CHARTERING TERMS

A

a.a Always afloat (Chartering)

Abt. About (also abt.)

a/c Account (also acct.)

A/D Alternate Days After date (also a/d)

Ad.val. Ad valorem (Latin – According to value) (also ad. val:A/V)

A/H Antwerp, Hamburg range of ports (Chartering)

A.T.S.B.E. All Time Saved Both Ends (also a.t.s.b.e.) (Chartering).

A.T.S.D.O. All time Saved Discharging Only (also a.t.s.d.o.) (Chart).

A.T.S.L.O. All Time Saved Loading Only (also a.t.s.l.o.) (Chartering).

A.W.T.S.B.E. All Working Time Saved Both Ends (also a.w.t.s.b.e.) (Chartering)

A.W.T.S.D.O. All Working Time Saved Discharging Only (also a.w.t.s.d.o.)

(Chartering)

A.W.T.S.L.O. All Working Time Saved Loaded Only (also a.w.t.s.l.o.) (Chartering)

B

bb Ballast Bonus (Chartering).

B.B. Bar Bound (Grain Trade): Below Bridges (Chartering): Bulbous Bow

(also (BB) – Lloyd’s Register): Bill Book

B.B.B. Before Breaking Bulk (Chartering).

bends Both ends (Chartering).

b.t. Berth terms (Chartering: Marine Insurance).

C

cancl. Cancelled: Canceling (Chartering).

C.B. & H. Continent between Bordeaux and Hamburg (Chartering).

c. & f. Cost and freight (also C. & F.)

C. Ft. Cubic feet (also c.f.: cu. ft.)

C.f.o. Coast for orders: Channel for orders

C.H. &H. Continent between Harve and Hamburg (Chartering)

c.i.f. Cost, insurance, freight (also C.I.F.)

c.i.f. & c. Cost, insurance, freight and commission (also C.I.F. & C.)

C.O.B. Close of business (Chartering)

C.O.G.S.A. Carriage of Good by Sea Act (also C.G.S.A.)

compl. Completing (Chartering).

Cont’d A/H Continent, Antwerp-Hamburg range (also Cont’d (A.H))

(Chartering).

Cont’s B/H Continent, Bordeaux-Hamburg range (also Cont’d (B.H.))

(Chartering).

Cont’d H/H Continent, Harve-Hamburg range (also Cont’d (H.H)) (Chartering)

C.R.D. Discharging at Current Rate (Chartering).

cu.gr. Grain capacity in cubic feet (Chartering)

D

D/A Deposit Account (Banking); Days after Acceptance (also D/a);

documents against Acceptance: Documents after Acceptance;

Discharge Afloat (Chartering); Disbursement Account

d.a.a. Discharge always afloat (Chartering)

d.b.e. Dispatch payable both ends (Chartering)

D.B.E.A.T.S. Dispatch payable both ends on all time saved (Chartering).

D.B.E.W.T.S. Dispatch payable both ends on working time saved (Chartering)

D.C. Register Detention Clause (also D/CI.) (Marine Insurance: Chartering);

Direct Continuation – of Time Charter period (Chartering).

D.CI. Detention Clause (also D.C.) (Chartering).

D/CI Deviation Clause (also D/C) (Marine Insurance : Chartering)

d.d.o Dispatch discharging only (Chartering)

dem-des Demurrage and dispatch (Chartering)

d.f. Dead-Freight (also D/f) (Chartering).

D.H.D Dispatch half Demurrage (also D1/2D) (Chartering).

d.l.o. Dispatch loading only (Chartering).

d.p. Direct port (Chartering).

d.w.a.t. Deadweight all told (Chartering)

d.w.c. Deadweight capacity (Chartering).

d.w.c.c. Deadweight cargo capacity (Chartering).

d.w.c.t. Deadweight cargo tons (Chartering).

D1/2D Dispatch half Demurrage (also D.H.D.) (Chartering)

E

E.C.U.S. East Coast of the United States of America (Chartering).

ERLOAD Expected Ready to Load (Chartering).

Ex Examined (also Exd.); Exchange (also (Exch); Excluding

(Chartering); Executed; Formerly; From; Out-of; Without

F

f.a.c.c.o.p As fast as ship can load/discharge according to custom of port

(Chartering).

F. & D. Freight and Demurrage (Chartering).

f.a.s Free alongside ship; Free arrival station (container Transport),

Firsts and seconds (American Timber).

f.b.m. Foot board measure (Timber Trade).

f.d. Free Delivery; Free Discharge (Chartering); Free Dispatch

(Chartering); Free docks (also F/D)

f.i. Free in (Chartering).

FILTD Free in Liner Terms Discharge (Chartering)

f.i.o. Free in and out (Chartering)

f.i.o.s. Free in and out and stowed (Chartering)

f.i.o.t. Free in and out and trimmed (Chartering)

f.o.b.s. Free on board and stowed (Chartering)

f.o.b.t. Free on board and trimmed (Chartering)

f.t. Full Terms (Chartering)

G

G/A General Average

H

h.g.s.s. Heavy Grain, Soyas, Sorghum (also H.S.S.) (Chartering)

h.h.d.w. Heavy handy deadweight scrap (Chartering)

H.S.S. Heavy Grain, Soyas, Sorghum (also h.g.s.s.) (Chartering)

L

L.I.F.O Liner in free out (Chartering).

l.i.f.o. Last in first out (Chartering)

I.s. Lump sum (Chartering)

LTBENDS Liner Terms Both Ends (also I.t.bends) (Chartering)

M

M.O.L.O.O. More or Less at Owner’s Option (Chartering)

N

n.a.a. Not always afloat (also N.A.A.) (Chartering)

N.A.A.B.S.A. Not Always Afloat but Safely aground (also n.a.a.b.s.a.)

(Chartering)

ndfcapmqs No deadfreight for charterers’ account providing minimum quantity

supplied

N.O.R. Notice of Readiness (Chartering) (also N/R)

N.O.R.A. Notice of Readiness Accepted (Chartering)

N.O.R.T Notice of Readiness Tendered (Chartering)

N.O.R.T. & A. Notice of Readiness Tendered & Accepted (Chartering)

N/R Not Reported: Notice of Readiness (Chartering) (also N.O.R)

O

o.a.a.o.o.p. On arrival at or off the port (Chartering)

O.S.P. One Safe Port (Chartering)

P

p.c. Part cargo (Chartering)

ppt. Prompt (Chartering)

psg. Passing (also PSG) (Chartering)

p.t. Private terms (Chartering)

R

r.d. Running days (Chartering)

r.o.b. Remaining on board (Chartering)

S

S.B. Short Bill; Sales Book; Safe Berth (Chartering)

Shex. Sundays and Holidays excepted (also SHEX)

SHEXIU Sundays and Holidays excepted Even if Used.

SHEXUU Sundays and Holidays excepted Unless Used.

Shinc Sundays and Holidays included (also SHINC)

S.R. Ports Southern Range ports (U.S. Atlantic ports south of Norfolk, Virginia

(Chartering)

SWAD Salt Water Arrival Draught (Chartering)

T

T.B.N. (Vessel) To be nominated (Chartering)

W

W.F.A. With following alteration (Chartering).

WIBON Whether in berth or not (Chartering)

WIPON Whether in port or not (Chartering)

W.O.G. With other goods; Without Guarantee (Chartering)

WTS Working Time Saved (Chartering)

W.W.D. Weather working days (also w.w.d) (Chartering)

W.W.R. When, where, ready (Chartering)