1 / 2 SB One or two safe berth(s). 1 / 2 SP One or two safe port(s). 1 OPT 1 One year, option another one year A & CP Anchors and chains proved. A.B Arabian Gulf (also refered to as P.G. - Persian Gulf) A.B.O. ABO As brokers only A.P OR A/P After peak Tank a/f Also for (referring to ports to be touched by the ship). A/S Alongside Aa (AA) Always afloat. AAAA Always afloat and (always) accessible. AARA Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area AB Above bridges. Abt About. ACP African, Caribbean, Pacific countries. Ad val. Ad Valorem (duty). ADCOM/Addcomm Address commission. ADV Advise AF Advance freight. AFRA Average freight rate assessments. AFSPS Arrival First Sea Piolt Station AFT At or towards the stern or rear of a ship AG Arabian Gulf (also referred to as PG Persian Gulf) AGRIPODS Agricultural products. AGW All going well. AGWWP All going well weather permitting. AH Range of ports between and including Antwerp and Hamburg. Ah (AH) After hatch AhL Australian hold ladders. AICS Associate of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London. AIMS American Institute of Merchant Shipping. ANTHAM Antwerp-Hamburg Range AOG Act of God. Ap or A/P Aft perpendicular (of ship); after peak; all purposes; additional premium. Apl American Petroleum Institute. APS Arrival Pilot Station APT After peak tank. AR Antwerp – Rotterdam range. AR Arrived. ARA Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam range of ports. ARAG Amsterdam-Rotterdam--Antwerp-Gent Range ARAGH Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Ghent. ARH Antwerp – Rotterdam – Hamburg range. ARHB Antwerp – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Bremen range. ASA Always safe(ly) afloat. ASAP (asap) As soon as possible. ASBA Association of Shipbrokers and Agents. ATA Actual Time of arrival ATDN Any time day and night. ATDNSHINC Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays UIncluded ATN Aids to Navigation ATRS American Tank Rate Schedule. ATS Actual time saved or All time saved. ATSB/ATSBE All time saved both ends. ATSDO All time saved loading only. ATUTC Actual Times Used to Count AWH Available workable hatches. AWTSBE All working time saved both ends. AWTSDO All working time saved discharging only. AWTSLO All working time saved loading only. AWTWL All within Institute Warranty Limits. B (Bl) Bale capacity; bale; ballast. B S S 1/1 Basis 1 port to 1 port B.H.(range) Range of ports between and including Bordeaux & Hamburg b.o. Buyer's option; broker's order. B.P.(bp/b.p.) Between perpendiculars; boiling point (gases). B.S. Boiler survey; bunker surcharge. B.S. & W. Bottom (or base) sediment and water. b/d Barrels per day. B/E Break even; (customs) bill of entry; bill of exchange. B/E (Bends) Both ends. b/h Barrels per hour. B/L/b lading (Bs/L) Bill of Lading (plural of B/L). B/N (b/n) Booking note. B/O (b/o) Bulk/oil carrier. B/R Bordeaux of Rouen. BA Buenos Aires. BACAT Barge aboard catamaran BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor Bar (brl) Barrel. BB Ballast bonus; bar bound; below bridges; bulbous bow; bareboat, bare boat charter BBB Before Breaking Bulk BBCD Bareboat-cum-demise. BC British Columbia; British Channel. BD Bar draft, below deck. BDI Both dates (days) inclusive (or included). BEAM The maximum breadth of a ship BENDS Both Ends (Load & Discharge Ports) BENELUX Belguim, the Netherlands and Luxembourg Bext. Breadth extreme. BFI Baltic Freight Index BFO Bunker fuel oil. BH (B/H) Bill of health; bulkhead. BHF Bulk harmless fertilizers. Bhp (BHP) Brake horse power (oil engines). Bi/Bl Both inclusive. BIBO Bulk in, bag out. BIFFEX The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange BIMCO Baltic & International Maritime Council BK Bar keel. BL Bale BL Bill of Lading BLK Bulk. BLSEA Baltic Sea. BLST (BST) Ballast. BM Beam BOA Berthing on arrival. BOB Bunker on Board BOD Board of Directors. BOFFER(S) Best Offer(s) BOR Bunkers on re-delivery. BORO Bulk, Oil and roll-on, roll-off vessel. BROB Bunkers Remaining on Board BS Broken Stowage BSS Basis BSS 1/1 Basis 1 Port to 1 Port BST British Summer Time, British Standard Time. BT (bt) Berth terms. BTD Butadiene (cargo for gas carrier). BTU British Thermal Unit. BW/BWA Brackish water/ brackish water allowance. BWAD Brackish Water Arrival Draft BWDD Brackish water departure draft. C Shine, Sundays and holidays included. C & F (CFR) Cost and freight. C and/or J China and/or Japan. C of B Centre of Buoyancy C&F Cost and Freight C&F FO Cost & Freight Free Out c.f.g cubic feet of gas c.f.g.d./hr./min cubic feet of gas per day / hour / minute c.f.hr./sec. cubic feet per hour/second C.I.F. Cost, insurance and freight. C.I.F. & E. Cost, insurance, freight and exchange. C.I.F.F.I. Cost, insurance, freight, commission and interest. C.I.F.F.O. Cost, insurance, freight, and free out. C.I.F.I. & E. Cost, insurance, freight, interest and exchange. c.i.f.l.t. (CIFLT) Cost, insurance and freight, London terms. c.m.p.s centimetres per second C.O Country of origin; cargo oil; case oil c.o.d. Cash on delivery. C/N Credit Note C/P (c/p orCP) Charter party. C/V/E Cable, victuals and entertainment. CABAF Currency and bunkering adjustment factors. CABE (cabe) Charterer's agents both ends. CAF Currency adjustment factor. CAN Calcium ammonium nitrate (cargo). CAR (CARIB) Carribean Islands. CB & H Cont. (BH) Continent between Bordeaux and Hamburg. CBFT (or CFT) Cubic Feet CBM Cubic Meter CBT Clean ballast tanks cc.hr./min Cubic centimeter per hour/minute CD Customary Despatch CENSA(pron.Kensa) Council of European and Japanese National Shipowners Associations. CFR (or C&F) Cost and Freight CH & H Continent between Le Havre and Hamburg CHA Customs house agent. CHINPAC China Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans. CHN China. CHOPT Charterers Option CHRTS Charterer's CIF Cost, Insurance & Freight. CIM International Convention Concerning the Carriage of Goods by Rail. CIP Carriage and insurance paid to. CKD Completely knocked down CLC Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969.a CMI Comite Maritime International. CMR Convention on the Contract for Intrntnl Carriage of Goods by Road. cnr Charter not reported. COA Contract of Affreightment. COACP Contract of Affreightment Charter Party COB Cargo on board; close of business. COD Cas On Delivery COFR Certificate of Financial Responsibility. COGS (COGSA) Carriage of Goods by Sea (Act). COMP Completing. CONFI Confidential. CONS Consecutive; consumption. Cont. (Cont.) Continent or Europe. COP  Custom Of Port COW Crude Oil Washing CP (or C/P) Charter Party CPD Charterers Pay Dues CPP Clean petroleum products. CPT Carriage paid to. CQD Customary Quick Despatch CR (cr) Current rate; carrier's risk. CRD Current rate discharge. CRISTAL Contract Regarding an Interim Settlement to Tanker Liability for Oil Pollution Damage. CRL Current rate of load. CRN Crane CROB Cargo Remaining on Board CS Laden Cape, ballast Suez. CSC International Convention for Safe Containers CSD Closed shelter deck CST (c/s) Centistokes. CT Centre tank; cargo tank; cubic tonnage of a ship. CTO Combined transport operator CTR Container Fitted CVO Certificate of value and origin