Nomenclature    

A.A.R.

Against All Risks

A.F.

Advanced Freight

A/S

After Sight, Alongside

AA

Always Afloat

AAAA

Always Afloat Always Accessible

AD.VAL.

Ad Valorem – According To Value

ADCOM

Address Commission

AGW

All Going Well

APS

Arrival Pilot Station

ASPW

Any Safe Port In The World

ATDNSHINC

Any Time Day/Night Sundays And Holidays Included

B S S 1/1

Basis 1 Port To 1 Port

B.V.

Bureau Veritas

B.V.

Bonded Warehouse

B/L

Bill Of Lading

B/L MIN

Bill Of Lading Minimum

BAF

Bunker Adjusting Factor (Freight)

BBB

Before Breaking Bulk

BDLS

Bundles

BENDS

Both Ends (Load And Discharge Ports)

BI

Both Inclusive.

BIMCO

The Baltic International Maritime Council

BKGE

Brokerage

BOB

Bunker On Board.

BRL

Barrel

BROB

Bunkers Remaining On Board.

BT

Berth Terms.

BTH

Berth

BXS

Boxes

C.S.

Congestion Surcharge

C.Y.

Container Yard

C/P (CP)

Charterparty.

CAD

Cash Against Documents

CAF

Currency Adjusting Factor (Freight)

CAN

Cancelling

CBM

Cubic Meter

CFR

Cost And Freight

CFT

Cubic Feet.

CH.FWD.

Charges Forward

CH.PPD.

Charges Prepaid

CHOPT

Charterer’s Option

CIF

Costs Insurance and Freight

CIP

Carriage And Insurance Paid To….

CLS

Clauses

COD

Cash On Delivery

COGSA

Carriage Of Goods by Sea Act.

CPD

Charterers Pay Dues

CPT

Carriage Paid To

CR

Current Rate

CUFT (or CFT)

Cubic feet

D.F.

Dead Freight

D.W.

Dead Weight

D.W.A.T.

Dead Weight All Told

D.W.C.C.

Dead Weight Cargo Capacity

D.W.C.T.

Dead Weight Cargo Tons

D/A

Disbursement Account

DAF

Delivered At Frontier

DAP

Days All Purposes (Total Days for Loading and Disch.).

DDP/(U)

Delivered Duty Paid (Unpaid)

DEM

Demurrage

DEQ

Delivered Ex Quay

DES

Delivered Ex Ship

DESP

Despatch

DEST

Destination

DFT

Draft

DHDATSBE

Despatch Half Demurrage On All Time Saved Both Ends.

DHDWTSBE

Detpatch Half Demurrage On Working Time Saved Both Ends.

DK

Deck

DWT

Dead Weight Tonnage

EIU

Even If Used.

ENCL.

Enclosed

EQPT.

Equipment

EST

Estimated

ETA

Expected Time of Arrival.

ETC

Expected Time of Completion.

ETD

Expected Time of Departure.

ETS

Expected Time of Sailing.

EXW

Ex Works

F.A.A.

Free Of All Average

F.A.V.

First Available Vessel

F.B.L.

FIATA Combined Transport Bill of Lading

F.C.L.

Full Container Load

F.C.R.

Forwarder’s Certificate Of Receipt

F.DESP (FD)

Free Despatch.

F.G.A.

Free Of General Average

F.I.

Free In

F.I.A.T.A.

Federation Internationalde Transitaires Et Assimilés

F.I.B.

Free Into Barge

F.I.O.L.

Free In And Out And Lashed

F.I.O.S.

Free In And Out And  Stowed

F.O.B.S.

Free On Bord And Stowed

F.O.B.T.

Free On Bord And Trimmed

F.P.A.

Free Of Particular Average

FAC

Fast As Can.

FAS

Free Alongside Ship

FCA

Free Carrier

FCL/LCL

Full Container Load/Less Than Container Load

FDD

Freight Demurrage Dead freight

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

Free Out

FO (IFO)

Fuel Oil/Intermediate Fo.

FOB

Free On Board

FOG

For Our Guidance.

FOQ

Free On Quay

FOR

Free On Rail

FOT

Free On Truck

FOW

First Open Water

FRT

Freight

FRT.FWD.

Freight Forwarded

FRT.PPD.

Freight Prepaid

FWAD

Fresh Water Arrival Draft.

FWDD

Fresh Water Departure Draft.

FYG

For Your Guidance.

FYI

For Your Information.

G.C.

General Cargo

G.C.R.

General Cargo Rate

GA

General Average

GASBEND

Good And Safe (Port) Both Ends.

GENCON

Uniform General Charter

GLESS

Gearless

GMDSS

Global Maritime Distress Safety System

GO

Gas Oil.

GR

Grain

GRD

Geared

H.D.

Harbour Dues

HA

Hatch

HBF

Harmless Bulk Fertilizer.

HDLTSBENDS

Half Despatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends

HDWTS

Half Demurrage Weather Time Saved

HO

Hold

HW

High Water

I.A.T.A.

International Association Air Transport

IMDG

International Maritime Dangerous Code.

IMO

International Maritime Organisation.

IN.

Inch

INCL.

Included, Inclusive

IU

If Used

IUHTAUTC

If Used, Half Time Actually To Count.

KN.

Knot

L.C.L.

Less Than Container Load

L.O.A.

Length Overall

L.S.

Lump Sum.

L.T.

Liner Terms.

L/C

Letter Of Credit

LAT

Latitude

LAYCAN

Layday Cancelling Date.

LCR

Lowest Current Rate

LO.LO.

Lift-On/Lift-Off

LOI

Letter Of Indemnity.

LOW

Last Open Water

LSD

Lashed Secured Dunnage.

LT

Long Ton

LW

Low Water

M.DK.

Main Deck

MB

Merchant Broker

MDO (DO)

Marine Diesel Oil.

MED.

Medium

MIN/MAX

Minimum/Maximum (Cargo Quantity).

MKT.

Market

MOLCHOP

More Or Less Charterers Option.

MOLOO

More Or Less Owners (Masters) Option.

MORT.

Mortgage

MT

Metric Ton

N.B.

Note Well

N.D.W.

Net Dead Weight

N.O.R.A.

Notice Of Readiness Accepted

N.O.R.T.

Notice Of Readiness Tendered

N.O.R.T.A.

Notice Of Readiness Tendered And Accepted

NAABSA

Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground.

NO.

Number

NOR

Notice Of Readiness.

O.A.

Over All

O.R.

Owner’s Risk

O.T.

Overtime

OO

Owners Option

OPT.

Optional

OSH

Open Shelter Deck

OT

On Truck

P.O.B.

Post Office Box

P/A

Particular Average

PANDI CLUB

Protection And Indemnity Club

PDPR

Per Day Pro-Rated

PHPD

Per Hatch Per Day

PKG

Package

PWWD

Per Weather Working Day

QLTY

Quality

QTY

Quantity

R.D.

Running Days

RNR

Rate Not Reported

RO/RO

Roll On/Roll Of

ROB

Remaining On Board.

S.S.

Short Shipped

S/A

Subject Approval

SATAFEX

Sunday Afternoon Excluded

SB

Safe Berth.

SELFD

Self-discharger

SHEX

Sundays, Holidays Excluded.

SHINC

Sundays, Holidays Included.

SID

Single Deck

SOF

Statement Of Facts.

SOM

Swedish Official Measure

SP

Safe Ports.

SSHEX

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded.

SSHINC

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included.

ST

Short Tons.

STEM

Subject To Enough Merchandise.

SWAD

Salt Water Arrival Draft.

SWDD

Salt Water Departure Draft.

TBN

To Be Named

TC ( T/C)

Time Charter.

TCP

Time Charter Party.

TEU

Twenty Equivalent Unit

THRU B/L

Through Bill Of Lading

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.

VAL

Value

W.B.

Water Bellast

W.D.W.P.

Working Days Weather Permitting

W.P.

Weather Permitting

W.P.A.

With Particular Average

W.W.D.SHEX

Weather Working Days Shex

W/M

Weight/Misure

WCCON

Whether Custom Cleared Or Not.

WHF.

Wharf

WHSE

Warehouse

WIBON

Whether In Berth Or Not.

WIFPON

Whether In Free Praqtique Or Not.

WIPON

Whether In Port Or Not.

WOG

Without Guarantee.

Working Copy

(Copy Of Charter Party – Not Being Signed And May Contain Unchecked Errors.

WP

Weather Permitting.

WT

Weight

WWD

Weather Working Days.

WWR

When, Where Ready.

WWWW

Wibon Wccon Wifpon Wipon.

YAR

York Antwerp Rules

YD

Yard

Z.T.

Zone Time

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