Marine Abbreviations -Ship Types
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ACV
Air Cushioned Vehicle
AFRAMAX
Maximum for the Association for Freight Rate Agreement.
AHS
Anchor Handling and Supply
AHT
Anchor Handling Tug
AHTS
Anchor Handling Towage and Supply
AHTSV
Anchor Handling Towage and Supply Vessel
AHV
Anchor Handling Vessel
Blkr
Bulker
Bulker
Bulk Carrier
Cape Size
Large Ships that cannot fit through the Suez.
Cat.
Catamaran
Chem.
Chemical
Cont.
Container
Crn Barge
Crane Barge
CT
Combined Transport
CTU
Cargo Transport Unit
CV
Commercial Vehicle
DD
Dry Dock
DP
Dynamic Positioning
Drk Barge
Derrick Barge
DSV
Diving Support Vessel
FCC
Fully Cellular Containership
FDD
Floating Drydock
FPSO
Floating Production Storage and Offloading
Gen. Cargo
General Cargo
Grd
Geared Ship
HGV
Heavy Goods Vehicle
HHDW
Handy Heavy Dead Weight
INTERMODAL
Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport
LASH
Lighter Aboard Ship
LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas
LO - LO
Lift On - Lift Off
LPG
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Ltr.
Lighter
M/T
Motor Tanker:
M/V
Merchant Vessel
MOPP
Mobile Offshore Production Platform
MS
Motor Ship
MT
Motor Tanker
MV
Motor Vessel
MV
Merchant Vessel
OBO
Ore Bulk Ore
OSV
Offshore Support Vessel
PANAMAX
Panama Maximum
PCTC
Pure Car/Truck Carriers
PV
Pilot Vessel
PWC
Personal Watercraft
RORO
Roll On Roll Off
ROV
Remote Operated Vehicle
SD
Self Discharging
SELFD
Self Discharging
Semi Sub
Submersible Platform
SS
Steam Ship
ST
Steam Tanker
Sub
Submarine
SUBC
Self-Unloading Bulk Carrier
SWATH
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
Tnkr
Tanker
TW
Tween Decker
UBS
Universal Bulk Ship
ULBC
Ultra Large Bulk Carrier
ULCC
Ultra Large Crude Carrier
VLBC
Very Large Bulk Carrier
VLCC
Very Large Crude Carrier
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