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AFSPS

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Always Floating, Safely Afloat, at Any Stage of the Tide/ Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway)

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ATDNSHINC

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Any Time Day or Night Sundays and Holidays Included

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DEM

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Demurrage

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DESP

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Despatch

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CPD

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Charterparty Day

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TT

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Turn Time

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LTT

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AA

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Always Afloat

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AAAA

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Always Accessible, Always Afloat

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AARA

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Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area

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ABT

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About

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AFT

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At or towards the stern or rear of a ship

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BAF

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Bunker Adjustment Factor. A Fuel Surcharge expressed as a percentage added or subtracted from the freight amount reflecting the movement in the market place price for bunkers.

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BAREBOAT CHTR

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Bareboat Charter - Owners lease a specific ship and control its technical management and commercial operations only.

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BBB

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Before Breaking Bulk

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BDI

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Both Dates Inclusive

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BENDS

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Both Ends (Load & Discharge Ports)

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BM

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Beam

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BROB

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Bunkers remaining on board

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BOB

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Bunker on Board

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BT

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Berth terms

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BWAD

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Brackish Water Arrival Draft

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COA

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Contract of Affreightment

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COD

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Cash on Delivery

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DAPS
Days all Purposes (Total days for loading and discharging)
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DDU
Delivery Duty unpaid
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DDP
Delivery Duty Paid
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DEM
Demurrage
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DESP
Despatch
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DET
Detention
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DISCH
Discharge
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DLOSP
Dropping Last Outward Sea Pilot
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DOP
Dropping Outward Pilot
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DRAFT
Depth to which a ship is immersed in water. The depth varies according to the design of the ship and will be greater or lesser depending not only on the weight of the ship and everything on board, but also on the density of the water in which the ship is lying.
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DUNNAGE
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DWAT (or DWT)
Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference between lightship and loaded displacement.
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ETC
Estimated Time of Completion
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EXW
Ex Works
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FD
Free of Despatch
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FDD
Freight Demurrage Deadfreight
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FDIS
Free Discharge
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FHEX
Fridays, Holidays excepted
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FHINC
Friday, holidays included
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FILO
Free In and Liner out (charterer pays loading and owner pays unloading)
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FIO
Free in and out (charterer pay loading and unloading)
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FIOS
Free In and out stowed (chrtr pays loading, unloading and stowage)
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FIOT
FIO + TRIM
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FIOST
FIO STOWAGE AND TRIMMED
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FIT
Free In Trimmed
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FOB
Free on Board (Free on Board. Seller sees the goods "over the ship's rail" on to the ship which is arranged and paid for by the buyer)
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FREE OUT
Free of discharge costs to Owners
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FWAD
Free Water Arrival Draft
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FWDD
Free Water Departure Draft
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GLS
Gearless
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GNGN
Gencon
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GRT
Gross registered tonnage
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LOA
Length overall of the vessel
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LYCN
Laycan
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M/V
Motor Vessel
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MT
Metric Tonne
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NRT
Net registered tonnage
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NYPE
New York Produce Exchange
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OO
Owner's Option
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OWS
Owners
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STARBOARD
Right side of the ship when facing the bow
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SWAD
Salt water arrival draft
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SWDD
Salt water departure draft
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TC
Time Charter - owners agree to hire a particular ship for a set length of time
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TEU
Twenty Foot equivalent unit (standard 20 foot container)
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UU
Unless Used
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WPD
Weather Permitting Day
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WWD
Weather Working Day
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WWR
When, Where Ready
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YAR
York Antwerp Rules
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ABAFT
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AAA
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AGW
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AGW WP
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ARAG
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Laycan
Laydays + Cancelling date (time window to arrive and tender NOR)
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NOR
Notice of Readiness (Official notice by the ship that it's ready to load/discharge)

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