Shipping Glossary
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FCA
Incoterm 202, meaning Free Carrier
F
A
Ampere or Area or Aft
A
A
A1
First class condition
A
A
AA
Always afloat; or Always accessible; or Apparent altitude
AA
A
AAAA
Always afloat always accessible
AAAA
A
AAR
Against all risks; or All and any risk
AAR
A
AB
From
AB
A
ABT
About
ABT
A
ACC or A/C or ACT:
Account; For the account of
ACCorACorACT
A
AD
After date
AD
A
ADD
Addressed
ADD
A
ADD'L
Additional
ADDL
A
A.D.I.S.
Automated computer based Data Interchange System
ADIS
A
AD.VAL
According to value (ad valorem)
ADVAL
A
AF
Air freight
AF
A
A/F
Also for (referring to port/s to be touched by ship)
AF
A
AFAA
As far as applicable
AFAA
A
AG
Arabian Gulf
AG
A
AH
Antwerp/Hamburg range; or Aft hatch
AH
A
AH-TUG
Anchor handling tug
AHTUG
A
ALT
Altered; or Altitude
ALT
A
AMWELSH
Standard Coal charter party
AMWELSH
A
A/O
And/or; or Account of
AO
A
A.O.E.
Any one event
AOE
A
AOH/A.O.H.
After office hours
AOHAOH
A
A.O.R.
Any one risk
AOR
A
AP
Additional premium; or All purposes; Auto pilot
AP
A
APPRX
Approximately
APPRX
A
APS
Arriving pilot station
APS
A
A/R
All risks; or Against all risks
AR
A
ARA
Antwerp/Rotterdam/Amsterdam (range)
ARA
A
ARB
Arbitration
ARB
A
ARND
Around
ARND
A
ARTD
After right and true delivery
ARTD
A
A/S
Alongside; or After sight; or Account tales
AS
A
ASA
Always safely afloat
ASA
A
ASAP
As soon as possible
ASAP
A
ATA
Actual time of arrival
ATA
A
ATC
Actual time counting
ATC
A
ATD
Actual time of depature
ATD
A
ATDN
Any time day or night
ATDN
A
ATDNSHINC
Any time day or night sundays and holidays included
ATDNSHINC
A
ATL
Atlantic Ocean
ATL
A
ATS
All time saved
ATS
A
AUSSIE
Australia
AUSSIE
A
AUX
Auxilliaries
AUX
A
AV
Ad valorem
AV
A
AWB
Air Waybill
AWB
A
AWTSBE
All working time saved both ends
AWTSBE
A
AWTSDO
All working time saved discharging only
AWTSDO
A
AWTSLO
All working time saved loading only
AWTSLO
A
B4
Before
B
B
BA
British Admiralty; or Buenos Aires; Bale (Capacity of vessel); or Breathing apparatus
BA
B
BAF
Bunker adjustment factor
BAF
B
BAL
Balance
BAL
B
BALTIME
Time charter party
BALTIME
B
BB
Ballast bonus; or Back to back; or Bulbous bow; or Breakbulk; or Bahia Blanca; or Below Bridges; or Bill Book
BB
B
BBB
Before breaking bulk
BBB
B
BBL
Barrel
BBL
B
BC
Bulk carrier; or British Columbia
BC
B
B/D
Bar draught; or Banker's draft; or Barrels per day
BD
B
BD FT
Board foot (timber)
BDFT
B
BDI
Both dates inclusive
BDI
B
BDLE(/S)
BDLE(/S)
BDLES
B
B.D.S.
Brokers daily statement
BDS
B
BE
Both ends
BE
B
B/E
Bill of Exchange; or Bill of entry (customs)
BE
B
BEH
Basis empty holds
BEH
B
BENDS
Both ends
BENDS
B
B/F
Brought forward
BF
B
BFC
Baltimore form c (charter party)
BFC
B
BGD
Bagged
BGD
B
B/H
Bill of Health; or Bordeaux/Hamburg range of ports; or Barrels per hour
BH
B
BHD
Bulkhead
BHD
B
BHP
Brake horse power
BHP
B
BIFFEX
Baltic International Freight Fixtures Exchange
BIFFEX
B
BIMCO
The Baltic and International Maritime Council
BIMCO
B
BK
Bank; or Book; or Backwardation; or Bar keel
BK
B
BKRPT
Bankrupt
BKRPT
B
B/L
Bill of Lading; or Bleeding (wing tanks)
BL
B
BLDG
Building
BLDG
B
BLK
Bulk
BLK
B
BLS
Bales or Barrels
BLS
B
BLT
Built
BLT
B
BLY
Barley
BLY
B
BM
(Beam) Breadth moulded; Board measurement
BM
B
BMF
Board measurement feet = 1" x 1" x 1"
BMF
B
B/N
Booking note
BN
B
BO
Bad order; or Buyer's option; or Branch office
BO
B
BOD
Board of directors
BOD
B
BOFFERS
Best offers
BOFFERS
B
BOR
Bunkers on redelivery
BOR
B
BORD.ARB.
Bordeaux arbitrary
BORDARB
B
BORO
Bulk, oil, and ro/ro vessel
BORO
B
BOX
Box shaped holds
BOX
B
B/P
Bill payable; or Between perpendiculars; or Brake power
BP
B
BPB
Bank post bill
BPB
B
BPC
British Phosporous Commission
BPC
B
BR
Bill receivable; or Bordeaux/Rouen; or Builder's risk
BR
B
BRT
Brutto register tons
BRT
B
