The list of shipping acronyms and abbreviations.
All shipping related acronyms and abbreviations.
EDI: | Electronic Data Interchange(Supply chain, CORPORATE, PHONE) |
GMT: | Greenwich Mean Time(European time, Europe, Time scale) |
EFT: | Electronic Funds Transfer(Banking, International freight, AIR) |
ETA: | Estimated Time of Arrival(Firefighting, Civil aviation, Web slang) |
GDP: | Gross Domestic Product(Great Britain, Political, CORPORATE) |
ADP: | Automated Data Processing(Computer Data Processing, Data Processing) |
LNG: | Liquefied Natural Gas(Port security, Security, Environment) |
EDP: | Electronic Data Processing(Data Processing, Computer Data Processing) |
ETD: | Estimated Time of Departure(Chartering, Trade, International trade) |
FAS: | Free Alongside Ship(Incoterms, International commerce, International sales) |
NGO: | Nongovernmental Organization(AIR, International freight, Cargo) |
ABS: | Australian Bureau of Statistics(Governmental, Central, Administration) |
ATA: | Actual Time of Arrival(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping) |
CIP: | Carriage and Insurance Paid(Incoterms 2000, Incoterms) |
COGSA: | Carriage of Goods by Sea Act(Chartering, Shipping, Insurance) |
DDP: | Delivered Duty Paid(International sales, Incoterms 2000, Incoterms) |
DDU: | Delivered Duty Unpaid(Incoterm, International business) |
ECU: | European Currency Unit(Unit, European, AIR) |
FMC: | Federal Maritime Commission(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping) |
FOB: | Free On Board(Incoterms, International business, Incoterm) |
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