SHIPPING TERMS GLOSSARY

A.A.

Always Afloat

a.d.

Ante diem/before date

A.F.

Advance Freight

A.H.

After Hatch

A.P.

Additional Premium

a/c

Account

A/C

Account current

A/d

After date

a/s (economics)

At sight

A/S (sea freight)

Alongside

A/S (trade)

Account Sale

A/S (banking)

Account Sales/After sight

A/V

Ad valorem

Acc

Accepted,Acceptance

ad/advt

Advocate

Afft.

Affidavit

aflt.

Afloat

AI

First class

Alt.

Alternate

amt.

Amount

an.

Anno

Anch.

Anchorage

arbtn./ arbtror

Arbitration/Arbitrator

art.

Article

assd.

Assessed

Assigt.

Assignment

Assn.

Association

Att. Gen.

Attorney General

att.At.,/ Atty.

Attorney

Awb

Airwaybill

B.B.

Bill Book

B.B.B.

Before Breaking Bulk

b.d. (banking)

Bills discounted/Bank draft

B.D.

Bar Draught

B.D.I.

Both Dates Inclusive

B.E.

Both ends, at both load/ discharge ports

B.O.T.

Board of Trade

b.p.

By procuration (power of attorney)

B.U.

Buyer’s option

B/C

Bills for collection

B/Ch.

Bristol Channel

b/d

Broughtdown

B/E

Bill of Exchange

B/G

Bonded goods

B/H

Bil1 of Health/Bulkhead

B/N

Banknote

B/P (banking)

Bills payable

B/P (trade)

Bill payable

B/R

Bills receivable

B/S (sea freight)

Bill of Sale

B/T

Berth terms

B/S (b.s) (banking)

Bill of Sale/Balance Sheet

bal.

Balance

Bd.

Bond

Bds.

Boards

bkpt.

Bankrupt

bre.

Barrel

Bs/c

Bills of collection

c

Currency/Cents/Case/

C and D

Collection and Delivery

C. C.

Cash Credit

C. div.

Cumulative dividend

C.a.D.

Cash against documents

C.b.d.

Cash before delivery

c.d.

Cash discount/Certificate of deposit

C.F.

Cost and Freight

C.G.

Coast Guard

C.G.A.

Cargo’s proportion of General Average

C.H.

Custom House

C.i.a.

Cash in advance

C.I.F.

Cost, Insurance, Freight

C.I.F.c.and I.

Cost insurance, Freight, Commission and Interest

C.L.

Carload Lot

C.O.D.

Cash on Delivery

C.O.P.

Custom of the Port

C.o.S.

Cash on shipment

C.P.D.

Charterers Pay Dues

c.r.

Current rate

c.r.m.

Cash by return mail/Cash on receipt of merchandise

c.r.s.

Cash by return steamer

c.w.o.

Cash with order

C/A

Capital account

c/f

Carried forward

C/H

Clearing House

c/m

Certificate of manufacture

C/n

Certificate of Origin

C/N (trade)

Credit Note

C/N (banking)

Credit Note

c/o

Care of/Cash order

C/P

Charter Party

Carr.pd. (cge.pd.)

Carriage paid

cash b/I

Cash against bill of lading

Cash.

Cashier

cd. Sl

Conditional sale

ch.ppd.

Charges prepaid

chq.

Cheque

cl.b/l

Clean bill of lading

cld.

Cleared

Coll.

Collect/collection

Conf.

Confirm/confirmed

Cons.cert.

Consular certificate

ctf.

Certified/certificate

Ctge.

Cartage

curr.

Current/Currency

D / D

Demand Draft

D / N

Debit Note

D.1/2 D.

Despatch half Demurrage

D.a. (banking)

Documents against acceptance

D.a.d.

Documents against discretion of collecting bank

D.A. (trade)

Deposit account

D.A.F.

Delivery at Frontier

d.b.k.

Drawback

d.d.o.

Despatch Discharging only

D.F.

Dead Freight

D.L.O.

Despatch Loading Only

D.P.B.

Deposit pass-book

d.s.

Days after sight

D.W.

Dead Weight

D.W.C.C.C.

Dead Weight Cargo Carry Capacity

d/a

Days after acceptance

D/A (trade)

Documents against Acceptance

D/D

Demand draft

D/N

Debit note

D/O

Delivery Order

D/P

Documents against Payment

D/r

Deposit receipt

D/y

Delivery

deb.

Debit

Decl.

Declaration/Declared

Deft.

Defendant

Depr.

Depreciation

dft.

Draft

dft/a.

Draft attached

dft/c

Clean draft

Dis.

Discount

Distr.

Distribute/Distributor

Div.

Dividend/Division

do

Ditto

Dr.

Drawer

ds dft

Sight draft/Date draft

e.and o.e

Errors and omissions excepted

e.e.

Errors excepted

E.P.D.

Excess Profit Duty

E.T. A.

Expected Time of Arrival

E.T.D.

Expected Time of Departure

ea

Each

encl.

Enclosure

end.

Endorsed/endorsement

ex.

Exchange

Ex. int.

Ex interest

Ex.d.( ex.div.)

Ex dividend (um)

exl.

Exclusive, excluding

EXQ

Ex Quay

EXW

Ex Works

F.A.C.

Fast As Can

F.a.q.

Fair average quality

F.A.S.

Free Alongside Ship

F.and.D.

Freight and Demurrage

f.b.

Freight bill

F.d.

Free discharge

F.g.

Fully good

f.i.a.

Full interest admitted

f.i.b.

Free into bunkers

F.I.O.

Free In and Out

F.I.O.S.

Free In and Out, Stowed

F.I.O.S.T.

Free In and Out, Stowed and Trimmed

f.o.c.

Free of charge

f.o.l.

Free of interest

F.O.

Firm Offer

F.O.B.

Free On Board

F.O.R.

Free On Rail

F.O.T.

Free On Truck

f. p.

Fully paid

F.P.

Floating (open) policy

F.T. (sea freight)

Freight ton

F.T. (sea freight)

Free of Turn

F.T. (sea freight)

Full Terms

F.T.W.

Free Trade Wharf

f.x.

Foreign exchange

fr.fwrd.

Freight forward

frt. coll.

Freight collect

frt.pp.

Freight prepaid

FRT.

Freight

g r.

Gross

G.M.B.

Good merchantable brand

G.R.T.

Gross Register Tonnage

gr. wt.

Gross weight

Gtee.

Guarantee

Gtee.(gtd ).

Guarantee/Guaranteed

H.O.

Head Office

H.P.

Horse Power

H.W.M.

High Water Mark

hrs.

Hours

I. B.

Invoice Book

I.O.U.

I owe you

I/c

In charge of

I/F

Insufficient funds

I/F

Insufficient funds

I/I

Indorsement irregular

Incl.

Included, inclusive

Inst.

Instant (present month)

Irr.

Irredeemable

j.a.

Joint account

L.a.

Letter of advice

L.b.

Long bill

L.B.

Life Boat

L.C.D.

Telegram Country Destination

L.C.O.

Telegram Country Origin

L.h.

Letter of hypothecation

L.H.

Lower Hold

L.O.A.

Length Overall

L/C

Letter of Credit

L/D

Letter of deposit

Led.

Ledger

Liq.

Liquidation,1iquidated/liquid

Ltd.

Limited

m.d.

Months date/months after date

M.I.P.

Marine Insurance Policy

M.O.

Money Order

M.O.L.O.O.

More or Less In Owner’s Option

m.p.

Months after payment

m.s.

Months after sight, months sight

M/R

Mate’s Receipt Ordino

Marg.

Margin

mat.

Maturity

Mem.

Memorandum

mtg.(mort).

Mortgage

mth.

Month

N.A.A.

Not Always Afloat

n.d.

Not dated

N.O.R.

Notice of Readiness

n.o.s.

Not otherwise stated, not otherwise specified

n.p.

Net proceeds

N.R.T.

Net. Register Tonnage

n/a

No account

n/e.

Not exceeding

n/f.

no funds

natl.

National

neg.

Negotiable

Net Terms

Free of Charterer’s commission

o.d.

on demand/overdraft

o.p.

Open policy

O.R.

Owner’s Risk

o.s.

Outstanding

O.S.D.

Open Shelter Decker

O.S.P.

One Safe Port

O/a.

On acceptance/ On account

o/c.

Overcharge

O/o.

Order of

on cons.

On consignment

o.p.o

One price only

opt.

Option, optional

P.A.

Power of Attorney/ Private account

p.and l.

Profit and loss

P.B.

Pass Book

P.O.C.

Port of Call

P.O.R.

Port of Refuge

P/N (p.n.)

Promissory note

pchs.

Purchase

per.pro.

Per procuration

prem.

Premium

Q.O.O.

Quantity in Owner’s Option

R.d. (sea freight)

Running days

r/a. (R.A.)

Refer to acceptor

R/C

Re-credited

r/d (banking)

Refer to drawer

r/e

Refer to endorser

rem.

Remit, remittance

rept.( recpt.)

Receipt

Rev.

Revision

Rev. A /C .

Revenue account

s, p.

Supra under protest

S.B.

Sales Book

S.C.

Salvage charges

S.F.

Stowage Factor

S.H.E.X.

Sundays and Holidays Excepted

S.H.I.N.C.

Sundays and Holidays Included

S.O.L.

Shipowner’s Liability

S.P.A.

Sundry Persons’ account

S.W.

Shipper’s Weights

s/a .

Subject to approval

s/d b/ L

Sight draft with bill of lading attached

S/N

Shipping Note

Supt.

Superintendent

Sy. Drs.

Sundry debtors

Sy.Crs.

Sundry Creditors

T.B.

Trial Balance

T.D.

Tweendeck

t.m.o.

Telegraphic money order

T.O.

Turnover

t.r.

Trust receipt

t.t.

Telegraphic transfer

T/C

Time Charter

tar.

Tariff

ult.

Ultimo, last month

V.o.p.

Value as in original policy

V/A

Voucher attached

W.A.

With Average

W.B.

Water Ballast

W.I.B.O.N.

Whether in Berth or Not

W.S.(RED)

Rates, Extras and Demurrage per World Scale

W.V.N.S.

With Vessels Natural Segregations

W.W.D.

Weather Working Days

w/m

Without margin

w/w

Warehouse warrant

whf.

Wharf

wholes.

Wholesale

x.in.

Ex interest