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AAAA Always Accessible Always Afloat

AAOSA Always Afloat or Safe Aground

AARA The Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area.

Abt. About

AC All other Contents

ACP Area Contingency Plan

AD Accidental Damage

AFRA Average Freight Rate Assessment

AFRAMAX Average Freight Rate Assessment Maximum

AHF Amercian Hull Form

AIS Automatic Identification System

ALL ER All English Law Reports

AML Absolute Maximum Loss

AMNI Associate Member of The Nautical Institute
ANF Arrival Notification Form

ANL Above Normal Loss

ANTHAM Antwerp Hamburg

AO voy. Any One Voyage

AOA Any One Accident

AOL Any One Loss

AOO Any One Occurrence

AOV Any One Vessel

AP Addiotional Premium

AP Annual Premium

AP Agriculture Premium

APL As per list

APP Adjustment Premium Policy

Appd Approved

AR All Risks

ARAG Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Ghent

ARP Accrued Rights Premium

Arr. TL Arranged Total Loss

ASPW Any Safe Port in the World

ATL Actual Total Loss

Av Average

Ave Average

AWIWL Always Within Institute Warranties Limits

AWO All Weather Operations

B/E Bill of Exchange

B/G Bonded goods

B/H Bordeaux/Hamburg

B/L Bill of Lading

BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor.

BB Ballast Bonus

BB Both to Blame

Bd Bond

BDI Baltic Dry Index

BDI Both Dates Inclusive

BFI Baltic Freight Index

BI Both Inclusive

BI Business Interuption

BL Bill of Lading

BN British North America

BR Builders Risk

BT Berth Terms

C&F Cost and Freight

C/D Country Damage

C/N Credit Note

C/snee Consignee.

CB/L Clean Bill of Lading

CFR Code of Federal Rules

CFR Cost and Freight

CFS Container Freight Station

CGT Capital Gains Tax

CIF Cost Insurance And Freight

CIP Carriage and Insurance Paid

CKD Completely Knocked Down

Cl. Clause

CLT Constructive Total Loss

CN Cover Note

COB Closing of Business

COD Cash On Delivery

COI Certificate of Inspection

COP Customs Of the Port

COT Customers Own Transport

CP Charter Party

CPD Charterers Pay Dues

CPT Carriage Paid To

CR Current Rate

CTL Constructive Total Loss

CTR Container Fitted

CUT Coordinated Universal Time

CWE Cleared Without Examination

CWO Cash With Order

D/C Devition Clause

D/D Damage Done

DA Disbursement Account

DAF Deliver at Frontier

DAF Delivered At Frontier

DAMFORDET Damages for Detention

DAPS Days all Purpose

DC Direct Costs

Dd Delivered

DDP Delivery Duty Paid

DDP Delivered Duty Paid

DDU Delivery Duty Unpaid

DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid

DEM Demurrage

DEMDES Demurrage/Dispatch money

DEQ Delivered EX-Quay

DEQ Delievred Ex-Quay

DES Delivered Ex-ship

DESP Dispatch

DET Detention

DG Directorate General

DHDATSBE Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends

DHDWTSBE Dispatch Half Demurrage on Working Time Saved Both Ends

DIC Difference in Conditions

DNC Digital Nautical Chart

DNO Debit Note Only

DNRCAOSLONL Discount less and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost

DOC Document of Compliance

DOL Date Of Loss

DOL Dock Owner Liability

DRC Damage Received in Collision

DSC Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers

DV Declared Value

E&EA Each and Every Accident

E&EL Each and Every Loss

E&EO Each and Every Occurence

EC East Coast

ECG Export Credits Guarantee

EMI Estimated Maximum Loss

EMPL Estimated Maximum Probable Loss

EmS Emergency Schedule

EOHP Except as otherwise herein provided

EPS IMO performance standard for ECDIS

EXW Ex Works