This document defines over 200 common maritime abbreviations used in the shipping industry, including abbreviations for vessel types, cargo terms, charter party agreements, ports, and other nautical terms. Some examples are: DWT (Deadweight), ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival), LOA (Length Overall), NOR (Notice of Readiness), and P&I (Protection and Indemnity Insurance).
This document defines over 200 common maritime abbreviations used in the shipping industry, including abbreviations for vessel types, cargo terms, charter party agreements, ports, and other nautical terms. Some examples are: DWT (Deadweight), ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival), LOA (Length Overall), NOR (Notice of Readiness), and P&I (Protection and Indemnity Insurance).
This document defines over 200 common maritime abbreviations used in the shipping industry, including abbreviations for vessel types, cargo terms, charter party agreements, ports, and other nautical terms. Some examples are: DWT (Deadweight), ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival), LOA (Length Overall), NOR (Notice of Readiness), and P&I (Protection and Indemnity Insurance).
AAAA: Always accessible always afloat ARA: Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp range ABT: About ADCOM/ADDCOM: Address Commission AFSPS: Arrival First Sea Pilot Station AG: Arabian Gulf (= Persian Gulf) AGW: All going well AHL: Australian hold ladders ANTHAM: Antwerp-Hamburg range APS: Arrival pilot station ARAG: Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Ghent range ATDNSHINC: Any time day and night, Sundays and holidays Included ATUTC: Actual times used to count BC: Bulk carrier BL: Bill of lading BAF: Bunker adjustment factor BBB: Before breaking bulk. (opening the hatch covers for discharging) BDI: Baltic Dry Index BENDS: Both ends (Both ports, loading and discharging ends) BIMCO: The Baltic and International Maritime Council BL: Bale BM: Beam B/N: Booking note BOB: Bunker on board Boffer: Best offer BROB: Bunkers remaining on board BSS: Basis BT: Berth terms BWAD: Brackish water arrival draft C/P: Charter Party CAF: Currency adjustment factor CBFT: Cubic feet CBM: Cubic meters CFR: Cost and freight CHOPT: Charterers option CHTRS: Charterers CIF: Cost, insurance and freight CIP: Carriage and insurance paid to Clean (CPP): Refined petroleum products CO2: Carbon dioxide COA: Contract of Affreightment COB: Closing of business / Clean on Board COD: Cash on delivery COGSA: Carriage of goods by Sea act CONS: Consumption COP: Custom of port CP (or C/P): Charter party CPT: Carriage paid to CQD: Customary quick dispatch CR: Crane CST: Centistoke D/A: Disbursement account
DAF: Delivered at frontier
DAPS: Days all purposes (Total days for loading & discharging)
DDP: Delivered duty paid
DDU: Delivered duty unpaid DEM: Demurrage DESP: Dispatch DHDATSBE: Dispatch half demurrage on all time saved both ends DHDWTSBE: Dispatch half demurrage on working time saved both ends DISCH: Discharge DK: Deck DLOSP: Dropping last outwards sea pilot DNRCAOSLONL: Discountless and non-returnable cargo and/or ship lost or not lost DO: Diesel Oil DOC: Document of Compliance – refers to the ISM Code. Means a document issued to a Company which complies with the requirements of the ISM Code. DOLSP: Dropping off last sea pilot DOP: Dropping outward pilot DPA: Designated Person Ashore DRC: Document Review Committee DRK: Derrick, crane, winch DWAT: Deadweight all told DWAT (or DWT): Deadweight DWCC: Deadweight cargo capacity DPS: Dynamic positioning system EC: East Coast EIU: Even if used ELVENT: Electric ventilation ETA: Estimated time of arrival ETC: Estimated time of completion ETD: Estimated time of departure ETS: Estimated time of sailing EXW: Ex. works FAC: Fast as can FAS: Free alongside ship FCA: Free carrier FDD: Freight Deadfreight Demurrage (Brokerage commission) FDD: Freight Demurrage Defence (Insurance) FDEDANRVAOCLONL: Freight deemed earned, discountless and non-refundable, vessel and/or cargo lost or not lost FD: Free dispatch FEU: Forty Foot Equivalent Units FHEX: Fridays and holidays excepted FHINC: Fridays and 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 FLT: Full liner terms FO: Fuel oil FO: Free out FOB: Free on board FOC: Flag of convenience FOR: Free on rail FOT: Free on truck FOW: First open water FPSO: Floating production, storage and offloading vessel Free EXINS: Free of any extra Insurance FRT: Freight FWAD: Fresh water arrival draft FWDD: Fresh water departure draft FYG: For your guidance FYI: For your information GA plan: General arrangement plan GEOROT: Geographical rotation GLS (GLESS): Gearless GM: General manager GR: Grain GO: Gas oil GP: Grain capacity GRD: Geared GRT: Gross registered tonnage GSB: Good, safe berth GSP: Good, safe port GTEE: Guarantee H&M: Hull and machinery insurance HA: Hatch HDLTSBENDS: Half dispatch laytime saved both ends HDWTS: Half dispatch working (or weather) time saved HFO: Heavy fuel oil HMS: Heavy metal scraps HO: Hold HW: High water ICT: Information communication technology ICW: Intercoastal waterway ILO: International Labour Organization IMDG: International Maritime Dangerous Goods code IMO: International Maritime Organisation INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite System ISM Code: International Safety Management Code ISMA: International Ship Managers Association ISPS: International Ship and Port Facility Security Code ITF: International Transport Workers’ Federation IU: If used IUHTAUTC: If used, half time actually used to count IWL: Institute Warranty Limits L/C: Letter of credit LAT: Latitude LOA: Length overall LOF: Lloyds Open Form LOI: Letter of indemnity LOLO: Lift on – lift off LOW: Last open water LPG: Liquefied petroleum gas LS (or LUMPS): Lump sum freight LSD: Lashed secured dunnaged LSFO: Low sulphur fuel oil LT: Liner terms LT: Long ton = 1 016.05 kilogram (2 240 lbs) LTHH: Liner terms hook/hook LW: Low water L/CAN: Laycan (Layday cancelling date) M/V: Motor vessel / merchant vessel MDO (DO): Marine diesel oil MDO / MGO: Marine diesel oil/marine gas oil MED: Mediterranean Sea MIN/MAX: Minimum/Maximum MOA: Memorandum of agreement MOLCHOPT: More or less charterers option MOLOO: More or less owners option MT: Metric ton NAABSA: Not always afloat but safely aground NCB: National Cargo Bureau NOx: Nitrogen oxides NM: Nautical mile NOR: Notice of readiness NRT: Net register tonnage NYPE: New York Produce Exchange OBO: Ore/bulk/oil vessel OO: Owners option OWS: Owners P&I: Protection and indemnity Insurance PC: Period of charter PCC: Pure car carrier PCGO: Part cargo PCT: Percent PCTC: Pure car and truck carrier PDA: Pro forma disbursement account PDPR: Per day or pro rata PG: Persian Gulf PHPD: Per hatch per day PUS: Passed us PWWD: Per weather working day QA: Quality assurance RECAP: Recapitulation of the terms agreed ROB: Remaining on board RT: Revenue Ton RT43: Measure for capacity by a car which is 4.125 m long, 1.550 m wide and 1.420 m high SAR: Search and Rescue SB: Safe berth SBT: Segregated ballast tanks SD (or SID): Single decker SF: Stowage factor SHEX: Sundays and holidays excluded SHINC: Sundays and holidays included SMC: Safety management certificate SOC: Shipper owned container SOF: Statement of facts SOPEP: Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan SP: Safe port SSHEX: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays excluded SSHINC (or SATSHINC): Saturdays, Sundays, holidays included STCW: Standards of Training, Certificates and Watchkeeping STBC: Self-Trimming Bulk Carrier SUB: Subject to SOx: Sulphur oxides SWAD: Salt water arrival draft SWDD: Salt water departure draft T/C: Time charter TBN: To be nominated TC: Time charter TCP: Time charter party TEU: Twenty Feet equivalent unit TTL: Total TW: Tween decker UER: Undesired event report ULCC: Ultra Large Crude Carrier USC: Unless sooner commenced UTC: GMT UU: Unless used UUIUATUTC: Unless used. If used actual time used to count VCM: vessel contingency manual VLCC: Very Large Crude Carrier VLOC: Very Large Ore Carrier WS: Worldscale WCCON: Whether customs cleared or not WIBON: Whether in berth or not WIFPON: Whether in free pratique or not WIPON: Whether in port or not WLTOHC: Water line-to-hatch coaming WOG: Without guarantee WP: Weather permitting WRIC: Wire rods in coils WWD: Weather working day WWWW: WIBON, WCCON, WIFPON, WIPON YAR: York-Antwerp Rules