DLT
(dlt) |
Delete |
| DLY
|
Daily. |
DNRCAOSLONL
|
Discountless
and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost. (ie
for the payment of voyage freight in the charter party) |
| DO
(d.o.) |
Diesel
oil. |
| DOHP
(dohp) |
Dropping
outward harbour pilot. |
| DOC(doc) |
Document
of Compliance |
| DOP
(dop) |
Dropping outward pilot. |
| DOSP(dosp) |
Dropping outward sea pilot. |
| DOT
|
Department
of Transportation |
| DPD
(dpd) |
Discharge
port disbursements. |
| DPP
(d.p.p.) |
Dirty
petroleum products. |
| DRATE
(drate) |
Discharge
rate. |
| DRAFT(draft)
or DRAUGHT |
Depth
of water from waterline to lowest point of vessel's hull
. |
| DRC
(d.r.c) |
Daily running cost. |
| DRI
. |
Direct
reduced iron (cargo) |
| DRK(s);
DRRKS. |
Derrick(s) (of a ship) |
| DSRK |
Deutche-Schiffs-Revision
Und-Klassifkation--Dutch Classification Society--- |
DWA
|
Dock water allowance |
| DWAT
(dwat) |
Deadweight
all told.( of a ship) |
| DWCC(dwcc). |
Deadweight cargo capacity (of a vessel) |
| Dwct |
Deadweight cargo tons. |
| DWOC
(dwoc) |
Decline
without counter |
| DWT
(dwt) |
Deadweight
(tonnage). of a vessel |
| E
|
East. |
| e.o.h.p.
|
Except
otherwise herein provided. |
| E.O.P. |
End (completion) of passage. |
| EAT
|
Expected
(or estimated) arrival time. |
| Eb
|
Empty
ballast |
| E/B
AFT(e/b aft) |
Engine
and Bridge aft. |
| EC
|
East
Coast; European Communities |
| ECCP
|
East
Coast (UK) coal port |
| ECGB
. |
East
Coast of Great Britain |
| ECI |
East coast of Ireland |
| ECIND.
|
East
coast of India |
| ECM
|
East
coast of Mexico |
| ECNA
|
East
Coast of North America. |
| ECSA
|
East
Coast of South America. |
| ECUK
|
East
Coast of United Kingdom. |
| ECUS
|
East
Coast of U.S.A |
| EDI
|
Electronic
data interchange. |
| EGM
|
Export
general manifest. |
| EI
|
East
Indies |
| EIU
(eiu) |
Even
if used. |
| EIUBE
(eiube) |
Even
if used both ends. |
| ELVENT
|
Electric
Ventilation |
| EMED,(emed) |
East
Mediterranean --Sea-- |
| ENE
|
East
North-East. |
| EOP
|
End
(Completion) of passage |
| EP |
Estimated position. |
| ERLOAD
|
Expected
ready to load. |
| ERV
|
Each
round voyage.(usually in Tanker Trade) |
| EST;est. |
European Standard Time; Estimated. |
ETA
(eta)
|
Estimated
Time of Arrival |
| ETBC
|
Easy
trimmer bulk carrier. |
| ETC
(etc) |
Estimated
Time of Completion of loading |
| ETD
(etd) |
Estimated
Time of Departure |
| ETF
(etf) |
Expected
time of finishing |
| ETR
(etr) |
Expected
to be ready. |
| ETS
(ets) |
Estimated
Time of Sailing |
| EUROMED
|
European
Mediterranean. |
| EXC
(exc) |
Except |
| EXINS
(exins) |
Extra
Insurance. |
| EXCL(excl) |
Excluding/Excluded,
Exclusive. |
| EXPLOAD(expload) |
Expected
to load (of a vessel) |
EXW
|
Ex
Works |
| F
|
Fresh
water load line mark; forward; forecastle;Fahrenheit. |
| F
& D |
Freight
and demurrage |
| F/DA(f/da);
FD/A; (fd/a |
Free
disbursement Account.(i.e The Charterers to pay all the
port expenses + Agency fees free from the Ship-owners |
| F.DESP;FDESP;
FD |
Free dispatch. |
| F.DIS;FDIS |
Free
discharge. |
| FAC
(fac) |
Fast
as can |
| Faccop
|
Fast
as can, according to the custom of the port. |
| FAF |
Fuel adjustment factor |
| FAK
|
Freight
all kinds (containers) |
| FAS
(fas) |
Free
alongside; free arrival station. |
| FBD
|
Freeboard. |
FBL
FIATA.
|
Combined
transport bill of lading |
| FC
|
Fund
Convention (for oil pollution damage). |
| FCA
|
Free
to Carrier; Fellow Chartered Accountant. |
| FCC
(fcc) |
Full
& Complete Cargo. |
| FCC(fcc) |
First class charterer |
| FCL
|
Full
container load |
| FCS
|
Fresh
of capture and seizure. |
| FCSSS |
For Christ’s sake say something (slang usually used
in chartering,to denote from the other side to comment. |
| FD
|
Free
discharge; free of dispatch. |
| FDD
|
Freight
Demurrage Deadfreight |
| FDEDANRSAOCLONL
|
Freight
Deemed Earned Discountless and Non-Refundable Ship and or
Cargo Lost Or Not Lost. |
| FDEOSSAOCLONL |
Freight
Deemed Earned on Shipment Ship and or Cargo Lost or Not
Lost. |
| FEAST
|
Far
East |
| FEU
|
Forty
foot equivalent unit.(of a Container) |
| Ffa;
FFA. |
Free
from alongside; Free from average, Freight Future Agreement |
| FFI |
For further instructions. |
| FH
|
First
half |
| FHEX
|
Fridays,
Holidays Excluded (i.e Excepted)==(Muslim Countries) |
| FHINC |
Fridays and holidays included. |
| FIB |
Free into barge; free into bunkers. |
| FICS;
F.I.C.S. |
Fellow
of The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London-UK.==A
person of such status in all round Shipping & Shipbroking
experiences, can described himself or herself or be called
"A Chartered Shipbroker".== The ICS
which is the ONLY
Internationally recognised professional qualifications
by examinations
(MICS, or FICS membership) indicating of the person's highest
excellence & professionalism in shipping and shipbroking
industry. http://www.ics.org.uk
|
| FILO
|
Free
in and liner out. |
| FILTD
|
Free
in, liner terms discharge |
| FIO;
FIOS; FIOST. |
Free
In and Out; Free in and out,and stowed; free in and out,stowed
and trimmed. |
FIOSpT
|
Fee
in and out, spout trimmed. |
| FIOLS |
Free in and out, lashed and secured. |
| FIOT
|
Free
In and Out and Trimmed |
| FISLSD/LO
|
Free
in, stowed, lashed, secured and dunnaged /liner out. |
| FIT |
Free In Trimmed OR Free of income tax |
| FIW |
Free In Wagon |
| FLASH
|
Feeder
lighter aboard ship |
| FLT
|
Full
liner terms; forklift truck. |
| FM(fm) |
From. |
| FMC
|
Federal
Maritime Commission |
| FMS
|
Fathoms |
FO
|
Free
out;Free overside; fuel oil; furnace oil; for orders; |
| FO
(IFO) |
Fuel
Oil;(Intermediate Fuel Oil) |
| FOL
(fol) |
Following. |
| FOM |
Flag, ownership and management. |
| FOB
|
Free
on Board. |
| FOBS;
FOBT. |
Free
on board and stowed; Free on board and trimmed. |
| FOC
|
Flag
of Convennience; free of conveyance; also free of charge |
| FOD
|
Free
of damage. |
| FOFFER
|
Firm
Offer |
| FOG;
FYG; FYI |
For
Our Guidance; For your Guidence; For your information. |
| FONASBA |
Federation
of National Association of Shipbrokers and Agents |
| FOQ |
Free
on quay. |
| THE
AUTHOR. |
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