Shipping Glossary
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LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
LNG
L
L.O.A
Length overall
LOA
L
LOA
Letter of Authority
LOA
L
LO-LO
Lift-On/Lift-Off. A containership onto which and from which containers are lifted by crane (as opposed to Ro-Ro).
LOLO
L
LPC
Last Port of call
LPC
L
L.P.G
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LPG
L
LTBENDS
Liner Terms Both Ends – also l.t. bends
LTBENDS
L
LWOST
Low Water Ordinary Spring Tide
LWOST
L
Lat
Latitude
Lat
L
Ld
Load
Ld
L
Ldg
Landing; or Loading – also ldg.
Ldg
L
Ldg. & Dely
Landing and Delivery
LdgDely
L
Lds
Loads
Lds
L
Lkg & Bkg
Leakage and Breakage
LkgBkg
L
Long
Longitude
Long
L
M
Motor.
M
M
MA
Manifest Amendment
MA
M
MARPOL
Marine Pollution convention
MARPOL
M
MARSCC
Marine Stowage Co-ordination Centre
MARSCC
M
MAWB
Master Air Waybill
MAWB
M
MCR
Maximum Continuous Rating
MCR
M
MDA
Mean Draft Arrival
MDA
M
MDD
Mean Draft Departure
MDD
M
MDO
Marine Diesel Oil
MDO
M
MED
Mediterranean
MED
M
M.I.A
Marine Insurance Act
MIA
M
MIN WT
Minimum weight
MINWT
M
MLA
Maritime Law Association.
MLA
M
MLE
Multiple Line Enquiry
MLE
M
MMO
Mercantile Marine Office
MMO
M
MMO
Multi Modal Operator
MMO
M
MO
Marketing Organisation
MO
M
MOH
Medical Officer of Health
MOH
M
MOLOO
More or less in Owner's Option
MOLOO
M
M&R
Maintenance and Repair
MR
M
M/R
Mate’s Receipt – also M.R.
MR
M
MS
Motor Ship
MS
M
MSA
Merchant Shipping Acts
MSA
M
MSC
Maritime Safety Committee (of IMCO)
MSC
M
MT
Empty – also m.t. An empty container or Multimodal Transport. Metric Tons.
MT
M
MTD
Multimodal Transport Document
MTD
M
MTO
Multimodal Transport Operator. Same as
MMO.
MTO
M
MV
Motor Vessel – also m.v.
MV
M
Mgr
Manager
Mgr
M
Mgt
Management
Mgt
M
Min. B/L
Minimum Bill of Lading
MinBL
M
Misc
Miscellaneous
Misc
M
NAABSA
Not always afloat but safe aground
NAABSA
N
NAD LIST
Name and address
NADLIST
N
NAWK
National Association of Warehouse Keepers.
NAWK
N
NB
Northbound
NB
N
NDOT
National Department of Transport
NDOT
N
N.O.R
Notice of Readiness (N/R)
NOR
N
N.O.R.A
Notice of Readiness Accepted
NORA
N
N.O.R.T. & A
Notice of Readiness Tendered and Accepted
NORTA
N
NPC
Next Port of Call
NPC
N
NPV
Net present value
NPV
N
NRAD
No risk after discharge
NRAD
N
NRT
Net registered tonnage
NRT
N
NVO(C)C
Non Vessel Owning/Operating (Common) Carrier. A Carrier issuing Bs/L for carriage of goods on vessels which he neither owns nor operates.
NVOCC
N
NWC
North West Continent
NWC
N
N/m
No marks (N.m.)
Nm
N
NtWt
Net weight
NtWt
N
OBO
Oil Bulk Ore Carrier
OBO
O
OBOC
Oil Bulk Ore Carrier
OBOC
O
OCL
Overseas Containers Limited
OCL
O
OD
on Deck
OD
O
OF
Outward Freight
OF
O
OH
Overheight. A container/flat rack with goods protruding above the top of the corner posts.
OH
O
OHTB
Official Harbour Tariff Book
OHTB
O
OOG
Out of Gauge. Goods whose dimensions exceed those of the container/flat rack in which they are packed.
OOG
O
O.P
Open Policy
OP
O
OR
Owners Risk
OR
O
O.S
Ordinary Seaman
OS
O
OS
Open sided container. Overseas. Overstay/Off slip/Open slip.
OS
O
OSCB
Oilseeds Control Board
OSCB
O
OSP
One Safe Port
OSP
O
OT
Open Top. A container with tarpaulin covered open roof.
OT
O
O.T.A.R
Overseas Tariffs and Regulations
OTAR
O
OW
Overwidth. A container with goods protruding beyond the sides of the container/flat rack onto which they are packed.
OW
O
Oc. B/L
Ocean Bill of Lading
OcBL
O
O/c.d
Other cargo damage
Ocd
O
O/o
Order of
Oo
O
PA
Particular Average. Partial accidental loss or damage (as opposed to Total Loss or General Average).
PA
P
PCL
Parcel
PCL
P
PCNT
Panama Canal Net Ton
PCNT
P
PD
Packing Declaration, passed, paid, port dues.
PD
P
PER DIEM
A charge, based on a fixed daily rate.
PERDIEM
P
PF
Platform
PF
P
PFSO
Port Facility Security Officer
PFSO
P
PFSP
Port Facility Security Plan
PFSP
P
PHA
Port Health Authority
PHA
P
P & I
Protection and Indemnity
PI
P
P & I Club
Protection and Indemnity Club. Protection and Indemnity Association Carrier's mutual liability insurer.
PIClub
P
PIRN
Positioning Instruction Reference Number
PIRN
P
PL
Partial Loss
PL
P
P.M.T
Per metric ton
PMT
P
P/N
Promissory Note
PN
P
PO
Positioning
PO
P
POA
Place of Acceptance. Where the goods are received for transit and Carrier's liability commences. Now more usually called a POR.
POA
P
