Shipping Glossary
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CY
Cylinder(s); or Container yard
CY
C
CYC
Container yard charge
CYC
C
CYD
Container yard delivery
CYD
C
D.
A penny; or pence; or Depth; or Draught; or Day
D
D
DA
Documents against acceptance (insurance); or Draught aft
DA
D
D/A
Days af acceptance; or Disbursements account; or Deposit account; or Discharge afloat; or (when prefixed to world "clause") Vessel must discharge afloat
DA
D
DAA
Discharge always afloat
DAA
D
DAF
Delivered at frontier (Incoterms)
DAF
D
DAP
Delivery at Place
DAP
D
DAPS
Days all purposes
DAPS
D
D.B.
Deals, boards
DB
D
DBB
Double bottom ballast; or Deals, battens & boards (& scantlings)
DBB
D
DBE
Dispatch payable both ends
DBE
D
DBEATS
Disbatch payable both ends on all time saved
DBEATS
D
DBEWTS
Disbatch payable both ends on working time saved
DBEWTS
D
DBK
Drawback
DBK
D
DBT
Double bottom tanks
DBT
D
DC
Detention clause; or Deviation clause; or Direct continuation (of tc period); or Dry container
DC
D
DCCD
Delivered at container collection depot
DCCD
D
DCF
Decimal conversion factor
DCF
D
DCP
Freight, carriage paid to (Incoterms)
DCP
D
DD
Drydock; or Double deck; or Damage done; or Delivered; or Delivered at docks; or Due date
DD
D
D/D
Date draft; or Days after date; or Delivered; or Demand draft; or Door/door
DD
D
DDC
Damage done in collision
DDC
D
DDO
Dispatch discharge only
DDO
D
DDP
Delivered duty paid (Incoterms)
DDP
D
DD/S
Delivered sound
DDS
D
DDU
Delivered duty unpaid (Incoterms)
DDU
D
DEF
Definitely
DEF
D
DELD
Delivered
DELD
D
DEL OR DELY
Delivery
DELORDELY
D
DEM/DES
Demurrage/Despatch
DEMDES
D
DEP
Depature
DEP
D
DEQ
Delivered ex quay (named port)
DEQ
D
DER
Derrick(s)
DER
D
DES
Delivered ex ship (named port)
DES
D
DETS
Details
DETS
D
DF
Direction finder; or Draft forward; or Dead freight
DF
D
DG
Dangerous Goods
DG
D
DGD
Dangerous Goods Declaration - A certificate that states that the cargo has been packaged, labeled and declared according to the Dangerous Goods Regulations.
DGD
D
DHD
Demurrage half dispatch
DHD
D
DIP
Dropping inward pilot
DIP
D
DIR
Direct; or Direction
DIR
D
DISP
Displacement
DISP
D
DLO
Dispatch loading only
DLO
D
DLOSP
Dropping last outward sea pilot
DLOSP
D
DLRS
Dollars
DLRS
D
DLY
Daily
DLY
D
DM
Depth moulded; or Decimeter; or Dekameter
DM
D
D/M
Door/motor
DM
D
DMG
Distance made good
DMG
D
DN
Dispatch note; or Debit note
DN
D
DNRSAOCLONL
Discountless and non returnable ship and/or cargo lost or not lost
DNRSAOCLONL
D
DNRVACLONL
Discountless and non returnable vessek and/or cargo lost or not lost
DNRVACLONL
D
DNV
Det Norske Veritas
DNV
D
DO
Diesel oil; or Delivery order
DO
D
D/O
Door/ocean
DO
D
DOC
Drop-off charge (containers)
DOC
D
DOLSP
Dropping outward last sea pilot
DOLSP
D
DOP
Dropping outward pilot
DOP
D
DOT
Department of trade
DOT
D
DP
Direct port; or Documents against payment
DP
D
D/R
Door/rail
DR
D
D/S
Days after sight
DS
D
D.T.
Deep tank
DT
D
DTBA
Date to be agreed; or Date to be advised
DTBA
D
DW
Deadweight (ton 2240 pounds)
DW
D
DWAT
Deadweight all told
DWAT
D
DWC
Deadweight capacity
DWC
D
DWCC
Deadweight cargo capacity
DWCC
D
DWCT
Deadweight cargo tons
DWCT
D
DWT
Deadweight tonnage
DWT
D
DYS OR DS
Days
DYSORDS
D
EA
Each
EA
E
EAN
Except as otherwise noted
EAN
E
EAON
Except as otherwise noted
EAON
E
EB
Eastbound
EB
E
ECCA
East Coast Central America
ECCA
E
ECGB
East Coast of Great Britain
ECGB
E
ECGD
Export Credit Guarentee Department
ECGD
E
ECSA
East Coast South America
ECSA
E
ECUK
East Coast United Kingdom
ECUK
E
ECV
Each cargo voyage
ECV
E
EE
Errors excepted
EE
E
E&EL
Each and every loss
EEL
E
EFF.
Effective
EFF
E
EG
For example
EG
E
EHP
Effective horse power
EHP
E
EIU
Even if used
EIU
E
ELVENT
Electrically ventilated
ELVENT
E
EML
Estimated maximum loss
EML
E
ENG
Engine; or England
ENG
E
E&OE
Errors and ommissions excepted
EOE
E
EOHP
Except otherwise herein provided
EOHP
E
EOP
End of passage
EOP
E
EQPT
Equipment
EQPT
E
ERLOAD
Expected ready to load
ERLOAD
E
ESD
Echo sounder
ESD
E
EST
Estimated
EST
E
EST WT
Estimated weight
ESTWT
E
