Shipping Glossary
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BS
Balance sheet; or Bill of sale; or Bill of store; or Boiler Survey
BS
B
BSA
British Shipbrokers Association
BSA
B
BSEA
Black Sea
BSEA
B
BSI
British Standard Institution
BSI
B
BT
Berth terms (=specific liner term)
BT
B
B TO B
Both to blame (collision clause)
BTOB
B
BTU
Bow thrust unit; or British thermal unit
BTU
B
BU
Bushel
BU
B
BV
Bureau Veritas
BV
B
BWAD
Brackish water arrival draft
BWAD
B
BWSC
Baltic and White Sea Conference
BWSC
B
BWT
Bleeding wing tanks
BWT
B
BX
Box
BX
B
CA
Controlled atmosphere; or Chartered accountant; or Current account
CA
C
CABA
Compressed air breathing apparatus
CABA
C
CAD
Cash against documents
CAD
C
CAF
Currency adjustment factor
CAF
C
CAP
Capacity
CAP
C
CBD
Cash before delivery
CBD
C
CBFT
Cubic feet
CBFT
C
CB&H
Continent between Bordeaux and Hamburg
CBH
C
CBM
Cubic metres
CBM
C
CBT
Clean ballast tanks
CBT
C
CC
Customs cleared; or Current Cost; or Civil commotions; or Continuation clause
CC
C
CCLN
Consignment note control label numbers
CCLN
C
C&D
Collected and delivered
CD
C
C.DK
Containers carried on deck
CDK
C
CE
Consumption entry
CE
C
C&F
Cost and freight
CF
C
CF
Cubic foot
CF
C
CFB
Cubic feet bale
CFB
C
CFG
Cubic feet grain
CFG
C
CFO
Coast or Channel for orders
CFO
C
CFR
Coast and freight = C&F (Incoterms); or Code of federal regulations
CFR
C
CFS
Container freight station
CFS
C
CFT
Cubic feet
CFT
C
C/FWD
Carried forward
CFWD
C
CGA
Cargo's proportion of G/A
CGA
C
CGSA
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
CGSA
C
CH
Customs house
CH
C
CHABE
Charterers' agents both ends
CHABE
C
CHOPT OR CO
Charterers' option
CHOPTORCO
C
CI
Certificate of insurance; or Consular invoice
CI
C
CIF
Cost, insurance, and freight (Incoterms)
CIF
C
CIF&C
Cost, insurance, freight, and commission
CIFC
C
CIFC&E
Cost, insurance, freight and commission and exchange
CIFCE
C
CIFCI
Cost, insurance, freight, commission, and interest
CIFCI
C
CIF&E
Cost, insurance, freight, and exchange
CIFE
C
CIF&I
Cost, insurance, freight, and interest
CIFI
C
CIP
Freight, carriage, and insurance paid to (Incoterms)
CIP
C
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS
C
CKD
Completely knocked down; or Cars knocked down
CKD
C
CL
Clause
CL
C
CLA
Cargo loading adaptability
CLA
C
CMI
Comit, Maritime International
CMI
C
CN
Consignment note; or Credit note
CN
C
CNR
Charterers not reported
CNR
C
CO
Consignment note; or County; or Company; or Certificate of Origin
CO
C
C/O
Care of
CO
C
COA
Contract of affreightment; or Cash on arrival
COA
C
COB
Containers, Oil, and Bulk (vessel); or Close of business
COB
C
COD
Cash on delivery
COD
C
COGSA
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
COGSA
C
COMPL
Completing
COMPL
C
CONC
Concentrate(s)
CONC
C
CONS
Consolidated
CONS
C
CONSGT
Consignment
CONSGT
C
CONT
Continent of Europe; or Contract; or Continuation of class; or Container
CONT
C
CONT (BH)
Continent, Bordeaux-Hamburg range
CONTBH
C
CONT'D
Continued
CONTD
C
CONT (HH)
Continent, Havre-Hamburg range
CONTHH
C
COP
Customs of port; or Cash on presentation of documents
COP
C
C ORE 7
Ore charter party
CORE
C
COS
Cash on shipment
COS
C
COW
Crude oil washing
COW
C
COWAC
Continent West Africa Conference
COWAC
C
CP
Charter party
CP
C
CPA
Closest point of approach
CPA
C
CPD
Charterers pay dues
CPD
C
CPV
Concrete pressure vessel
CPV
C
CQD
Customary quick dispatch
CQD
C
CR
Crane; or Carrier's risk; or Credit/Creditor; or Charterer; or Current rate
CR
C
CRD
Discharging at current rate; or Craned
CRD
C
CRDIP
Columbia River District including Portland
CRDIP
C
CS
Cases; or Cotton seed
CS
C
CSC
Container service charge
CSC
C
CSD
Closed shelterdeck ship
CSD
C
CSH
Continuous survey hull
CSH
C
CSM
Continuous survey machinery
CSM
C
CST
Centistoke (bunkers); or Central storage tank
CST
C
CT
Cubic tonnage
CT
C
CTC
Corn Trade Clauses
CTC
C
CTL
Constructive total loss
CTL
C
CTLO
Constructive total loss only
CTLO
C
CTR
Container
CTR
C
CU
Cubic
CU
C
CUM
Cumulative
CUM
C
CWE
Cleared without examination
CWE
C
CWO
Cash with order
CWO
C
CWT
Hundredweight (100 lbs.)
CWT
C
