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AA
AAR
Abaft
Abandon
Abatement
ABI
Aboard
Absorption
Acceptance
Accessorial Charges
Acquiescence
Acquittance
ACS (A.C.S.) or ACE
Act of God
Ad Valorem
Administrative Law Judge
Admiralty (Adm.)
Advance
Advanced Charge
Advanced Notice of Arrival (ANOA)
Adventure
Advice of Shipment
Advising Bank
Aframax Tanker
Affreightment, Contract of
Aft
Agency Tariff
Agent (Agt.)
Aggregate Shipment
Agreed valuation
Agreed Weight
A.I.D.
Air Waybill
All In
Allision
Alongside
Alternative Rates
Ambient Temperature
American Bureau of Shipping
AMS
Anti-Dumping Duty
Any Quantity (A.Q.)
Apparent Good Order
Appraisement
Appraiser’s Stores
Arbitrary
Arrival Notice
ASC X12
Assignment
Astern
A.T.A.
ATDNSHINC
Athwartships
Automated Identification System (AIS)
Average
Avoirdupois Pound
AWWL
BB
B/L
Backhaul
BAF
Balloon Freight
Bank Guarantee
Barratry
Barrel (BBL)
Base Rate
BCO
Beam
Belt Line
Beneficiary
Berth Terms
Beyond
Bilateral
Bill of Exchange
Bill of Lading (B/L)
Bill of Lading Port of Discharge
Bill of Sale
Bill to Party
Billed Weight
BIMCO
Blanket Bond
Blanket Rate
Blanket Waybill
Blind Shipment
Block Stowage
Blocked Trains
Blocking or Bracing
Bls.
Board
Board Feet
Boat
Bobtail
Bogie
Bolster
Bond Port
Bonded Freight
Bonded Warehouse
Booking
Booking Number
Bottom Side Rails
Bow
Boxcar
Break Bulk
Bridge Point
Bridge Port
Broken Stowage
Broker
Brokerage
Bulk Cargo
Bulk-Freight Container
Bulkhead
Bull Rings
Bunker Charge
Bunkers
Bureau Veritas
C&F Terms of Sale, or INCOTERMS
Cabotage
CAF
Capesize Vessel
Captain’s Protest
Car Pooling
Car Seal
Carfloat
Cargo
Cargo Manifest
Cargo NOS
Cargo Preference
Cargo Tonnage
Carload Rate
Carnet
Carrier
Carrier’s Certificate
Cartage
Cartment
Cash Against Documents (CAD)
Cash in Advance (CIA)
Cash With Order (CWO)
CBM (CM)
CE
Cells
Center of Gravity
Certificate of Inspection
Certificate of Origin
CFS
Charter Party
Chassis
Chock
CCC Mark
CE Mark
CI
CIF (Named Port)
CIF&C
CIF&E
CIFCI
CIFI&E
CKD
CL
Claim
Classification
Classification Rating
Classification Society
Classification Yard
Clayton Act
Clean Bill of Lading
Cleaning in Transit
Clearance Limits
Cleat
Clip-On
CM
cm
Coastwise
COD
COFC
COGSA
Collecting
Collection
Combination Export Mgr.
Combination Rate
Commercial Invoice
Commercial Transport Vessel
Commodity
Commodity Rate
Common Carrier
Common Law
Company Security Officer
Compulsory Ship
Concealed Damage
Conference
Confirmed Letter of Credit
Confirming Bank
Connecting Carrier
Consignee
Consignee Mark
Consignment
Consignor
Connecting Carrier Agreement
Consolidation
Consolidator
Construction Differential Subsidy
Consul
Consular Declaration
Consular Invoice
Consular Visa
Consumption Entry (CE)
Container
Container Booking
Container Freight Station
Container Manifest
Container Pool
Container Security Initiative (CSI)
Container Terminal
Container Yard (CY)
Containerizable Cargo
Containerization
Container Load
Contraband
Contract
Contract Carrier
Controlled Atmosphere
Corner Posts
Correspondent Bank
Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF)
Countervailing Duty
Cross Member
C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
Cu.
Cube Out
Cubic Foot
Customhouse
Customhouse Broker
Customs
Customs Bonded Warehouse
Customs Entry
Customs Invoice
Customs of the Port (COP)
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
Cut-Off Time
Cwt.
CY
D&H
D.B.A.
DDC
Deadhead
Deadweight Cargo
Deadweight Tonnage (DWT)
Deconsolidation Point
Deficit Weight
Delivery Instructions
DEMDES
Demurrage
Density
Depot, Container
Despatch
Destination
Destination Control Statements
Det Norske Veritas
Detention
Devanning
DF Car
Differential
Discrepancy Letter of Credit
Dispatch
Displacement
Diversion
Division
Dock
Dock Receipt
Dockage
Docket
Documents Against Acceptance (D/A)
Documents Against Payment (D/P)
Dolly
Door-to-Door
D.O.T.
Draft
Draft, Bank
Draft, Clean
Draft, Date
Draft, Discounted
Draft, Sight
Draft, Time
Drawback
Drawee
Drayage
DRFS
DSU
Dry Cargo
Dry-Bulk Container
Dumping
Dunnage
Dutiable Value
DWT
E.C.M.C.A.
ECMC
Edge Protector
EDI
EDIFACT
Elevating
Elkins Act
Embargo
Eminent Domain
Empty Repo
Endorsement
Entry
Equalization
Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR)
ETA, C, D, R, S
Ethylene
E.W.I.B.
“Ex Dec”
Ex - “From”
Exception
EXIM Bank
Expiry Date
Export
Export Declaration
Export License
Export Rate
Ex-Works
Factor
FAK
False Billing
FAS
FCL
FD
F.D.A.
Feeder Service
Feeder Vessel
FEU
Fifth Wheel
FIO
Firkin
Fixed Costs
Flat Car
Flat Rack/Flat Bed Container
FMC (F.M.C.)
FOB
FOR
Force Majeure
Fore and Aft
Foreign Sales Corporation
FPPI
Foreign Trade Zone
Fork Lift
Foul Bill of Lading
Four-Way Pallet
Forwarder Compensation
F.P.A.
Free Alongside (FAS)
Free Astray
Free Carrier (FCA)
Free In and Out (FIO)
Free of Particular Average (FPA)
Free on Board (FOB - U.S. Domestic Use)
Free on Board (Int’l Use)
Free Out (FO)
Free Port
Free Sale Certificate
Free Time
Free Trade Zone
Freight
Freight Bill
Freight Forwarder
Freighters
Full Shipload Lot
Full and Down
Gateway
GATT
GBL
GDSM
General Order (G.O.)
Generator Set (Gen Set)
Global Maritime Intelligence Integration (GMII)
Go-Down
Gooseneck
GRI
Gross Tonnage (GT)
Gross Weight
Groupage
GVW
Hague Rules, The
Handymax Vessel
Harbor
Harbor Master
Harmonized System of Codes (HS)
Hatch
HAZ MAT
Heavy-Lift Charge
High-Density Compression
Hitchment
Hopper Barge
House-to-House
House-to-Pier
Humping
I/A
ICC
IE
I.M.C.O.
I.M.D.G. Code
Immediate Exportation
Import
Import License
In Bond
In Gate
In Transit
In-Transit Entry (I.T.)
Incentive Rate
INCOTERMS
Indemnity Bond
Independent Action
Independent Tariff
Inducement
Inherent Vice
Inland Carrier
Inspection Certificate
Installment Shipments
Insulated Container
Insulated Container Tank
Insurance with Average-clause
Insurance, All-risk
Insurance, General-Average
Insurance, Particular Average
Interchange Point
Intercoastal
Interline Freight
Intermediate Point
Intermodal
International Ship and Port Security Code (ISPS)
In-Transit Entry (I.T.)
Invoice
Inward Foreign Manifest (IFM)
IPI
Irrevocable Letter of Credit
I.S.O.
Issuing Bank
Issuing Carrier
I.T.
Jacket
Jacob’s Ladder
Jettison
JIT
Joint Rate
KT
Kilogram
King Pin
Knocked Down (KD)
Knot
Known Loss
L/C
Laden
Lading
Landbridge
Landed Cost
Lanemeter
Landing Certificate
Landing Gear
LASH
LAYCAN
LCL
Less Than Truckload
Letter of Credit (LC)
Letter of Indemnity
Licenses
Lien
Lightening
Lighter
Lighterage
Liner
Line-Haul
List
Liter
Liquidated Damages
Lloyds’ Registry
LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)
LNGC (LNG Carrier)
Load Line
Local Cargo
Long Ton
Longshoreman
Loose
Low-Boy
Malpractice
Mandamu
Manifest
Marine Insurance
Maritime
Maritime Domain
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)
Maritime Security and Safety Information System (MSSIS)
MarView
Marking
Marlinespike
Master Inbound
Mate’s Receipt
MBM
MCFS
Measurement Cargo
Measurement Ton
Mechanically Ventilated Container
Megaports Initiative
Memorandum Bill of Lading
Memorandum Freight Bill
Meter
Metric Ton
Microbridge
Mile
Mini Landbridge
Minimum Bill of Lading
Minimum Charge
Mixed Container Load
MLB
M.M.F.B.
Modified Atmosphere
MSA
MSP
MT
MTSA
Multimodal
MultiTank Container
National Strategy for Maritime Security
Nautical Mile
Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS)
NCB
N.C.I.T.D.
NEC
Negotiable Instruments
NES
Nested
Net Tare Weight
Net Tonnage (NT)
Net Weight
Neutral Body
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK)
N.M.F.C.
NOI
NOIBN
Nomenclature of the Customs Cooperation Council
Non-Dumping Certificate
Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC)
NOR
NOS
Nose
No-show
N.P.C.F.B.
NRT - Net Register Tons see “Net Tonnage”
Ocean Bill of Lading (Ocean B/L)
OCP
ODS
O.E.C.D.
On Board
On Deck
Open Account
Open Insurance Policy
Open Sea
Open Top Container
Operating Ratio
O.P.I.C.
Optimum Cube
Order-Notify (O/N)
ORFS
Origin
Original Bill of Lading (OBL)
OS&D
Out Gate
Overcharge
Overheight Cargo
Overland Common Point (OCP)
Owner Code (SCAC)
P&I
Packing List
PADAG
Paired Ports
Pallet
Panamax Tanker
Panamax Vessel
Paper Ramp
Paper Rate
Parcel Receipt
Partial Shipments
Particular Average
Payee
Payer
Per Diem
Perils of the Sea
Phytosanitary Inspection Certificate
Pickup
Pier
Pier-to-House
Pier-to-Pier
Piggy Packer
Piggyback
Place of Delivery
Place of Receipt
Plimsoll Mark
POD
Point of Origin
POL
Pomerene Act
Port
Port of Call
Port of Entry
Port of Exit
PPI
Port Facility Security Officer
Port Facility Security Plan
Port Security
Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)
Pratique Certificate
Pre-cooling
Prepaid (Ppd.)
Product Tanker
Pro Forma
Pro Forma Invoice
Pro Rata
Project Rate
Public Service Commission
Publishing Agent
Pulp Temperature
Pup
Quarantine
Quoin
Quota
Quotation
Quay
Rag Top
Rail Division
Rail Grounding
Ramp
Ramp-to-Door
Ramp-to-Ramp
Rate Basis
Reasonableness
Rebate
Reconsignment
Recourse
Red Label
Reefer
Related Points
RFP
RFQ
Relay
Remittance
Restricted Articles
Revenue Ton (RT)
Reverse IPI
Ro/Ro
Roll
Rolling
Route
Running Gear
RVNX
Sanction
SAFE Port Act
S/D
SCAC Code
Schedule B
Sea-Bee Vessels
Sea Waybill
Seawaymax Vessel
Seaworthiness
Secure Freight Initiative (SFI)
Security Level 1
Security Level 2
Security Level 3
SED
Service
Service Contract
SHEX
SHINC
Ship
Ship Chandler
Ship Demurrage
Ship’s Bells
Ship Load
Ship’s Manifest
Shipment
Ship Security Officer
Ship Security Plan
Ship Types
Ship’s Tackle
Shipper
Shippers Association
Shipper’s Export Declaration - SED, “Ex Dec”
Shipper’s Instructions
Shipper’s Letter of Instructions
Shipper’s Load & Count (SL&C)
Shipping Act of 1916
Shipping Act of 1984
Shipping Act of 1998
Shipping Order
Ships
Shore
Short Sea Shipping - SSS (European-EU)
Short Ton (ST)
Shrink Wrap
Side Loader
Side-Door Container
Sight Draft
SIGTTO
Skids
SL/W
Sleepers
Sling
Slip
SPA
Spine Car
Spotting
Spreader
SSHEX
Stability
Stack Car
Stacktrain
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
Starboard
Statute Of Limitation
STCC
Steamship Conference
Steamship Guarantee
Stern
Stevedore
Store-Door Pick-up Delivery
Stowage
STC
Straddle Carrier
Straight Bill of Lading
Stripping
Stuffing
STW
Subrogate
Suezmax Tanker
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Sufferance Wharf
Supply Chain
Surcharge
Surtax
T.&E.
Tail
Tare Weight
Tariff (Trf.)
Telex
Temperature Recorder
Tender
Tenor
Terminal
Terminal Charge
Terms of Sale
TBN
TEU
Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Tonnage
Through Rate
Throughput Charge
Time Charter
Time Draft
TIR
TL
TOFC
Ton-Mile
Tonnage
Top-Air Delivery
Towage
Tractor
Trade Acceptance
Traffic
Trailer
Tramp Line
Transport
Transportation & Exit (T&E)
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
Transship
Transshipment Port
Trust Receipt
Turnaround
Twist Locks
Two-Way Pallet
UCP
UFC
ULCC
Ullage
UN/EDIFACT
Unclaimed Freight
Undercharge
Underway
Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (UCP)
Unit Load
Unit Train
Unitization
Unloading
U.S. Consular Invoice
USPPI - United States Principal Party of Interest
Validated Export License
Validation
Vanning
Variable Cost
Ventilated Container
Vessel Supplies for Immediate Exportation (VSIE)
Vessel Manifest
VISA
Viz.
VLCC
VLFO - Vessel Load Free Out
Voluntary Ship
War Risk
Warehouse
Warehouse Entry
WDEX
Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation (WDT)
Warehouse Withdrawal for Transportation Exportation (WDT&E)
Warehousing
Waybill (WB)
Weight Cargo
Weights and Measures/Measurement ton
Well Car
Wharf
Wharfage (Whfge.)
WIBON
Windy Booking
Without Recourse
W.M. (W/M)
WPA
W.T.L.
WWD
Yard
York-Antwerp Rules of 1974
Zulu Time

Secure Freight Initiative (SFI)