| A |
|
| aa |
always afloat |
| a.a.r. |
against all risks |
| AC |
account current |
| A/C |
for account of |
| acc.cop. |
according to the custom of the port |
| a.c.v. |
actual cash value |
| a.d. a/d |
after date |
| Add-on |
...tariff (also proportional rate or arbitrary (in USA) |
| ad val. (a/v) |
ad valorem (according to value) |
| ADP |
automated data processing |
| ADR |
European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road |
| AETR |
European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport |
| AFRA |
average freight rate assessment |
| Agcy |
agency |
| Agt. |
agent |
| a.g.w.t. |
actual gross weight |
| AMT |
Air Mail Transfer |
| A.O. |
account of |
| A/or |
and/or |
| A/P |
account paid |
| approx. |
approximately |
| A/R |
all risks (insurance) |
| arr. |
arrival |
| arrd. |
arrived |
| a/s |
after sight |
A/S
|
alongside |
| asap |
as soon as possible |
| ass. |
associate |
| ATA |
actual time of arrival |
| ATD |
actual time of departure |
| ATP |
Agreement for the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs |
| Atty |
attorney |
| auth. |
authorized |
| aux. |
auxiliary |
| AWB |
Air Waybill |
| B |
|
| B.A.C. |
bunker adjustment charge |
| B.A.F. |
bunker adjustment factor |
| Bags/Bulk |
part in bags, part in bulk |
| B.C. |
bulk cargo |
| B/D |
bank(er’s) draft |
| b.d.i. |
both dates (days) inclusive |
| bdth. |
breadth |
| Bdy. |
boundary |
| B/G |
bonded goods |
| Bkge |
brokerage |
| B/L |
bill of lading |
| blk. |
bulk |
| brl. |
barrel |
| BUP |
Bulk Unit Programme |
| B.W. |
bonded warehouse |
| bxs. |
boxes |
| C |
|
| CAC |
currency adjustment charge |
| CAConf |
Cargo Agency Conference (IATA) |
| 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.b.d. |
cash before delivery |
| cbm |
cubic metre |
| cc |
charge 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 |
| 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 and exchange |
| c.i.f.& i. |
cost, insurance, freight and interest |
| c.i.f.c. |
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 |
Carriage and insurance paid to (Incoterms) |
| CIV |
International Convention on the Carriage of Passenger and Luggage by Railway |
| CKD |
completely knocked down (unassembled) |
| clean B/L |
clean Bill of lading |
| cm |
centimetre(s) |
| cm3 |
cubic centimetre(s) |
| CMR |
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road |
| C/N |
consignment note |
| cnee |
consignee |
cnmt/consgt.
|
consignment |
| cnor |
consignor |
| C/O |
certificate of origin |
| C.O.D. |
cash on delivery |
| C.O.F.C. |
Container-on-Flat-Car (rail flatcar) |
| COMBITERMS |
System for cost distribution between seller and buyer according to Incoterms 1990 (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 (Incoterms) |
| CSC |
Container service charge |
| CSC |
International Convention of the Safe Transport of Containers (UN) |
| CSConf |
Cargo Services Conference (IATA) |
| CST |
Container Service Tariff |
| C/T |
Container Terminal |
| C.T. |
conference terms |
| CT |
combined transport |
| CTD |
combined transport document |
| CTO |
combined transport operator |
| CTPC |
Cargo Traffic Procedures Committee (IATA) |
| cu.ft. |
cubic foot (feet) |
| cu.in. |
cubic inch(es) |
| CVGK |
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 againts acceptance |
| DAF |
Delivered at frontier (Incoterms) |
| D.A.S. |
delivery resp. delivered alongside ship |
| Dbk |
drawback |
| DCAS |
Distribution Cost Analysis System |
| DDP |
Delivered duty paid (Incoterms) |
| DES |
Delivered ex ship (Incoterms) |
| DEQ |
Delivered ex quay (duty paid) (Incoterms) |
| DDU |
Delivered duty unpaid (Incoterms) |
| dia |
diameter |
| dir. |
direct |
| dm3 |
cubic decimetre(s) |
| DOCIMEL |
Document Cim Electronique (Electronic Cim document) |
| D/O |
delivery order |
| D/P |
documents against payment |
| DWCC |
dead weight cargo capacity |
| DWT |
dead weight ton |
| E |
|
| E.& O.E. |
errors and omissions excepted |
| ECE |
Convention International Convention for the Harmonization of Frontiers Controls of Goods |
| ECU |
European currency unit |
| EDI |
electronic data interchange |
| EDIFACT |
Electronic Data Interchangefor Administration, Commerce and Transport |
| EDP |
electronic data processing |
| e.g. |
for example |
| EIR |
equipment interchange receipt (containers) |
| ETA |
expected time of arrival |
| ETD |
expected time of departure |
| ETS |
expected time of sailing |
| excl. |
excluding |
| EXW |
Ex works (Incoterms) |
| F |
|
| F.A.A. |
free of all average |
| f.a.c. |
fast as can (loading or discharge) |
| F.A.C. |
forwarding agent´s commission |
| FAK |
freight all kinds |
| FALPRO |
Special Programme on Trade Facilitation (UNCTAD) |
| F. and D. |
freight and demurrage |
| f.a.q. |
fail average quality |
| FAS |
Free alongside ship (Incoterms) |
| FBL |
FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading (FIATA Document) |
| FCA |
Free carrier (Incoterms) |
| 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) |
| FFI |
FIATA Forwarding Instructions (FIATA form) |
| 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.o.s. |
free in and out stowed |
| F.I.B. |
Free info 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 |
| FOB |
free on board (Incoterms) |
| F.O.C. |
flags of convenience |
| F.O.D. |
free of damage |
| 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 |
| FWR |
FIATA Warehouse Receipt (FIATA Document) |
| G |
|
| G.A. |
general average |
| G.A.A. |
General Average Agreement (bond) |
| G.A.C. |
general average contribution |
| G.C. |
general cargo |
| G.C.R. |
general cargo rates |
| GDP |
gross domestic product |
| GMT |
Greenwich Meantime |
| GFA |
general freight agent |
| GNP |
grosss national product |
| GRT |
gross registered tonnage |
| GSA |
General Sales Agent |
| Guatemala City Protocol (1971) |
Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as amended by the Protocol at the Hague on 28 September 1955 (not in force) |
| Guadalajara Supplementary Convention (1961) |
Convention Supplementary to theWarsaw Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air performed by a person other than the contracting carrier |
| GW |
gross weight |
| H |
|
| HAWB |
House Air Waybill |
| Hague Prot. (1955) |
Protocol to amend the Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to the International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 |
| Hague Rules |
International Convention of the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading (1924) |
| Hague / Visby Rules |
Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Unification of certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels 1968) |
| Hamburg Rules |
United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (1978) |
| hdlg |
handling |
| HERMES |
Handling European Railway Message Exchange-System |
| hgt |
height |
| h/lift |
heavy lift |
| HS |
Harmonized System (CCC Convention) |
| 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) |
| include. |
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 |
| i.o.u. |
I owe you |
| K |
|
| kg(s) |
kilogram(s) |
| km |
kilometre |
| km.p.h. |
kilometres per hour |
| km2 |
square kilometre |
| kn |
knot(s) |
| kW |
kilowatt |
| kWh |
kilowatt-hour |
| Kyoto Convention |
International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (1973) CCC Convention) |
| L |
|
| L/A |
Lloyd`s agent |
| LASH |
lighter aboard ship |
| Lat.,lat |
latitude |
| 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) |
| leg. |
legal |
| LEL |
lower explosive limit |
| lgt. |
long ton; long tons |
| liq. |
liquid |
| Lkg/Bkg |
leakage & breakage |
| LNG |
Liquefied natural gas |
| L.O.A. |
length over all |
| LO/LO |
lift on, lift off |
| load |
loading |
| loc. |
local; location |
| Long, long. |
longitude |
| LPG |
Liquefied petrochemical gas |
| LSD |
landing, storage and delivery charges |
| LT |
letter telegramm |
| L.T. |
local time |
| L/T |
liner terms |
| LTA |
lighter than air system (airships) |
| ltge |
lighterage |
| ltr. |
lighter |
| lump |
lump sum |
| M |
|
| M |
minimum (rate classification) |
| m |
metre(s) |
| m3 |
cubic metre(s) |
| MACH |
modular automated container handling |
| MFN |
Most Favoured Nation |
| M.H. |
Merchants Haulage |
| M/R |
mate’s receipt |
| M + R |
maintenance and repair (centre) |
| MAWB |
Master Air Waybill |
| Mdse |
merchandise |
| Montreal Prot. |
Protocol to amend the Convention |
| No.4 (1975) |
for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as amended by the Protocol done at the Hague on 28 September 1955 |
| msbl |
missing bill of lading |
| msca |
missing cargo |
| MT |
motor tanker |
| MTD |
multimodal transport document |
| MTO |
multimodal transport operator |
| M/S |
Motor ship |
| M/V |
Motor Vessel |
| N |
|
| N |
|
| NAABSA |
not always afloat but safely aground |
| NAOCC |
Not Aircraft Operating Common Carrier |
| NAWB |
Neutral Air Waybill (forwarders Air Waybill) |
| 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.,NO,Nr. |
number |
| N/O |
no orders |
| n.o.e. |
not otherwise enumerated |
| n.o.p. |
not otherwise provided |
| N.O.R. |
not otherwise rated |
| N.O.S. |
not otherwise specified |
| N/R |
note of readiness |
| NRT |
net registered ton |
| Nt. |
net weight |
| n.v.d. |
no value declared |
| NVOCC |
Mon Vessel Operating Common Carrier |
| O |
|
| OBO |
Ore Bulk Oil (carrier) |
| O.B.S. |
Oil Bunker Surcharge |
| Oc. B/L |
Ocean Bill of Lading |
| O/D |
on deck |
| ODS |
operating differential subsidy |
| OFA |
ocean freight agreement |
| 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 |
| p.c.f. |
pounds per cubic foot |
| P.chgs. |
particular charges |
| pd. |
paid |
| p.D. |
partial delivery |
| p.h.d. |
per hatch per day |
| pkge |
package |
| P.L. |
partial loss |
| PLP |
parcel post |
| PLTC |
port liner 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 discharge |
| POL |
port of loading |
| POR |
port of refuge |
| pp/ppd |
prepaid/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) |
| rcvd |
received |
| r/c |
return cargo |
| Red. |
reduced |
| 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-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 |
| RYT |
reference your telex |
| round C/P |
round charter party |
| R.P. |
reply paid |
| r.t.b.a. |
rate to be arranged |
| Ry. |
railway |
| S |
|
| S |
surcharge (rate classification) |
| S/C |
surcharge |
| s & c |
shipper and carrier |
| S.& F.A. |
shipping and forwarding agent |
| SHEX |
Sundays and Holidays excluded |
| SCR |
specific commodity rate |
| S/D |
sailing date |
| S.d |
small damage |
| S/d |
sight draft |
| SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
| SDT |
Shipper Declaration for the Transport of Dangerous Goods (FIATA form) |
| s.l.& c. |
shippers’ load and count |
| S.L./N.L. |
ship lost or not lost |
| SLI |
shippers letter of instruction |
| S.O.L. |
shipowner’s liability |
| S.P.A. |
subject to particular average |
| sq.sm.(s) |
square centimetre(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 |
| T |
|
| T.A. |
telegraphic address |
| TACT |
the air cargo tariff (IATA) |
| TBL |
through bill of lading |
| TBN |
to be named (ship) |
| T/C |
time charter |
| TC |
traffic conference area (IATA) |
| TC |
transcontainer |
| TD |
time of departure |
| TDO |
telegraph delivery order |
| TEEM |
Trans-Europe-Express Marchandises (rail service) |
| TEU |
twenty foot equivalent unit (containers) |
| TIF |
international transit by rail |
| TIR |
Customs Convention on the international tranport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (for international road transport) |
| TL |
total loss |
| TLF |
tariff level factor |
| tnge |
tonnage |
| T.O.D. |
time of dispatch |
| TOFC |
Trailer on board flatcar |
| T.O.R. |
time of receipt |
| TOT |
time of transmission |
| tot. |
total |
| 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 Carrier (oil) |
| ULD |
unit load device (aircraft) |
| 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 Carrier (oil) |
| VOCC |
Vessel Operating Common 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 (Insitute Gargo Clause) |
| W/B |
Way-bill |
| w.b.d. |
will be done |
| w.c. |
with costs |
| w.c.c.o.n. |
whether cleared customs or not |
| W/d |
working day(s) |
| wdt/wth |
width |
| w.e.f. |
with effect from |
| WG |
Working Group |
| whf |
wharfage |
| Whse |
Warehouse |
| WIPON |
whether in port or not |
| wk. |
week |
| W/O,w/o |
without |
| WP |
weather permitting |
| w.p.a. |
with particular average |
| W.R. |
Warehouse Receipt |
| W.R.I. |
War Risk Insurance |
| wt. |
weight |
| w/t |
weight tons |
| w/v |
weight/volume |
| WW |
warehouse warrant |
| ww |
world-wide |
| Wwd |
weather working days |
| X |
|
| X,X. |
extra |
| 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 |