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Soft & safe service sitemap contacts Terminology and abbreviations Terminology Abbreviations A @ at, at the rate A I - a.a. ad acta a.A. auf Abruf AA, a.a. always afloat a.a.r., A/R, AAR against all risks ABC - abs. absent Abt about ABT about Abv. above a.c. anni curretis a/c, acct account A/C, a/c account current AC for account of acc., Ace, acpt acceptance; accepted acc. cop. according to the custom of the port accrd.int. accrued interest Acg., acg according to Ack, ackgt acknowledgement a.c.v. actual cash value A`dam Amsterdam a.d., a/d after date Add addresed Add-on ... tariff (also proportional rate or arbitrary (in USA)) add, addn. addition add(`r) address ADD, Addtl additional adj adjunct a.d.s. autograph document signed adsd addressed adt, adv, advt advertisement ad val., adv., AV, (a/v) ad valorem: according to value ADP automated data processing ADR European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road adv. advice Adv advance AETR European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport a.f. as follows A.F., af advanced freight Afft Affidavit AFRA average freight rate assessment afsd aforesaid a.g.b. any good brand Agcy agency Agt., agt., ag agent Agt against A.G.W., a.g.wt. actual gross weight A/H [(Antwerp, Hamburg) range of ports] a.I. Ad interim a.m. above mentioned A.M., a.m. Ante meridiem AMT Air Mail Transfer amt amount a/n, an above named ann annual Anny annuity ans. answer a.o. and others A.O., a.o., a/o account of AOB any other business A/or and/or A/P account paid app. appendix appro approval approx. approximate; approximately Apr. April APS arrival pilot station Apt. apartment AR annual return A/R all risks (insurance) A.R.A. [Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam) range of ports] arnd around arr., ar., arrl. arrival arrd. arrived ARR arrive ARRG arrange arrvg arriving Art., art. article a/s alongside A/s account sales A/S, a.s. after sight asap as soon as possible asf and so forth asgd assignment ass. associate assn association asst assistant AST Atlantic Standard Time ATA actual time of arrival ATD actual time of departure ATP Agreement of the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs ats at the suit Att., Attn., ATTN attention Atty attorney Aug. August auth. authorized aux. auxiliary A/v according to value Av., av, Avg average av. L. average length av. W. average width Ave. Avenue A/W, a/w along with AW, a.w. actual weight AWB, A.W.B. air waybill B B. bill of exchange B., b. bale B., b. bid B.A.C. bunker adjustment charge BACAT barge aboard catamaran BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor Bags/Bulk part in bags, part in bulk bal balance bar, bl barrel Bb ballast bonus bbl, bbis barrels B.C., B/C, b/c bulk cargo b/d board b/d brought down bd, b/d bond B/D, BD bank(er’s) draft BD, B.D. bills discounted b.d.i. both dates (days) inclusive bdth. breadth Bdy. boundary B/G bonded goods Bk. bank Bkge bokerage B/L bill of lading blk. bulk BPO Rail Tariff Balkans - Near East (Balkan Proche Orient) brl. barrel BUP Bulk Unit Programme B.W. bonded warehouse bxs. boxes C CAC currency adjustment charge C.a.d. Cash against documents C.A.F. currency adjustment factor C.A.S. currency adjustment surcharge CASS Cargo Accounts Settlement System (IATA) C.B. container base c. & d. collection and delivery C. & I. cost and insurance c.b.d. cash before delivery cbm cubic metre cc charges collect CCL customs clearance CCS consolidated cargo (container) service C/D customs declaration CEM European Conference on Goods train timetables CFR cost and freight (Incoterms) CFS container freight station C.H. carriers haulage C.H.C. cargo handling charges Ch. fwd charges forward CI Consular invoice c.i.a. cash in advance CIF cost insurance and freight (Incoterms) c.i.f. & e. cost, insurance, freight and exchange c.i.f.i. & e. cost, insurance, freight, interest & exchange c.i.f. & i. cost, insurance, freight and interest C & f Cost and Freight CIFC cost, insurance freight and commission c.i.f.c. & e. cost, insurance, freight, commission and exchange c.i.f.c. & i. cost, insurance, freight, commission and interest c.i.f.i.c. cost, insurance, freight, interest, commission c.i.f.L.t. cost, insurance and freight, London terms c.i.f.w. cost, insurance and freight/war CIM International Convention concerning the Carriage of Goods by Railway CIP Freight Carriage and Insurance paid to... (Incoterms) CIP Cargo Investigation Panel (IATA) CIV International Convention on the Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Railway CKD completely knocked down/unassembled clean B/L clean bill of lading cm centimeter(s) cm 3 cubic centimeter(s) CMR Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road C/N consignment note cnee consignee cnmt/consgt. consignment C/O certificate of origin C.O.D. cash on delivery C.O.F.C. Container-on-Flat-Car (rail flatcar) Coltrainer collapsible container COMBITERMS Delivery terms for international groupage traffic (among forwarders) COP customs of port C.O.S. cash on shipment COTIF Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (CIM - CIV) C.P. customs of Port CP carriage paid C/P charter party C/P blading charter party bill of lading CPLTC Conference Port Liner Term Charges CPT Carriage paid to CSC International Convention of the Safe Transport of Containers (UN) CST Conatiner Service Tariff C/T Container Terminal C.T. conference terms CT combined transport CTD combined transport document CTO combined Transport Operator C.T.P.C. Cargo Traffic Procedures Committee (IATA) cu.ft. cubic foot (feet) cu.in. cubic inch(es) CVGP customs value per gross kilogram CVGP customs value per gross pound CWE cleared without examination cwt hundredweight CWO cash with order CY container yard cy currency D D/A documents against acceptance DAF Delivered at frontier (Incoterms) D.A.S. delivery resp. delivered alongside ship Dbk drawback DCAS Distribution Cost Analysis System DCP Freight Carriage paid to (Incoterms) DDP Delivered Duty Paid (Incoterms) DDU Delivered duty unpaid DEQ Delivered ex. quai DES Delivered ex. ship dia diameter dir. direct dm 3 cubic decimeter(s) D/O delivery order D/P documents against payment DWCC dead weight cargo capacity DWT dead weight ton E E. & O.E. errors and ommissions expected E.B.C. european barge carrier system ECE Convention International Convention for the Harmonization of Frontiers, Controls of Goods ECU european currency unit EdI electronic data interchange EDP electronic data processing e.g. for example EIR equipment interchange receipt (containers) EMA European Monetary Agreement EMARA Europe Middle East Rate Agreement ETA expected time of arrival ETD expected time of departure ETS expected time of sailing excl. excluding EXW ex works - costs and risks to be accepted ex factory (Incoterms) F F.a. Free alongside F.A.A. free of all average FAB Forwarder Air Bill f.a.c. fast as can (loading or discharge) F.A.C. forwarding agent’s commission FAF Fuel Adjustment Factor FAK freight all kinds FALPRO Special Programme on Trade Facilitation(UNCTAD) F. and D. Freight and demurrage FAQ free alongside quay or free at quay f.a.q. fair average quality FAS free alongside ship (Incoterms) F.b.h. free on board harbour FBL FIATA Negotiable Combined Transport Bill of Lading FCA Free Carrier (named point) (Incoterms) FEFC Far Eastern Freight Conference FCL Full container load Fco. franco, free FCR Forwarders Certificate of Receipt (FIATA Document) FCSR & CC free of capture, seizure, riots and civil commotions FCT Forwarders Certificate of Transport (FIATA Document) f.g.a. free of general avera FHEX Friday and Holidays excepted f.i. free in f.i.o. free in and out f.i.a.s free in and stowed F.I.B. free into barge f.i.c. freight, insurance, carriage f.i.h. free in harbour firavv first avialable vessel FIS freight, insurance and shipping charges f.i.w. free into waggon FLT forklift truck F.o. Free out FOB free on board (Incoterms) F.O.C. flags of convenience F.O.D. free of damage F.O.Q. free on quay F.o.r Free on rail f.o.s. free on steamer or ship FOT free on truck (rail) (Incoterms) FOW free on wharf f.o.w. first open water F.P.A. free of particular average FPAD freight payable at destination FR flat rack (container) Frt. fwd. freight forward ft. ppd. freight prepaid frt. ton Freight ton ft foot (feet) FWC full loaded weight & capacity (container) fwdr. forwarder FIATA Warehouse Receipt G G.A. general average G.A.A. General Average Agreement (bond) G.A.C. general average contribution GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade G.B.L. Government Bill of Lading G.C. general cargo G.C.R. general cargo rates GDP gross domestic product GMT Greenwich Meantime GFA general freight agent GNP gross national product GRT gross registered tonnage GSA General Sales Agent GW gross weight H HAWB House Air Waybill Hague Rules International Convention of the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading (1924) Hague Protocol to amend the Interntaional Conven-Visbytion for the Unification of certain rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels 1968) Hamburg United Nations Cnovention on the Carriage of Rules Goods by Sea (1978) hdlg handling HERMES Handling European Railway Message Echange System hgt height h/lift heavy lift H.Q. headquarters h.p. horse power I i.a.w. in accordance with I.C.C. Institute Cargo Clauses ICD inland clearance depot i.e. that is IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code in. inch(es) incl. including INCOTERMS Standard conditions for sale and delivery of goods (issued by ICC Paris) INMARSAT International Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization INTRM intermediate point inv. invoice I.P.A. including particular average ITI Customs Convention on the International Transit of Goods (CCC) IUV Unit of value (IATA) i.o.u. I owe you J JIG an outline to confirm an aircraft interior contour when building up pallet loads JIT Just in Time K kg(s) kilogram(s) km kilometer km.p.h. kilometers per hour km 2 square kilometer kn knot(s) kW kilowatt kWh kilowatt-hour Kyoto International, Convention on the Convention Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (1973) L LASH lighter aboard ship lb(s) pound(s) L/C letter of credit LDG leading l. & d. loss and damage l. & u. loading and unloading LCL less than container load (less than car load) LEL lower explosive limit LFL lower flammable limit lgt. long ton; long tons Lkg/Bkg leakage & breakage LNG liquified natural gas L.O.A. length over all LO/LO lift on, lift off load loading LPG liquified petrochemical gas LSD landing, storage and delivery charges LT letter telegram L.T. local time L/T liner terms LTA lighter than air system (airships) ltge lighterage lump lump sum M M minimum (rate classification) m meter(s) m 3 cubic meter(s) MACH modular automated container handling MFN Most Favoured Nation M.H. Merchants Haulage M/R mate’s receipt M + R maintenance and repair (center) MAWB Main Air Waybill Mdse merchandise MIC Mature industrialized country MMT Material Movement Ticket msbl missing bill of lading msca missing cargo MT motor tanker MTD multimodal transport document MTO Multimodal Transport Operator M/V Motor (merchant) Vessel M/S Motor Ship M/w Measurement/weigh N N normal (rate classification) NAABSA not always afloat but safely aground NAOCC Non Aircraft Operating Common Carrier n.c.v non customs/commercial value n.e.s not elsewhere specified n.f.o. not free out NGO non governmental organization n.l.t. not later than n/n non-negotiable N.,Nr number N/O no orders n.o.e. not otherwise enumerated non-sked non-scheduled airline or flight n.o.p. not otherwise provided N.O.R not otherwise rated no show a person who reserves space on an aircraft but neither uses or cancels the reservation N.O.S. not otherwise specified N/R not of readiness NRT net registered ton Nt. Net weight n.v.d. no value declared NVOCC Non-Vessl Operating Common Carrier O OBO Ore Bulk Oil Carriers O.B.S. Oil Bunker Surcharge Oc B/L Ocean Bill of Landing ODS operating differential subsidy OFA Ocean freight agreement O/P. on deck O.R. owner's risk O.R.B. owner's risk of breakage O.R.D. owner's risk of damage O.R.F. owner's risk of fire OT open top (container) o.t.o.r on truck or railway P p.a. per annum (per year) P.A. particular avarage Para paragraph P.B.A. paid by agent P & D pick up and delivery P. & I. Protection and Indemnity Association P. & I. Clause Protection and Indemnity clause P. & I. Club Protection and Indemnity Clug P. & L. profit and loss payt. payment P/C Paramount Clause pd. paid p.D. partial delivery p.h.d. per hatch / per day PIM International prescription for handling of rail Consignments (CIT) Pkge package P.L. partial loss PLP parcel post PLTC port liners term charges Pmt prompt P/N promissory note P.O.B. post-office-box P.O.D payment on delivery; paid on delivery POD port of debarkation (or disembarkation) POE port of embarkation POR port of refuge ppd. prepaid p.t. per ton pt/dest port of destination pt/disch port of discharge PTL partial total loss ptly pd partly paid p.t.w. per ton weight Q Q Quantity (rate classification) Q.c.o. quantity at captein's option Qn. Quotation q.v. quod vide (which see) R R reduced class rate (rate classification) R/c return cargo Rcd. received RCU rate construction unit REMCE remittance Rentcon rent-a-Container rest. restrict(ed) retd. returned or retired R.I. reinsurance RID international regulations conserning the international carrige of dangerous goods by rail RMD Rhine-Main-Danube Navigation System RNR rate not reported R/O routing order R.O.G. receipt of goods RO/RO roll-oll/roll-off ROT reference our telex round round charter party C/P R.P. reply paid r.t.b.a. rate to be arranged Ry. railway S S surcharge (rate classification) SAD Single Administrative Document S/C surcharge s & c shipper and carrier S. & F.A. shipping and forwaring agent SHEX Sunday and Holidays expected SCR specific commodity rate S/D saling date S.d. small damage S/d sight draft SDR Special Drawing Rights SDT Shippers Declaration for the Transport of Dangerous Good (FIATA approved) SITC Standard International Trade Classification sl. & c. shippers's load and count S.L. / NL. Ship lost or not lost SLI shippers letter of instruction S.O.L. shipowner's liability SOLAS International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea S.P.A. subject to particular average sq.cm(s) square centimeter(s) sq.in(s) square inch(es) SRCC strike, riots, civil commotions S/S steamship stvdrs stevedores sub L/C subject to letter of credit being opened sub licence subject to licence being granted S.W.I.F.T. Society for world wide interbank financial telecommunication T T.A. telegraphic address TACT the air cargo tariff TBL through bill of lading TBN to be named (ship) T/C time charter T.C. traffic conference area (IATA) TC transcontainer TCC Transport and Communications Commission TD time of departure TDI Trade Data Interchange (EDP) TDO telegraph delivery order TEC Trans-European Combined rail service TECE Trans-European-Continer Express rail service TEEM Trans-European-Express Marchandises rail service TEU twenty foot equivalent unit (container) TIF international transit by rail TIR Customs Convention on the international Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets(Transport International by Road) TIS International declaration of goods carried by Rail (customs) TL total loss TLF tariff level factor tnge tonnage T.O.D time of dispatch TOFC Trailer onboard flatcar T.O.R. time of receipt TOT time of transmission TOW tier on weight (container stacking according to weight) TPND theft, pilferage, non delivery T.T. terms of trade U u.c. usual conditions U.D. under deck U.Dk upper deck ULCC Ultra Large Crude (oil) Carrier ULD unit load device (aircraft) USC United States currency U/w Underwriter V val. value VAT value added tax V.C. vessels convenience Ves. Vessel VIC Very Important Cargo VIO Very Important Object VIP Very Important Person VLCC Very Large Crude (oil) Carrier v.v vice versa W Warsaw Convention for the Unification of certain Convention Rules relating to International Carriage by Air -1929 W.A. with average (Institute Cargo Clause) W/B Waybill w.c.c.o.n whether cleared customs or not W/d working day(s) wdt/wth width w.e.f. with effect from whf wharfage Whse Warehouse WIPON whether in port or not WP weather permitting w.p.a. with particular average W.R. Warehouse Receipt W.R.I. War Risk Insurance w/t weight tons w/v weight/volume WW warehouse warrant Wwd weather working days X x l & u l exlusive of loading and unloading xp express paid x pri without privileges Y y/c your cable yday yesterday y/l your letter y/o your order Z About us Marine transportation Inland transportation Port services Contacts Ukraine Romania Bulgaria Information Container sizes Incoterms Terminology Codes Countries Ukraine Romania Bulgaria Ocean lines Organizations © ITC Group, 2006 Site creation: Internet systems