Return to Main Abbreviations Page

Marine Abbreviations - Official L to Q

A Seadolby Reference Page



L/C Letter of Credit

L/D Load / Discharge

LAT Local Apparent Time

LAYCAN Lay day Canceling Date

LCL- Less Than a Container Load

LDPI Incurred But Not Reported

LDT Lost During Transshipment

LHAR London, Hull, Antwerp or Rotterdam

LJ Lord Justice

LLMC Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

LMT Local Mean Time

LNYD Liability not yet determined

LOC Letter of Compliance

LOC Letter of Credit

LOI Letter of Indemnity

LOL Limitation of Owner's Liability

LOL Loss Of Life

LOP Line of Position

LOR Letter of Readiness

LOS Law of the Sea

LOS Line of Sight

LOW Last Open Water

LS Lump Sum

LSD Lashed Secured Dunnaged

Ltge. Lighterage

LTHH Liner Terms Hook/Hook

LUMPS Lump Sum Paid to Shipper

LYCN Lay day Canceling Date

M&W Marine and War risks

MA Malicious Damage

MAC Maximum Acceptable Concentration.

MB Merchant Banker

MB Merchant Broker

MGN Marine Guidance Note

MGNe Marine Guidance Notice

MNI Member of The Nautical Institute

MOA Memorandum of Agreement

MOLCHOPT More or Less Charterers Option

MOLOO More or Less Owners Option

MOP Mobile Offshore Production

MOPP Mobile Offshore Production Platform

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

N/E Not Exceeding

NA Not Applicable

NA Not Available

NAABSA Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground

NCD No Claims Discount

NCNP No Cure No Pay

NCOB No Cargo On Board

ND Non-Delivery

NE Not Entered

NEP Net Earned Premiums

NGAD Notice Given Arrival Date

NOKUS Special taxation scheme for Norwegian-controlled companies in low-tax countries.

NOR Notice to Readers

NOR Notice of Readiness

Nr. Coastal Near Coastal

NRAD No Risk After Discharge

NRAL No Risk After Landing

NRAS No Risk After Shipment

NRDA Natural Resources Damage Assessment

NRTB No Risk Until Onboard

NRTOR No Risk Until On Rail

NRTOR No Risk To Attach Till After Landing

NRTWB No Risk Until Waterborne

NSPF Not Specially Provided For

NSW Natural Sea Water

NTU Not Taken UP

NUR Not Under Repair

NVOCC Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier

O/W Overwidth

OD On Deck

OH Overheight

OO Owners Option

OPRC Oil pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation.

OSH Open Shelter Deck

OT Open Top

OWS Owners

P&L Profit and Loss

PC Period of Charter

PCGO Part Cargo

PDI Pre-Delivery Inspection

PDPR Per Day Pro Rata

PHPD Per Hatch Per Day

PI Personal Injury

PI Personal Indemnity

PI Premium Income

PIA Peril Insured Against

PM Post Meridian

POA Place Of Acceptance

POD Proof of Delivery

POD Pay on Delivery

POR Place of Receipt

PR Port of Refuge

PR Port Risks

Pr Pro Rata

PROFORMA Estimated Account

PUS Plus us

PWWD Per Weather Per Day

QA Quality Assurance

QC Quality Control

QC Queens Council