| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
|---|---|
| A/N | Arrival Notice |
| BKG | Booking |
| B/L | Bill of Lading |
| CM | Correction Memo |
| D/O | Delivery Order |
| EIR | Equipment Interchange Receipt |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| ETD | Estimated Time of Departure |
| ETB | Estimated Time of Berth |
| FEU | Forty Foot Equivalent Unit |
| L/G | Letter of Guarantee |
| L/C | Letter of Credit |
| OB | On Board |
| POL | Port of Loading |
| PLR | Place Receipt |
| POD | Port of Discharge |
| PLD | Place of Delivery |
| T/S Port | Transhipment Port |
| TEU | Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit |
| Freight | |
|---|---|
| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
| AI | All In Rate |
| M/T | Measurement Ton/ Basis |
| OFT | Ocean Freight |
| W/T | Weight Ton |
| Surcharges | |
|---|---|
| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
| BAF | Bunker Adjustment Factor (Bunker Surcharge) |
| CAF | Currency Adjustment Factor (Currency Surcharge) |
| CHC | Container Handling Charge |
| CIC | Container Imbalance Charge |
| CBR | Critical Bunker Recovery |
| CRS | Cost Recovery Surcharge |
| DEM | Demurrage |
| DET | Detention |
| EBS | Emergency Bunker Surcharge |
| FAF | Fuel Adjustment Factor |
| IPS | ICD Pendency Surcharge |
| SPS | International Ship and Port Facility Security Charge |
| OWS | Over Weight Surcharge |
| PSS | Peak Season Surcharge |
| PCS | Port Congestion Surcharge |
| RCS | Reefer Consumption Surcharge |
| SPA | Saudi-Arabia Port Additional Charge |
| STF | Stuffing and Unstuffing Charge |
| THC | Terminal Handling Charge |
| WRP | War Risk Premium |
| YAS | Yen Appreciation Surcharge |
| Sales Team | |
|---|---|
| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
| C & F | Cost & Freight |
| CIF | Cost, Insurance, Freight |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| Shipside Term | |
|---|---|
| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
| FIO | Free In / Free Out Term |
| Terminal Container | |
|---|---|
| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
| DG | Dangerous Cargo |
| FO | Open Top |
| FR | Flat Rack |
| GP | General Purpose |
| RF | Reefer Container |
| SD | Standard Container |
| SD | Steel Dry |
| Cargo Acceptance Terms | |
|---|---|
| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
| LCL | Less Than Container Load |
| FCL | Full Container Load |
| CFS | Container Freight Station |
| CY | Container Yard |
| Shipping acronym | Terminology |
|---|---|
| NVOCC | (Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier) |
| BCO | Beneficial Cargo Owner |
| CBM | Cubic Meter |
| COC | Carrier Own Container |
| COD | Change Of Destination |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
| PTI | Pre-trip Inspection |
| ROB | Remain on Board |
| SOC | Shippers Own Container |
| S/C | Straddle Carrier |
