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(Data Processing, Computer 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)
1
Para:
Paragraph(International freight, AIR, Cargo)
0
ACC:
Acceptance(International freight, AIR, Cargo)
0
AGCY:
Agency(International freight, AIR, Cargo)
0
ATD:
Actual Time of Departure(Chartering, International freight, AIR)
0
Auth:
Authorized(International freight, AIR, International shipping)
0
COFC:
Container on Flat Car(Rail transport, International freight, AIR)
0
DIR:
Direct(AIR, International freight, Cargo)
0
ETC:
Estimated Time of Completion(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping)
0
ETD:
Expected Time of Departure(International freight, AIR, Cargo)
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HarvardSmart Define 2018, shipping, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/shipping/abbreviations/r/Military>.
MLASmart Define. "shipping" 15 February 2018. Web. 28 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/shipping/abbreviations/r/Military>