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Marine Abbreviations - Companies A to I

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AAA American Arbitration Association

AAA Association of Average Adjusters

ABI Association of British Insurers

ABP Associated British Ports

ABS American Bureau of Shipping

ADB African Development Bank

ADB Asian Development Bank

ADN Accord du Transport Dangereux par voie Navigable

AFIA American Foreign Insurance Association

AID Agency for International Development

AIMS American Institute of Merchant Shipping

AIMU American Institute of Marine Underwriters

AIRMIC Association of Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce

ALM Association of Lloyd's Members

AMAC Association of Maritime Arbitrators in Canada

AOA Aviation Oficers Association

AOL America Online

API American Petroleum Institute

APL Amercian President Line

ARAMCO Arabian American Oil Company

ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations

ASF Asian Ship Ownerˇ¦s Federation

ASO Employers Organization for Ships and Offshore Installations

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

AWES Association of Western European Shipbuilders

BESMA Belgian Shipmasters Association

BIAC Business and Industry Advisory Committee

BICC Bureau International des Chambres de Commerce

BIFA British International Freight Association.

BIFFEX Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange

BIMCO Baltic and International Maritime Council.

BIS Bank for International Settlements

BISC British Iron and Steel Corporation

BMLA British Maritime Law Association

BMUA British Marine Insurance Underwrters Association

BOSVA British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association

BOSVA British Offshore Supply Ships Association

BOTB British Overseas Trade Board

BPO Baltic Ports Organisation

BR British Railways

BROA British Rig Owners Association

BSC British Shippers Council

BSI British Standard Institute

BV Bureau Veritas

C&E Customs and Excise

CAACE Comite des Associations d'Armateurs de la Communaute Europeenne

CACM Central American Common Market

CAJEA Council of All Japanese Exporters' Association

CAMP Chambre Arbitrale Maritime de Paris,

CASO Council of American-Flag Ship Operators

CBMU Canadian Board of Marine Underwriters

CCA Chemical Carriers Association

CCAF Comite des Armateurs de France

CCC Customs Co-operation Council

CCC Carrier Container Council

CCS China Classification Society

CDI Chemical Distribution Institute

CEFOR Maritime Insurers Central Association.

CEN European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation

CENSA Council of European and Japanese National Ship-owners' Associations

CES Coast Earth Station

CESMA Confederation of European Union Shipmasters Associations

CIFFA Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association

CIRM Committee International Radio Maritime

CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

CIT Chartered Institute of Transport

CLC International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

CLC Consequential Loss Committee

CMI Comite Maritime International

CMLA Canadian Maritime Law Association

COC Chamber of Commerce

COLREG International Convention on Collision Regulations

COS Chamber of Shipping

CSC Container Safety Convention

CSG Consultative Shipping Group

DERA Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

DETR Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

DIS Dansk Internationalt Skibsregister

DMF Droit Maritime Francais.

DNME Dynamic Non-Member Economies

DNMF Det Norske Maskinistforbund

DNV Det Norske Veritas

DOT Department of Transport

DOTI Department of Trade and Industry

DR Danmarks Rederiforening

DSO De Samarbeidende Rganisasjoner

DSRK Deutsche Schiffs Revision und Klassifikation

DTI Departement of Trade and Industry

E&P E&P Forum Exploration and Production Forum

EAC East Asiatic Company

EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

EC European Comunity or European Commission

ECE Economic Commission for Europe

ECJ European Court of Justice

ECLA Economic Commission for Latin America

ECMT European Conference of Ministers of Transport

ECOSOC Economical and Social Council of the United Nations

ECSA European Community Ship-owners' Association (Brussels)

ECSA European Community Shipowners Association

ECSC European Coal and Steel Community

EEC European Economic Community

EFT European Free Trade Association

EIB European Investment Bank

EIC European Insurance Committee

ELA Euzko Langilleen Alkartsuna

EMLO European Maritime Law Organization

EMU Economic Monetary Union

ESA European Surveillance Authority

ESC European Shippers' Council

ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ETSI European Telecommunications

EU European Union

EUROS European Union Register of Ships

EXIMBANK Export-Import Bank

FACS Federation of American Controlled Shipping

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FASA Federation of Asian Ship-owners' Associations

FCC Federal Communications Commission

FENSO Federation of Norwegian Ships Officers Organizations

FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations

FIATA Federation Internationale des Associations de Transifaires et Assimiles

FMC Federal Maritime Commission

FONASBA Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents

FR Finlands Rederiforening

FSW Frisian Shipyard Welgelegen

FTPA Forest Transport Product Association

GCBS General Council of British Shipping

GESAMP Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection.

GIS German International Ship Register

GL Germaisher Lloyds

GLA General Lighthouse Authority

HMM Hyundai Merchant Marine

HO Hydrographic Office

IACS International Association of Classification Societies

IADC International Association of Drilling Contractors

IAIN International Association of Institutes of Navigation

IALA International Association of Lighthouse Authorities

IAPH International Association of Ports and Harbors

IASST International Association for Sea Survival Training

IBIA International Bunker Industry Association

ICHCA International Cargo Handling Coordination Association

ICMA International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators

ICS Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers:

ICS International Chamber of Shipping

IFSMA International Federation of Ship Masters' Associations

IFTPA International Forest Product Transport Association

IGO Inter-Governmental Organisation

IHB International Hydrographic Bureau

IHMA International Harbour Masters' Association

IHO International Hydrographic Organisation

IICL Institute of International Container Lessors

IIMS International Institute of Marine Surveyors

ILA International Law Association

ILO International Labour Organisation

ILU Insitute of London Underwriters

IMarE Institute of Marine Engineers

IMB International Maritime Bureau

IMIU International Marine Insurance Union

IMLA International Maritime Lecturers Association

IMLI International Maritime Law Institute

IMO International Maritime Organisation

IMPA International Maritime Pilots' Association

IMPA International Marine Purchasing Association

IMCA International Maritime Contractors Association

IMU International Maritime Union

INMARSAT International Marine Satellite Organisation

INSROP International North Sea Route Program

INTERCARGO International Association of Dry Cargo Ship-owners

INTERTANKO International Association of Independent Tanker Owner

IOLT Institute of Logistics and Transport

IOPC International Oil Pollution Fund

ISF International Shipping Federation

ISMA International Ship Managers' Association

ISO International Standards Organization

ISOA International Support Vessel Owners' Association

ISSA International Ship Supplies Association

ISU International Salvage Union

ITF International Transport Workers' Federation

ITOPF International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation

ITS International Tanker Service

ITU International Telecommunication Union

IUA International Underwiting Association

IUMI International Union of Marine Insurance