shipping terms

Glossary


Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading

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A.B.S (American Bureau of Shipping) A.C.P. (Autoridad del Canal de Panama) A/P (Additional Premium) A/S (After Sight) AA (Always Afloat) AA AA (Always Afloat, Always Accessible) AB (Able Seaman) Abaft Abaft the Beam Abandon Abatement ABC (Activity-Based Costing) Abeam ABI (Automated Broker Interface) Aboard Above-water Hull Abroad Absolute Bearing Absorption Acceptance of Goods Accessorial Charges Accessorial Service Account Party/Accountee Accrual Acknowledgement of Receipt ACOL (After Completion of Loading) Acquiescence ACS / ACE (Automated Commercial System) Act of God Act of Man Actual Weight Ad Hoc Charter Ad Valorem Duty Ad Valorem Freight Add-Ons Address Commission ADN Advice of Shipment Advising Bank Advisory Capacity AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) AES (Automated Export System) AFR (Advance Filing Rule) Afternoon Watch AFTKs (Available Freight Tonne Kilometers) Agency Tariff Aggregate Shipment Agreed Valuation Agreed Weight Air Draft Air Freight Forwarder Airfreight Handling Fees Airline Terminal Fee AIS (Automatic Identification System) AIS Base Station All Commodity Rate All In All Risk All Water All-Inclusive Rate Allotment Also Notify Party Ambient Temperature Amidship AMS (Automated Manifest System) Annual Bond ANSI (American National Standards Institute) ANSI X-12 Anti–Dumping Duty Apparent Good Order Appraisement Appraiser's Stores AQ (Any-Quantity) Arrival Date Arrival Notice AS (Assignment) As fast as the vessel can receive/deliver ASN (Advance Shipment Notification/Notice) Asset-Based Third Party Provider ATA (Actual Time of Arrival) ATC/ATUTC (Actual Time to Count/Actual Time Used To Count) ATD (Actual Time of Departure) ATDNSHINC (Any Time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included) ATF (Approved Transitional Facility) ATS (All time saved) ATSBE (All Time Saved Both Ends) ATSDO (All Time Saved Discharging Only) Average Adjusters Avoirdupois Pound AWB (Air Waybill) AWIWL (Always Within Institute Warranties Limits) Awkward Cargo