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A-

ABT
About
ADDR
Address
ABV
Above
A/E
Auxiliary Engine or Accept/Except
ARND
Around
AUX
Auxiliary
APT
After Peak Tank
ASAP
As soon as possible
ADV
Advise
AGW
All going well


-B-
BM
Beam
BOWTHR
Bowthruster
BBHP
Bare Boat High Purchase
BB
Bare Boat
B/O
Best Offer
BLT
Built
BC
Bulk Carrier
BSS
Basis
BBLS
Barrels Capacity
BL
Bale


-C-
COMM
Commission
CAP
Capacity
CERTS
Certificates
CBM / CBFT
Cubic Meters / Cubic Feet
CHRS
Charterers
CFREE
Charter Free
CGO
Cargo
CONS
Consumption
CHEM
Chemicals
CPP
Controllable Pitch Propeller
C/F
Charter Free
CR
Cranes
CONT
Container Carrier
CMNT
Cement Carrier
COW
Crude Oil Washing


-D-
DFT
Draft
DHR
Double Hinged Ramps
DD
Dry Docking
DBL
Double
DBT
Double Bottom Tank
DIM
Dimensions
DWT
Dead Weight
DISCH
Discharge
DEMO
Demolition
DELY or DLY
Delivery
DETS or DTLS
Details
DKS
Decks
DRK
Derrick


-E-
EXNM
Exname
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
ETCD
Estimated Time of Completion Discharge
ETS
Estimated Time of Sailing
E/R
Engine Room
ETB
Estimated Time of Berthing


-F-
FLWG or FOLL
Following
FYI
For Your Information
FYG
For Your Guidance
FEU
Forty Feet Equal Unit
FM
From
FR
For
FPT
Fore Peak Tank
FEAST
Far East


-G-
GA
General Arrangement Plan
G/B
Grain/Bale
GENS
Generators
GLESS
Gearless
GR
Grain
GRD
Geared
GTEE
Guarantee
GRT
Gross Registered Tonnage
GOVT
Government
GDNCE
Guidance
GT LAKES
Great Lakes


-H-
Homo
Homogeneus
Ho/Ha
Holds/Hatches
HRS
Hours
HV
Have
HYDR
Hydraulic


-I-
INV
Invited
INT
Interested
INSP
Inspection
ITNRY
Itinerary
IMMY
Immediately
IFO
Integrate Fuel Oil


-K-
KTS, or K, or KN
Knots


-L-
LOLO
Lift On Lift Off
LR
Lloyds Register
LT
Long Tonnes
LM
Lane Meters
LDT
Light Displacement Tonnage
LOA
Length Overall
LBP
Length Between Perpendiculars
LCL
Local
L/C
Letter of Credit
LT
Long Tonnes
LOI
Letter of Indemnity


-M-
MED
Mediterranean
MOS
Months
MT
Metric Tonnes
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MDO
Marine Diesel Oil
MGO Marine Gas Oil
MTR
Meter
MILL or MIO
Million
M/T
Motor Tank
M/V
Motor Vessel
MCGR
MacGregor
MKT
Market
MPP
Multi Purpose
MIC
Man in Charge
MTDW
Metric Ton Dead Weight
MISC
Miscellaneous


-N-
NRT
Net Registered Tonnage
NOR Notice of Radiness


-O-
OWS
Owners
O/R
Outright


-P-
PMX
Panamax
PRES
Present
PLS
Please
PPT
Promptly
PPS
Pumps
PAC
Pacific Ocean
PCT
Percentage
P/E
Purchase Enquire
PD
Per Day
PRES
Presently
PPC
Pure Car Carrier
PAX
Passenger
PPOSE
Propose
P+C
Private and Confidential


-R-
ROB
Remain on Board
RGE
Range
RGDS
Regards
RGN
Region
RVTG
Reverting


-S-
ST/STEEL
Stainless Steel
SUBJ
Subject
SS
Special Survey
SP/CONS
Speed/Consumption
SID
Single Decker
SLRS
Sellers
SPECS
Specifications


-T-
TOMO
Tomorrow
TKS
Thanks
TEU
Twenty Feet Equal Unit
TAFTER
There after
TLX
Telex
TTL
Total
TDW
Tons Dead Weight
TC
Time Charter
TYT
Thanks for your Telex
T4 Therefore


-U-
UMS
Unattended Machinery Space
ULCC
Ultra Large Crude Carrier
USEC
US East Coast


-V-
VSL
Vessel
VLCC
Very Large Crude Carrier


-W-
WOG
Without Guarantee
WHR
Where
WW
World Wide
WOUT
Without
WWR
World Wide Range
W/I
Within
WP
Weather Permitted


-X-
XS
Excess


-Y-
YRS
Years
YR
Your

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