SHIPPING
ETD – Estimated time of Departure
ATD – Actual time of Departure
ETA – Estimated time of Arrival
ATA - Actual time of Arrival
SOB – Shipped on Board
DG - Dangerous Goods.
TS - Transhipment.
S.O.L.A.S - Safety of life at sea Convention
DOCUMENTION
MBL – Master Bill of Lading
HBL – House Bill of Lading
AWB – Airway Bill of Lading
OBL – Original Bill of Lading
TLX – Telex Release
DO – Delivery Order (EDO – Electronic Delivery Order)
BKC – Booking Confirmation
PAL – Pre Alert
ARN – Arrival Notice
DAL – Delay Alert
FREIGHT TERMS
FRT - Freight
FOB - Free On Board
EXW - Ex Works
PPD - Prepaid
CFR - Cost and Freight
DDP - Delivered Duty Paid
DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid
CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight.
BAF - Bunker Adjustment Factor
CAF – Currency Adjustment Factor
GRI - General rate increase
CUSTOMS
CIV – Commercial Invoice
PKL – Packing List
PKD – Packing Declaration
COO – Certificate of Origin
FTA – Free Trade Agreement
ASD – Asbestos Declaration
FUM – Fumigation
INS – Insurance
L/C - Letter of Credit
MAN - Manifest
TRANSPORT
POL - Port of Loading
POD - Port of Discharge
FCL – Full Container Load
LCL – Less Container Load
BCN – Buyers Consolidation
FAK - Freight All Kinds
CY - Container Yard
CFS - Container Freight Station.
DW - Deadweight
DWT - Deadweight tonnage
MT - Empty
GP – General Purpose
HC - High Cube
RF - Reefer
NOR – Non operating Reefer
FR – Flat Rack
OT – Open Top
OOG - Out of Gauge
N.W – Nett Weight
G.W – Gross Weight
CMB – Cubic Measurement
LO-LO - Lift-On/Lift-Off
RO-RO:- Roll On-Roll Off
TEU - Twenty-foot Equivalent
