The list of shipping acronyms and abbreviations.

All shipping related acronyms and abbreviations.

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GMT:
Greenwich Mean Time(European time, Europe, Time scale)
6
ETA:
Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon)
6
GDP:
Gross Domestic Product(Great Britain, Political, CORPORATE)
5
ADP:
Automated Data Processing(Computer Data Processing, Data Processing)
4
LNG:
Liquefied Natural Gas(Port security, Security, Environment)
3
EDP:
Electronic Data Processing(Data Processing, Computer Data Processing)
3
ETD:
Estimated Time of Departure(Chartering, Trade, International trade)
1
ATA:
Actual Time of Arrival(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping)
1
FPO:
Fleet Post Office(Shipping, US Post, Postal)
1
GBL:
Government Bill of Lading(AIR, International freight, Cargo)
1
MOA:
Memorandum of Agreement(Response, Firefighting, Chartering)
0
ATD:
Actual Time of Departure(Chartering, AIR, International freight)
0
ETC:
Estimated Time of Completion(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping)
0
GRT:
Gross Registered Tonnage(Chartering, AIR, International freight)
0
HW:
High Water(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping)
0
LASH:
Lighter Aboard Ship(AIR, International freight, International shipping)
0
LW:
Low Water(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping)
0
Lat:
Latitude(Chartering, AIR, International freight)
0
Loc:
Location(AIR, International freight, International shipping)
0
Long:
Longitude(International freight, AIR, International shipping)
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