Shipping Glossary
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WABTM
The water is the bottom.
WABTM
W
WB
Waybill
WB
W
W.F.A.
With following alteration
WFA
W
WIBON
Whether in berth or not
WIBON
W
WIFPON
Whether in free pratique or not
WIFPON
W
WIPON
Whether in port or not
WIPON
W
W/M
Weight and/or measurement
WM
W
W.O.L.
Wharf owner’s liability
WOL
W
W.P.
Water plane; Weather permitting
WP
W
WPA
With Particular Average
WPA
W
W.R
Warehouse receipt
WR
W
WT
Watertight (W/T)
WT
W
WTS
Working time saved
WTS
W
W/W
Warehouse warrant
WW
W
WW
World Wide Trading
WW
W
W.W.D
Weather working days
WWD
W
W.W.D.SHEX
Weather working days Sundays and Holidays excepted
WWDSHEX
W
W.W.D.SHINC
Weather working days Sundays and Holidays included
WWDSHINC
W
W.W.R
When and Where Ready
WWR
W
Wdk
Weather deck
Wdk
W
Wk
Week
Wk
W
Wkg
Working
Wkg
W
XHAUL
Cross Haul
XHAUL
X
XXX
Urgency signal transmitted by wireless telegraph
XXX
X
Z.T
Zone time
ZT
Z
kn
Knots – also k, knt, kts.
kn
K
l.i.f.o
Last in first out
lifo
L
lwt
lightweight
lwt
L
m.dwt
million tons deadweight
mdwt
M
mg
Managing
mg
M
n.a
Not available (N.A.)
na
N
n.d
Non-delivery
nd
N
o/c
Overcharge
oc
O
pa
Per annum
pa
P
pcs
Pieces
pcs
P
pkg
Package
pkg
P
p.o.c
Port of call
poc
P
ppd
Prepaid
ppd
P
qty
Quantity
qty
Q
rcv
Receiver
rcv
R
r.d
Running days
rd
R
recd
Received
recd
R
reg
Registered (regd)
reg
R
r.o.b
Retained on Board/Remaining on Board
rob
R
s/a
Safe arrival; or Subject to approval
sa
S
s.d
Short Delivery; or small damage; or sea damage
sd
S
sld
Sailed
sld
S
s.t.c
Said to contain
stc
S
std.
Standard
std
S
s.t.w
Said to weigh
stw
S
t.d.w
tons deadweight
tdw
T
u.d
Under deck
ud
U
u.s
Under seal
us
U
v.v
Vice versa
vv
V
w.g
weight guaranteed
wg
W
whf
Wharf
whf
W
w.o.b
Washed overboard
wob
W
w.p
Without prejudice
wp
W
wt
Weight
wt
W
yd
Yard
yd
Y
yday
Yesterday
yday
Y
