Common shipping and freight abbreviations

ANF Arrival Notification usually sent by the lines to the consignee and/or notify parties
on the bill of lading to advise the arrival details of the cargo
AP Assumed Position
ARPA - Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
B/L Bill of Lading a document that evidences the contract of carriage and receipt of the
goods by the carrier that will fulfil the contract of carriage
CMG Course Made Good
COLREG - Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
COG Course Over Ground
CPA Closest Point of Approach
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DO Delivery Order document used to get release of an import cargo
DR Dead Reckoning: is the process of calculating one's current position by using a
previously determined position, or fix, and advancing that position based upon known or
estimated speeds over elapsed time and course.
DSC Digital Selective Calling
DW Deep Water route
DZ Danger Zone
EBL Electronic Bearing Line
ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System
EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio-Beacon
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival of a ship at the port
ETB Estimated Time of Berthing of a ship at the port
ETC Estimated Time of Completion of a ship's work at the port
ETD Estimated Time of Departure of a ship from the port
FAK Freight All Kinds freight charged on the basis of the container irrespective of the
type of cargo loaded in the container
FCL Full Container Load denotes the container has cargo that is shipped by one shipper
for delivery to one consignee
FEU Forty Equivalent Units denotes a standard container that is 40 in length
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 GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

GTM Greenwich Mean Time
IALA International Association of Lighthouse Authorities
IMO International Maritime Organisation the body that has been set up by the United
Nations to co-ordinate international maritime procedures and practices
INM International Nautical Mile
INMARSAT International Maritime Satelite Organization
MF Medium Frequency
MH Magnetic Heading
MT Metric Ton a unit for measuring weight
NAVSAT Navy Navigation Satellite System
NWS National Weather Service
OTSR Optimum Track Ship Routing
POD Port Of Discharge
POL Port Of Loading
RADAR Radio Detection and Radio Ranging
RCC Rescue Coordination Center
RoRo Roll On Roll Off
SART Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
SENC System Electronic Navigation Chart
SMCP Standard Marine Communication Phrases
SMG Speed Made Good
SOG Speed Over Ground
SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea Convention
TEU Twenty Equivalent Units denotes a standard container that is 20 in length.
TCPA Time to Closest Point of Approach
TSS Traffic Separation Scheme
UTC Universal Time Coordinated
VHF Very high frequency

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