|
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 |
addressed |
| 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 |
Container 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 average |
| 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 available 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 International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading ("Visby Rules") (Brussels 1968) |
Hamburg |
United Nations Convention 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) |
| m3 |
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-Vessel Operating Common Carrier |
|
O
|
| OBO |
Ore Bulk Oil Carriers |
| O.B.S. |
Oil Bunker Surcharge |
| Oc B/L |
Ocean Bill of Lading |
| 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 average |
| 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 Club |
| 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 captain'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 concerning
the international carriage 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-on/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 forwarding agent |
| SHEX |
Sunday and Holidays expected |
| SCR |
specific commodity rate |
| S/D |
sailing 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. |
shipper'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-Container Express rail
service |
| TEEM |
Trans-European-Express Merchandises 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 |
Convention for the Unification of certain 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 |
exclusive 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
|
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